When former middleweight champion Chris Weidman pulled out of the main event of UFC 199, where he was to challenge the man who beat him, Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping quickly answered the call to be a replacement.
Few gave Bisping a chance. And there were all kinds of logical reasons for that. Rockhold was considered among the most talented fighters in the sport, while Bisping was a solid veteran, with a long UFC tenure, but had usually faltered against the biggest names. Rockhold had a full camp. Bisping was coming directly off a movie set and had 10 days to prepare.