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Video: Rockhold promises 'clean and painless' finish of Weidman at UFC 199

UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold foresees an early finish versus Chris Weidman in their rematch at UFC 199.

During the lead-up of their first fight at UFC 194 last December, then challenger Luke Rockhold was highly confident in his chances of coming out with the win against Chris Weidman..

In an August episode of The MMA Hour, Rockhold detailed how he was duplicate his efforts in the rematch.

"He comes forward very strong at the beginning, but when you hit him with something, he starts backing up and playing that middle ground game, that's a game where he's going to lose.