Michael Bisping’s first-round knockout of Luke Rockhold was just the beginning of the craziness at UFC 199 in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
After relinquishing his middleweight title to Bisping, Rockhold — a heavy favorite heading into the fight — vowed revenge in the most severe of ways.
It’s not the loss Rockhold is having trouble dealing with. It’s Bisping’s post-fight attitude that got under Rockhold’s skin, and he made it known in a profanity-laced press conference. That was followed by the two fighters continuing to go at it as they passed each other on the dais, when Bisping shouted — but quickly regretted — a homophobic slur at Rockhold.