Luke Rockhold had just entered the UFC, and he had some real buzz behind him as Strikeforce’s final middleweight champion. Then he ran into Vitor Belfort.
The rivals clashed four years ago in the headliner of UFC on FX 8, and it featured two of the 185-pound division’s top contenders and proven finishers.
It also ended in a stunning knockout that has been a staple of highlight reels every since.
Check out the full fight above.
And catch Belfort (25-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC), who’s No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, back in action on Saturday, when he meets No. 15-ranked Kelvin Gastelum (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in FS1’s UFC Fight Night 106 headliner at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
For more on UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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