At UFC Fight Night 55, Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will both look to take one big step closer to a shot at the middleweight championship.
With wins over Costas Philippou and Tim Boetsch in his past two outings, Rockhold has emerged as one of the top contenders in the 185-pound class. Being a former Strikeforce champion, Rockhold is expected to get UFC a title shot at some point in his career, but he could expedite that with a win over Bisping.
In his latest appearance, Bisping picked up a rebound win over Cung Le, stopping the former Strikeforce champion in the fourth round. Despite a recent loss to Tim Kennedy, Bisping is always a big win or two away from battling for the belt because he is so popular.
As usual, Bleacher Report writers Riley Kontek, Craig Amos, Scott Harris, James MacDonald and Sean Smith will provide their takes on the bout between Rockhold and Bisping as well as the three other UFC Fight Night 55 main card contests.