Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold are known bitter rivals from when the vied for the UFC’s undisputed middleweight title. Each fighter holds a win over the other, with “The Count” avenging his loss to become the 185-pound in 2016.
Bisping has since retired and had recently been inducted into the UFC Hall-of-Fame while Rockhold made his light heavyweight debut at UFC 239 against Jan Blachowicz. It did not end well for the former champion, suffering a second-round knockout loss and a broken jaw to boot.
During a recent episode of his Believe You Me podcast, Bisping sympathized with his former rival.