All before the main card even started, there was a Knockout of the Year candidate, a come-from-behind KO finish and a 24-second stoppage.
The combat sports world seemed rightfully focused on one of the most marquee boxing matchups in recent memory Saturday night when Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez fought to a draw back in Las Vegas. But in the Steel City, Fight Night Pittsburgh delivered in a big way.
Eight of the 10 fights ended with a finish and former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold reestablished himself as a force in the weight class ahead of the anticipated Michael Bisping-Georges St-Pierre super fight at Madison Square Garden on Nov.