Middleweight contender Luke Rockhold wrapped up a spectacular night of finishes at UFC Fight Night 55 on Friday with a second-round guillotine choke victory over savvy veteran Michael Bisping.
Rockhold controlled the opening frame with a variety of rib-roasting kicks, before flooring the Brit with a head kick early in the second round, and finishing the fight with a barrage of punches and a one-armed guillotine choke.
"I'm the No. 1 contender," Rockhold said following the fight as relayed by Dave Doyle of MMAFighting. "I'll beat anyone, it doesn't matter."
The former Strikeforce champion improved his record to 3-1 in the UFC, and could be on the precipice of a title shot.
For Bisping, the loss likely signals the end of his run as a middleweight contender.
The main event was just the violent finale of a fantastic night of fights which featured a UFC record-breaking 11 finishes.
UFC Fight Night 55: Results
Luke Rockhold def. Michael Bisping via submission (guillotine choke)
Al Ianquinta def. Ross Pearson via TKO (punches)
Robert Whittaker def. Clint Hester via TKO (knee and punches)
Soa Palelei def. Walt Harris via TKO (punches)
Jake Matthews def. Vagner Rocha via technical submission (rear-naked choke)
Anthony Perosh def. Guto Inocente via submission (rear-naked choke)
Sam Alvey def. Dylan Andrews via KO (punches)
Louis Smolka def. Richie Vaculik via TKO (head kick and punches)
Chris Clements def. Vik Grujic via TKO (punches)
Daniel Kelly def. Luke Zachrich via submission (kimura)
Marcus Brimage def. Jumabieke Tuerxun via KO (head kick)
