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Bisping vs. Maia 3rd Marquee Bout at UFC on Fox 2

Dec 7, 11:56 am EST

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Days removed from his domination of Jason “Mayhem” Miller at The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Michael Bisping has his next fight lined up. No, it’s not Anderson Silva. Bisping will be facing a Brazilian, however, in fellow Top 10 ranked middleweight Demian Maia as part of the UFC on Fox 2 fight card in Chicago.

Bisping (22-3) is now on a four-fight winning streak since stumbling in a decision loss to Wanderlei Silva. Like most top middleweights, he’s been angling for a shot at the title wrapped around Anderson Silva’s waist, and Wanderlei Silva has been angling at a rematch with him. Neither will happen.

Bisping will instead have to make his way past Maia if he hopes to get a shot at Anderson Silva, who is out of commission, likely until sometime around late spring or early summer.


Maia (15-3) has already had a shot at Silva’s belt. He was unable to take it away when the two fought to a decision in Abu Dhabi at UFC 112, Silva taking the unanimous nod.

Maia is 3-1 since that fight, winning back-to-back bouts before stumbling against Mark Munoz, who faces Chael Sonnen, also on the UFC on Fox 2 fight card. Maia’s most recent action was a unanimous decision victory over Jorge Santiago at UFC 136 in Houston.

The winner of Sonnen vs. Munoz will get the next crack at Silva. And Bisping is edging closer and closer to a title shot. But Maia holds a victory over Sonnen, so if he is able to defeat Bisping, he could make a case to be back in the running for a rematch with Silva later in the year.

UFC on Fox 2 is co-headlined by Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis taking top billing, and Sonnen vs. Munoz in the co-main slot at the United Center on Jan. 28 in Chicago.

Not to exciting if you ask me

thus the title. IMO this should have been Stann going against him, but I guess they dont want him to get demolished standing up so they will throw him another ground guy..... although Maias hands have gotten heavier, he isnt crisp yet

Yet another exciting fight for Fox

lol

I don't know what the UFC is really trying to do anymore, they've become so money hungry that they're getting away from what made them big in the first place

So far, fox can go suck a dick. I mean who gives a shit about mia or bisping? Both guys are fckn lame as fck. Not to mention I HATE Bisping with a passion. The greatest thing I ever saw was when henderson knocked his bitch ass out.

I can't stand Bisping, he talks too damn much for me and I just don't think I'll ever be impressed with him

lol I dont think anyone likes him, I like to see him look like a punching bag though

The only people that like him are the English

yup

He's like their fucking icon over there, but I guess he is probably their best fighter as much as I hate to admit that

to bad no english man knows how to wrestle so you get any good wrestler vs him and he will lose, get someone like Brian Stann that is only stand up bu crisp and powerful and I bet bisping would lose with that too, against a great Muai Thai guy like Silva and he will lose

I just want to see him get over ran like he did against Hendo, that was the greatest thing that ever happened to him

Thats why I want to see him get a title shot just so Silva can take the 45 seconds to demolish this guy, which needs to happen soon Silva is 37

I don't know who does it, I just want to see this guy get fucked up