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| Michael Bisping |
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"I want to fight Anderson Silva. I want my shot," Bisping told TheScore.com. " Am I saying I'm going to beat him? I don't know. I know I'll give him a bloody good fight and when I retire and I'm done, I want to say I had my shot at the belt."
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According to Dana White, UFC middleweight champion and
possibly greatest mixed martial artist of all time, Anderson Silva will not be
seen in the octagon until next year.
"Anderson said he wants to take some time off until
after the end of this year, then we'll start talking to him," White said.
Anderson Silva has built such a win streak and retained the
title so long that it may be hard to consider anybody a challenge to his
title. And while it is disappointing
that we won’t see him perform anytime soon, now is a good time for the champ to
take a break as the division sorts itself out. In the wake of Silva vs Sonnen II, the draw of another Silva
fight in the same year simply wouldn’t compare. Sonnen was the last fighter in a long time to dominate Silva for any
number of rounds, spent years hyping the rematch, and smack-talked Silva to his
breaking point. After dispatching Sonnen
so definitively, the next fighter would have all the hype of what I call “the next dude
Anderson’s going to knock out.” However, there are two fighters who have looked promising as
potential challengers.
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Michael Bisping
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Bisping was on the verge of a title shot before he
lost a controversial decision to Chael Sonnen. With dominant performances against Yoshihiro Akiyama, Jorge Rivera, and
Jason Miller, taking the Sonnen fight to decision worked out
unfavorably for him. Bisping may only
have to suffer a one-fight setback due to this, as all he needs is a decisive
victory in his upcoming bout against Brian Stann at UFC 152 to put him in position to
challenge Silva.
"Talking about the Chael thing, I thought I won the fight. Ultimately, it was a close fight, went to him. Fair play, well done. I'm not gonna cry about it. You take it like a man and move on." - Bisping told TheScore.com. "I want to fight Anderson Silva. I want my shot. Am I saying I'm going to beat him? I don't know. I know I'll give him a bloody good fight and when I retire and I'm done, I want to say I had my shot at the belt."
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Chris Weidman
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Chris Weidman has remained undefeated after a strong showing
against Mark Munoz with second round KO. While Weidman’s victory against Munoz
shouldn’t be diminished, I don’t believe he has yet shown that he would match
up against “The Greatest of all Time.” While
he’s shown he can take advantage of opportunities that his opponent gives him,
such opportunities are few and far between against Silva but Weidman feels he's ready.
"I've taken a lot of short notice fights against top guys," Weidman said. "I've beaten two top five guys in the world in a row at this point. I'm looking to be a young champion."
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"I've taken a lot of short notice fights against top guys," Weidman said. "I've beaten two top five guys in the world in a row at this point. I'm looking to be a young champion."
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