Michael Bisping thinks his next fight will be against Chael Sonnen for the middleweight title
UFC middleweight contender, Michael Bisping has been giving us an update on the knee injury that forced him out of his summer clash with Tim Boetsch, as well as explaining how he thinks his next fight inside the octagon will be against Chael Sonnen for the middleweight title of the world.
Speaking via Inside MMA, Bisping said:
“I wanna fight ASAP. Obviously, it depends on the knee and how well it goes. But I’m gonna do everything in my power to ensure that I can train, ASAP, as I said. I’d love to fight on the first of September card. That may be too quick. I know Hector Lombard’s now fighting Tim Boetsch. He’s gonna replace me there. So they’re busy. Chael Sonnen’s fighting Anderson Silva. I think Chael wins that fight. At least I think. The first fight is gonna give him a lot of confidence. The way he fought, handily for four and a half rounds. I think he’s gonna go in there with a lot of confidence and do the same thing, but not get submitted in the last round. After that, Chael’s gonna need someone to challenge him, and I mean, who is there? Vitor Belfort’s injured. I mean, who are the challengers? I was fighting Chael for the number one contender. Just because I narrowly lost that fight doesn’t mean I go to the back of the pile. So I’m hoping to fight for the title. Hopefully, I’ll get the knee correct, and then they’re gonna need a challenger. I’m here, ready and waiting.”
Bisping is out for the foreseeable future after seriously injuring his knee in training, forcing him to pull out of his proposed UFC 149 clash with Tim Boetsch on July 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. Do you agree with “The Count” that if Sonnen walks away with the title on July 7ththen he should receive an immediate title shot based on his past performances? Tell us what you think…
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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