Michael Bisping: If Chael wins I might get to fight – UFC News
British UFC fighter Michael Bisping is supposedly the next middleweight title contender. Currently, Chael Sonnen is scheduled to fight champion Anderson Silva. Indications are that if Chael wins, Bisping will get a title shot, since Bisping’s rivalry with
Chael Sonnen is deep rooted. In his recent interview, Michael Bisping, who narrowly lost to Sonnen in January, revealed that the organisation is considering him as a contender if Sonnen wins.
Michael Bisping asserted that top UFC officials, including President Dana White, have indicated that he might be the one to get hands on Sonnen. According to Bisping, “I don't know. I've asked Dana, I've asked Joe Silva. I don't know. Dana called me after
the Sonnen fight and I asked him, 'Where does this leave me in terms of the title?'. He said to me, 'In fairness Mike, you won the fight.' Not that he sent me my win bonus! I asked, 'Where does this leave me for the title shot?' And he never said you don't
get one. He said, 'We need to figure it out'. When speaking to Joe Silva, he said it all depends on what happens between Sonnen and Anderson. He said if Anderson wins, I might be sitting around for a while.”
Bisping admitted that neither White nor anyone else has given him an official confirmation of the title shot. However, he believes that he is next in line, as he has not lost a fight since Dan Henderson and he was pretty close to beating Chael Sonnen. According
to Bisping, the decision against Sonnen was incorrect and he was the one worthy of victory.
It is true that the fight between Bisping and Sonnen was pretty close. Even Sonnen could not believe that he had won. After the fight before the results were announced, Sonnen had asked Bisping as to what he thinks the results would be. The always confident
Sonnen for once was nervous for the results. Sonnen won but he did praise Bisping for his efforts. Both fighters have different fighting styles. Sonnen is a knock out specialist whereas Bisping is a well-versed technical fighter, which makes a bout between
them enthralling.
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