Expected to take place on October 26 at the Manchester Arena, the UFC’s return to British soil presents a headline of Michael Bisping vs Mark Munoz now confirmed for 5-rounds, revealed at the BT Sports party by UFC president Dana White.
No.4 ranked middleweight Michael Bisping (24-5) most recently bounced back from defeat at the hands of Vitor Belfort by defeating Alan Belcher via technical-decision, in a one-sided striking and cardio display. No doubt keen to make the home town Manchester return, Britain’s leading mixed martial artist last competed here in England in 2010, defeating Yoshihiro Akiyama at London’s O2 Arena.
Similary, Munoz (13-3) bounced back from defeat himself last weekend at UFC 162, on July 6. ‘The Filipino Wrecking Machine’,now ranked no.6 by the UFC, came back from a crushing knockout loss to the now champion Chris Weidman, shedding depression and gained weight in the process towards besting Tim Boetsch in a ripped performance.
With both fighters carrying momentum into this bout, contests between top-10 contenders such as these now carry a little extra potential, with a cue of fresh title contenders gathering for the winner of Weidman vs Silva II.
