Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping slated for UFC Fight Pass event in London

Anderson Silva

The UFC is pulling out two of the sport’s most notable middleweights for an event on UFC Fight Pass.

Officials today announced former middleweight champion and one of the sport’s all-time greats, Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC), will meet perennial contender Michael Bisping (27-7 MMA, 17-7 UFC) in February’s UFC Fight Night 83 headliner.

The event takes place Feb. 27 at The O2 in London. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Bisping initially was slated to fight Gegard Mousasi (37-6-2 MMA, 4-3 UFC). Officials didn’t announce if he’ll remain on the card with a new opponent.

Bisping is currently ranked No. 8 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings. Silva, who long reigned as No. 1 during a lengthy title reign from 2006 to 2013, is an honorable mention and just outside the top 15.

The latest UFC Fight Night 83 lineup includes:

• Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva
• Gegard Mousasi vs. opponent TBA
• Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Wilkinson
• Rustam Khabilov vs. Norman Parke
• Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura
• Henry Briones vs. Brad Pickett
• Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera
• Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza
• Martin Svensson vs. David Teymur
• Teemu Packalen vs. Lukasz Sajewski
• Jarjis Danho vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
• Nikita Krylov vs. Jimi Manuwa

For more on UFC Fight Night 83, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.