Want a Michael Bisping-Tyron Woodley 180-pound superfight? The lads say they're down

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley don’t have their next title defenses booked – even though they may have challengers who likely are next in line.

Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) is most apt to put his belt up against Yoel Romero (13-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) next, though a date hasn’t been firmed up. Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) probably has a rematch with Stephen Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) coming up after the two fought to a majority draw at UFC 205 in November. A date for that one hasn’t been locked in, either.

When the champs ran into each other backstage at UFC 207 this past Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with fellow FS1 analyst Kenny Florian nearby, their conversation quickly turned to the potential for a catchweight superfight.

According to a video posted by Bisping on his Instagram account, the idea for a potential meeting appears to be Woodley’s, but it’s one Bisping said he’d be down for.

After some discussion about their walking weights – Woodley claimed he walks heavier than Bisping, despite fighting in a weight class 15 pounds less than his – they settled in at 180 pounds and shook on it.

Neither fighter’s belt would be on the line. And, of course, right now it’s purely an idea for a matchup – and one that would have to go through the likes of the top UFC brass. Romero and Thompson might have something to say about such a fight, as well, since it could delay their chances to win those coveted belts.

Bisping will be at the top of many “Fighter of the Year” lists. He beat former middleweight champ Anderson Silva to start his 2016. Then, in a short-notice title fight against then-champ Luke Rockhold, he won the 185-pound belt with a stunning knockout. He defended it in a war with Dan Henderson in October.

Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler to win the title in the UFC 201 main event in July. In the UFC 205 co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York, he fought Thompson to a majority draw. He took the win on one judge’s scorecard, but two others had it a draw.

What do you think? Do you like the idea of a Bisping-Woodley superfight, or should the champs put that thought to the side and focus on defending their straps? Vote in our poll below.

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