World-ranked middleweights Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher will collide in the UFC 159 co-headliner.
Two men than were both zeroing in on a shot at UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will now instead face each other in the co-main event of UFC 159 on April 27 in New Jersey.
Check out UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen fight highlights from the Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher co-main event on April 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
It wasn't necessarily his best performance, but Michael Bisping did pitch a near shutout against fellow top-ranked middleweight Alan Belcher.
NEWARK, N.J. – Just when it was looking like Michael Bisping was headed for an impressive, dominant victory over Alan Belcher, controversy reared its head yet again at UFC 159.
Apparently no one was asking him a few weeks ago, but just to fill everyone in, Michael Bisping is pissed off. The sometimes-brash Brit is a little peeved at Belcher and plans to take it out...
Much is riding on Michael Bisping’s middleweight clash with Alan Belcher.
With all kinds of focus on the UFC 159 main event between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen, Michael Bisping steered attention toward his co-feature against Alan Belcher in a big way on Monday.
Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen were the focus of the UFC 159 media conference call on Monday, but Michael Bisping may have stolen the show.
Michael Bisping is looking to redeem his loss to Vitor Belfort by knocking out Alan Belcher at UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen on April 27 in Newark, N.J.