Michael Bisping will put his UFC middleweight title on the line in his home town of Manchester against veteran Dan Henderson on October 8.
The fight will headline UFC 204 and was confirmed by the UFC on Monday:
Other eye-catching bouts for the night were also revealed:
The main event will be a rematch of the pair’s tussle at UFC 100, which Henderson won via second-round knockout. Bisping won the middleweight title at UFC 199 in June, upsetting Luke Rockhold with a first-round stoppage.
More to follow.
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