Jason “Mayhem” Miller will be making his much anticipated return to the UFC on Dec. 3rd against British bad boy Michael “The Count” Bisping.
The matchup is interesting enough as it is, but fans will have the opportunity to watch the two men promote their match up every week on The Ultimate Fighter Season 14.
Although both men are focused on facing each other, they both have come out and put their two cents in about facing Anderson Silva.
But does either man really need to concern themselves with facing “The Spider”?
The answer is an emphatic “no.”
For Miller, it’s easy to make a case as to why he shouldn’t fight for the title should he win. For one, it’s his first bout in the UFC since his loss to GSP in 2005. Jake Shields received a title shot after his first victory in the UFC, but Shields has a way more impressive resume.
Miller’s last four bouts include a no-contest, a loss to Jake Shields, and wins against Tim Stout and Kazushi Sakuraba. You’ll have to excuse the crickets.
He certainly has the personality to make people believe he deserves a title shot, but the fact remains that Miller needs to cause some more “Mayhem” in the UFC middleweight division before he gets a title shot.
Across the pond, Michael Bisping believes he should be fighting for a world title after getting past Miller.
Bisping must’ve had a few too many pints at the ole pub if he thinks he deserves a title shot.
Looking at Bisping’s past four fights, he has two decision victories, a decision loss to Wanderlei Silva, and a TKO win against Jorge Rivera.
The Rivera fight was marred in controversy and saw Bisping become public enemy No. 1. Nothing really happened to Bisping and the UFC would have to work overtime to repair his image with UFC fans.
Another one of his wins that should be discredited is the Yoshihiro Akiyama match. Akiyama has had very limited success at 185 and has since moved down to welterweight. So, realistically, Bisping has a win over a man fighting up a weight class.
His other wins mean virtually nothing considering the rankings of Dan Miller and Jorge Rivera.
The final point I’ll make about Bisping ism when he’s faced the upper echelon of competition, he’s faltered. He was dropped by Dan Henderson and lost against Rashad Evans.
Neither man deserves a title shot following their fight in December. A win would certainly help the cause for either fighters, but both Bisping and Miller are at least two or three fights away from a title shot.
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