There are two clear front-runners for a shot at Anderson Silva’s middleweight title. Both Michael Bisping and Chris Weidman have staked their claim over the last year, with an intense rivalry emerging between them in recent months.
Many consider Weidman as the one most capable of ending Silva’s six-year reign as the UFC’s 185-pound champion. However, an injury to him and some consistent performances from Bisping have put the Brit next in line for a title shot, if he can get past Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 7 on Jan. 19.
But that hasn’t stopped the verbal jibes between him and Weidman, making an eventual meeting between the two that much more likely.
Here’s how a potential fight between Weidman and Bisping would break down.