Michael Bisping at the UFC 127 weigh-ins – Photo via UFC.com
UFC middleweight Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping (22-4) is looking to make a big statement as the No. 1 contender when he steps into the Octagon later this month versus Brian Stann at UFC 152.
‘The Count’ spoke to MMAWeekly Radio on Tuesday and made his case as the man to challenge UFC champ Anderson Silva.
Breaking down the rest of the 185-lbs division, Bisping had this to say about Alan Belcher, Mark Munoz, Chris Weidman, Stann and himself.
“There’s Alan Belcher, who’s a decent talent, no pun intended…I don’t really see him vying for the title, or doing very well at all.”
“You’ve got Mark Munoz – Mark Munoz who I never really thought was that good anyways….Do I think he’s all that? No, I thought he was overhyped all the time.”
“Chris Weidman, I think he’s overhyped as well. Up until the point when he fought Demian Maia I had never heard of Chris Weidman before in my life because he had been fighting bums on the undercard.”
“Brian Stann, obviously I’m fighting him in 10 days, so we’ll see what’s up with that.”
“So who does that leave? Oh yeah, that leaves me,” Bisping stated.
UFC 152 takes place on September 22, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Bisping will meet Stann on the main card of the pay-per-view event.