He has some work to do to earn his first shot at UFC gold, but Michael Bisping refuses to go away in the middleweight division.
At UFC Fight Night 72, Bisping edged Thales Leites via split decision. The win gave Bisping back-to-back victories for the first time since a December 2011 triumph over Jason Miller. It also meant the end of Leites’ eight-bout winning streak.
With his name value, Bisping could climb back into title shot conversation with another more convincing win in his next outing. The tough part will be deciding who the Englishman should be paired up against.
Here are the matchups that should be made for Bisping, Leites and the rest of the UFC Fight Night 72 competitors.