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Chris Weidman: Michael Bisping Should Be Kissing My Feet

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will be cornering welterweight Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in his main event clash with Rory MacDonald tonight (June 18, 2016), and also took some time to attend a Q&A session with fans yesterday. Weidman was asked on his thoughts on Michael Bisping winning the 185-pound title from Luke Rockhold, the man who

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will be cornering welterweight Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in his main event clash with Rory MacDonald tonight (June 18, 2016), and also took some time to attend a Q&A session with fans yesterday.

Weidman was asked on his thoughts on Michael Bisping winning the 185-pound title from Luke Rockhold, the man who beat Weidman for the strap last December, at UFC 199 earlier this month:

BispingCelebratesRockholdKO“I guess it’s something I gotta get used to, for at least a little bit,” Weidman said Friday (Courtesy of FOX Sports) “It’s just a reality that has happened, because of me, because I got injured.

“He should be kissing my feet right now, instead he’s not saying my name. It’s a smart move.

“His thing is to definitely try to keep that belt as long as he possibly can and he doesn’t want to look at me. And I understand that, good for him, he’s smart.”

‘The All American’ was then asked how he felt about Dan Henderson possibly getting the first title shot at Michael Bisping, given the men’s history with one another:

“You have to realize, you start doing these kind of things in the division, where does it send the division? What is the point of working your way into the top 5? What’s the point? I understand what people want to see. If that’s what people want to see, that’s probably what’s going to happen.

“At the end of the day I love Henderson just like anybody else does. I mean, he’s 46 years old and he’s getting a knockout in his last fight — he’s probably one of my favorite fighters in the UFC.

“But at the end of the day, he’s in my weight class and like I said, I need that belt.

“He’s ranked 13th and I’m ranked No. 2, and I’m the closest guy to Bisping that he hasn’t fought … he’s over in Manchester celebrating right now. He wants to hold that belt for as many months as possible.”

Dan Henderson, left, knocks out Michael Bisping during UFC 100 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Francis Specker

While it was no secret Rockhold became a lot more vocal after beating Weidman for the belt at UFC 194, Weidman was asked how satisfying it was to see the now-former champ eat a slice of humble pie:

“I was about a five,” Weidman said. “It was bittersweet. It was nice to see Rockhold get humbled a little bit.

“On the other side, I wanted to be the guy to do that. And even afterward I was kind of happy for Bisping. The guy had an opportunity — again, thanks to me — and he made the most of it.

“Rockhold is definitely a bigger d*****bag than Bisping, and Bisping is a pretty big d*****bag.”

UFC Fight Night 89 is live from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada, live on FS1 tonight (June 18, 2016).

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Frankie Edgar: ‘You Can’t Write’ Better Story Than Me vs. McGregor At MSG

Surging featherweight contender and former lightweight champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar will finally get his chance to avenge his loss to Jose Aldo at July 9’s UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. The two met back in 2013 for Aldo’s then-held 145-pound title in a close fought five round affair that Aldo came out of

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Surging featherweight contender and former lightweight champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar will finally get his chance to avenge his loss to Jose Aldo at July 9’s UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. The two met back in 2013 for Aldo’s then-held 145-pound title in a close fought five round affair that Aldo came out of the victor.

This time, an interim title will be on the line, as Aldo surrendered the strap in brutal fashion to Conor McGregor last December. McGregor then decided to move up in weight and challenge Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in a bout where he was submitted in the second round.

McGregor will now look to avenge that loss at August 20’s UFC 202, putting the featherweight division on hold once again.

Edgar, however, is simply focused on the gold, and he plans to beat Aldo before hopefully facing off with McGregor for the undisputed title at November 12’s UFC 205 in New York:

“You can’t write something better than that,” Edgar said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Why wouldn’t Conor want to fight at MSG? There’s definitely a big Irish contingency in New York and it could be possibly biggest fight UFC history.”

Of course this potentially massive fight would require McGregor to drop back down to featherweight, something he has yet to do since capturing the title. Edgar for one isn’t sure if the Irishman will ever defend his crown:

“At ’45, he has everything to lose,” Edgar said. “At ’70 he has nothing to lose, even though Nate is a ’55 pounder and they decided not to cut weight, so they can market going up two weight classes which is ridiculous since he’s a 55 pounder … at ’45, if he loses, he has nothing. He has a hard time making the weight. If he goes to 55 he’s not going to be in the title talks for awhile.”

As far as how Aldo will rebound from his devastating loss to the “Notorious” one, Edgar says that we won’t know until “Scarface” shows up to the Octagon:

“To be so dominant for this long, and then to lose like that, Conor is worst guy to lose to in that fashion,” Edgar said. “He already let the world know before and he let the world know after. He digs better than anybody. Some guys get through it and some guys don’t. He may say this or say that in the leadup for the fight, but even he won’t know until he steps into the Octagon.”

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Frankie Edgar: ‘You Can’t Write’ Better Story Than Me vs. McGregor At MSG

Surging featherweight contender and former lightweight champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar will finally get his chance to avenge his loss to Jose Aldo at July 9’s UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. The two met back in 2013 for Aldo’s then-held 145-pound title in a close fought five round affair that Aldo came out of

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Surging featherweight contender and former lightweight champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar will finally get his chance to avenge his loss to Jose Aldo at July 9’s UFC 200 from Las Vegas, Nevada. The two met back in 2013 for Aldo’s then-held 145-pound title in a close fought five round affair that Aldo came out of the victor.

This time, an interim title will be on the line, as Aldo surrendered the strap in brutal fashion to Conor McGregor last December. McGregor then decided to move up in weight and challenge Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in a bout where he was submitted in the second round.

McGregor will now look to avenge that loss at August 20’s UFC 202, putting the featherweight division on hold once again.

Edgar, however, is simply focused on the gold, and he plans to beat Aldo before hopefully facing off with McGregor for the undisputed title at November 12’s UFC 205 in New York:

“You can’t write something better than that,” Edgar said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Why wouldn’t Conor want to fight at MSG? There’s definitely a big Irish contingency in New York and it could be possibly biggest fight UFC history.”

Of course this potentially massive fight would require McGregor to drop back down to featherweight, something he has yet to do since capturing the title. Edgar for one isn’t sure if the Irishman will ever defend his crown:

“At ’45, he has everything to lose,” Edgar said. “At ’70 he has nothing to lose, even though Nate is a ’55 pounder and they decided not to cut weight, so they can market going up two weight classes which is ridiculous since he’s a 55 pounder … at ’45, if he loses, he has nothing. He has a hard time making the weight. If he goes to 55 he’s not going to be in the title talks for awhile.”

As far as how Aldo will rebound from his devastating loss to the “Notorious” one, Edgar says that we won’t know until “Scarface” shows up to the Octagon:

“To be so dominant for this long, and then to lose like that, Conor is worst guy to lose to in that fashion,” Edgar said. “He already let the world know before and he let the world know after. He digs better than anybody. Some guys get through it and some guys don’t. He may say this or say that in the leadup for the fight, but even he won’t know until he steps into the Octagon.”

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“Jacare” Souza Might ‘Spank’ Someone Before Title Shot

When former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced to withdraw from his scheduled title rematch with Luke Rockhold at June 4’s UFC 199, top contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was the UFC’s first choice to fill in. “Jacare” was dealing with a knee injury, however, and the promotion called on long-time divisional mainstay Michael Bisping

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When former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced to withdraw from his scheduled title rematch with Luke Rockhold at June 4’s UFC 199, top contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was the UFC’s first choice to fill in.

“Jacare” was dealing with a knee injury, however, and the promotion called on long-time divisional mainstay Michael Bisping to step up and face off with Rockhold.

Bisping would end up shocking the world and knocking Rockhold out cold in the very first round to become the new undisputed 185-pound champion.

Recently speaking with MMAFighting.com, Souza said that he’ll be ready to return by November, and that he feels deserving of the next title shot, although he may ‘spank’ someone else before the shot at gold presents itself:

“I’m not afraid at all, I think I deserve the title shot,” said Souza in response to the idea that he’d be passed over after declining to fill in for any injured Weidman at UFC 199. “Even if they give me somebody else to fight before the title shot, I might take it and spank someone. But I know I have the right to be the next one.”

Despite holding a very impressive 6-1 Octagon record, Souza may very well be passed over, as the title shot could be awarded to Weidman. The ex-champion recently called out Bisping for a fight in his home of New York on November 12, 2016 at UFC 205 which may be too lucrative of an opportunity for the UFC to pass up.

Yoel Romero is another top contender in the title discussion, and he actually owns a win over “Jacare” last December, albeit a controversial victory at best.

While admitting that he should’ve prepared better for that bout, Souza also claimed that “The Soldier of God” fought dirty:

“I probably should have been better prepared for that fight, but I believe I did a good job,” added Souza regarding his defeat to Romero. “I came back, I showed heart. And he was not loyal. He kind of fought dirty, held the cage twice. It is what it is.”

Who should receive the next shot at gold in the stacked 185-pound division?

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Chris Weidman Demands Fight With Michael Bisping At UFC 205

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman had successful neck surgery on Wednesday by Dr. K. Daniel Riew and is already calling for his next fight. While Weidman could fight Luke Rockhold, who he lost to at UFC 194 and was planning to fight at UFC 199, Weidman has different plans. The fight that Weidman wants

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman had successful neck surgery on Wednesday by Dr. K. Daniel Riew and is already calling for his next fight. While Weidman could fight Luke Rockhold, who he lost to at UFC 194 and was planning to fight at UFC 199, Weidman has different plans. The fight that Weidman wants is against the new champ Michael Bisping.

Weidman wants the fight to take place at UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 12 and posted this on Instagram:

“Hey, Mike Bisping, was it a little easier saying my name before the opportunity of fighting me came? I don’t hear you now,” Weidman wrote. “I’m sorted out, bum.

“Let’s see you try to shut me up Nov 12th on the biggest stage in the world. The fairytale is over soon, believe you me.”

Bisping responded to Weidman via Twitter:

“Bum? your coming off a loss to the guy I just Knocked out cold. Fight rockhold, win, and we’ll see. I call the shots.#facts.”

The UFC has some options on the table in the middleweight division which is a good thing. It would make sense for both Weidman and Rockhold to fight for the title next. However, only one can right away. It should be very interesting to see what the UFC does next.

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Ronda Rousey’s Octagon Return Delayed After Knee Surgery

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s Octagon return may be a little later than we expected. In a recent interview with ESPN (via MMAFighting.com) UFC President Dana White revealed that ‘Rowdy’ actually underwent a minor knee surgery yesterday: “Ronda Rousey, I don’t know,” White said. “I’m hoping we’re going to get Ronda back this

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s Octagon return may be a little later than we expected.

In a recent interview with ESPN (via MMAFighting.com) UFC President Dana White revealed that ‘Rowdy’ actually underwent a minor knee surgery yesterday:

“Ronda Rousey, I don’t know,” White said. “I’m hoping we’re going to get Ronda back this year. She actually just had surgery yesterday on her knee.

Nothing serious, just get in there, scope it and clean it out a little bit. She feels great. Her spirits are great. She’s been training.”

When asked of a possible return date for the former 135-pound queen, White named December or January as possible target dates:

“If she fights, I’m hoping she fights in December. If not, then she would probably fight at the New Years show at the beginning of the year,” White noted.

White also stated that upon her return, Rousey will be granted an immediate title bout regardless of the title-holder. The UFC President also named Holly Holm as a possible return bout for the former champ:

If Miehsa Tate’s still the champion, she’ll fight Miesha Tate. Whoever has the belt is who Ronda Rousey will fight.”

“Injuries happen in this sport and a fight is made. Somebody falls out and somebody else slides in,” he explained.

“I’m not even saying Holly Holm couldn’t be the champion by the time Ronda comes back. So, whoever holds that belt when Ronda’s ready.”

Rousey was initially rumored to be ready to make her Octagon return at the UFC’s inaugural Madison Square Garden event in November. It appears, however, that is no longer the case due to Rousey’s recent knee operation.

Fight fans must start beginning to wonder if we will ever see ‘Rowdy’ compete inside the Octagon again…

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