Bisping signs 8-fight Contract with UFC, talks Hendo, Maia, and Anderson

“The Count” is on fire these days. Since transferring to the UFC’s middleweight division, Bisping has won 3 straight bouts. With his contract almost expired, Michael just signed a new 8-fight, two year contract extension with the UFC. Seeking the middleweight title, Bisping is trying to move up the 185 lb. ladder by being one of the coaches on this season’s “The Ultimate Fighter.”

In July, the Brit will battle fellow TUF coach, Dan Henderson. The winner will then get a crack at the coveted UFC middleweight championship late this year. Bisping spoke with Setanta Sports News MMA Show to discuss his feelings on Hendo, Maia, and middlweight champion, Anderson Silva:

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“Spending so much time around him has given me confidence. Obviously I grew up in MMA watching Dan Henderson fight and he was a hero for me. I watched him win two belts in two weight divisions [in Pride, a mixed martial arts organization in Japan]. I am looking forward to the fight and I’m going in really confident that he is going to lose… in fact I know he is going to lose. I am going to win every minute of every round for the whole fight. I am going to be too quick for him, too fast. His striking is no where near my level. All I’ve got to watch out for is a big right hand and the clinch. As long as I avoid that I think it’s my fight to lose.”

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Bisping discusses Maia:

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“I would knock him out on the feet. I do think he is a very tough test and I have ultimate respect for the guy I think he is a fantastic fighter, but I think he is a ‘one trick pony’ and if you can’t get me down to the ground, he will be stuffed… like a Christmas Turkey.”

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On UFC middleweight champion, Anderson “The Spider” Silva:

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“It’s definitely on the cards when I beat Dan and it would be an honor to fight him as he’s the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. It would easily be the hardest fight of my career and I’m looking forward to it.”

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“The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom” airs Thursday nights on Spike TV.