{"id":197441,"date":"2016-06-25T11:33:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T18:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197441"},"modified":"2016-06-25T11:33:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T18:33:10","slug":"michael-bisping-chris-weidman-fight-isnt-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/michael-bisping-chris-weidman-fight-isnt-on-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping: Chris Weidman fight isn&#8217;t on the table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been less than a month since Michael Bisping won the UFC middleweight championship. Since <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-michael-bisping-vs-luke-rockhold-highlights\/\">knocking out Luke Rockhold<\/a> in the main event of UFC 199, Bisping has found himself on the receiving end of numerous call-outs from top ranked middleweights.<\/p>\n<p>Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman was one of the first men to call out Bisping given that he was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/chris-weidman-opens-up-on-injury-that-forced-him-out-of-ufc-199\/\">initially slated to fight Luke Rockhold<\/a> in the main event of UFC 199.<\/p>\n<p>Bisping spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/ufc\/525332\/Michael-Bisping-claims-Chris-Weidman-isn-t-the-next-contender-for-his-title\" target=\"_blank\">Starsport<\/a> to discuss a fight with Chris Weidman:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;If they (the UFC) came to me and said, &#8216;Chris Weidman is the guy we want you to fight&#8217; I&#8217;d take it in a heartbeat because I&#8217;d look at it as a challenge,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But they aren&#8217;t saying that. 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