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In just over 72 hours, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson will step into the Octagon in the main event of UFC 204<\/a> in Manchester, England to fight for the UFC middleweight championship. <\/p>\n

In addition to the fight being a highly anticipated rematch of the pair’s UFC 100 scrap that saw Henderson pick up arguably one of the most iconic knockouts in MMA history<\/a>, the fight will serve as Bisping’s first title defense after knocking out Luke Rockhold to win the belt in the main event of UFC 199<\/a> back in June.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead of the fight, Bisping spoke during an interview with MMAWeekly<\/a>, in which he discussed the pressure of not only successfully making his first title defense, but doing so against the man who knocked him out at UFC 100, and in Manchester:<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be champion for a long time. I\u2019ve achieved that. You want to be a defending champion, and now I\u2019m doing it in my hometown. Of course there\u2019s massive pressure. You don\u2019t just want to be one and done. I don\u2019t want to be a guy that wins the belt and then loses it. Nobody wants that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want him to be the guy that beat me at UFC 100 that took the belt off of me. That brings pressure,\u201d he said. \u201cFortunately, I thrive under the pressure.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bisping has been on a tear of the UFC’s middleweight division, going on a 4-fight win streak that has seen him defeat CB Dollaway, Thales Leites, Anderson Silva in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’<\/a> and most recently Luke Rockhold to win the UFC middleweight championship.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a><\/p>\n

With a win over Henderson, Bisping would not only be able to avenge his UFC 100 loss to the MMA legend, but also cement his place as the UFC middleweight champion. <\/p>\n

Do you think Bisping will be able to defeat Henderson, or will Hendo play spoiler and finish Bisping once again, claiming the middleweight championship and riding off into the sunset?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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