{"id":208826,"date":"2016-10-29T20:42:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T03:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=208826"},"modified":"2016-10-29T20:42:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T03:42:03","slug":"bisping-says-hes-training-starting-monday-ufc-206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/bisping-says-hes-training-starting-monday-ufc-206\/","title":{"rendered":"Bisping says he&#8217;s training again starting on Monday&#8230; Could it be for UFC 206?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is set to resume training on Monday for what could be a slot on UFC 206 in Toronto, following a revealing tweet and Instagram photo.<\/p>\n<p>Bisping tweeted a simple but direct:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;ll be back on Monday! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VWDf3bMozf\">https:\/\/t.co\/VWDf3bMozf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; michael (@bisping) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bisping\/status\/792557827822751745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=208821&amp;preview=true\">The link is of a photo of some heavy bags, and coupled with recent reports of Bisping possibly taking on Nick Diaz at UFC 206<\/a> in Toronto on December 10, this tweet about resuming training on Monday could confirm said reports and that he will in fact be on the card.<\/p>\n<p>If Bisping takes the fight and begins training on Monday, he would be just two months removed from his UFC 204 title fight against Dan Henderson last month.<\/p>\n<p>Bisping took a controversial decision victory after suffering two knock downs early in the fight, but survived and out-worked Hendo to win the fight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0065.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"377\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-208827\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0065.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0065.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0065-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0065-585x302.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0065-390x201.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/michael-bisping-officially-requests-fight-psy-georges-st-pierre-ufc-206\/\">rumors dashed of a fight between &#8220;The Count&#8221; Bisping and former UFC welterweight champion Georges Saint Pierre<\/a>, the middleweight champ has set his sights on Nick Diaz for Diaz&#8217;s first fight back since his suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz hasn&#8217;t stepped foot into the octagon since January 2015, when he dropped a decision loss to former middleweight champ Anderson Silva at UFC 183. That result was eventually overturned to a no contest after both men failed their pre\/post fight drug screenings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/anderson-silva-fails-pre-fight-drug-test-steroids\/\">Silva tested positive for a steroid<\/a> while Diaz failed for marijuana, his second offense.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Bisping&#8217;s grueling rematch with Hendo in October, the longtime British UFC middleweight knocked out former champ Luke Rockhold at UFC 199.<\/p>\n<p>If Bisping&#8217;s tweet is any indication, he may be gearing up to start a training camp for UFC 206 next month.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think Bisping&#8217;s social media posts mean? Does his posting a photo of a heavy bag and returning to training on Monday mean Bisping might be preparing for UFC 206? 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