{"id":217439,"date":"2017-01-13T08:53:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T16:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=217439"},"modified":"2017-01-13T08:53:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T16:53:12","slug":"anderson-silva-eyeing-rematch-with-michael-bisping-with-or-without-the-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/anderson-silva-eyeing-rematch-with-michael-bisping-with-or-without-the-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva eyeing Michael Bisping rematch, with or without the belt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly a year ago, former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped into the Octagon in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ to square off with fellow MMA veteran Michael Bisping. <\/a> <\/p>\n

The fight went the distance, and was certainly a controversial one, with Bisping ultimately being awarded the unanimous decision win in front of his hometown fans<\/a>. With that being said however, at the end of the third round, Bisping motioned to referee Herb Dean in order to get his mouthpiece back. Dean did not step in and call a timeout, and Silva capitalized, landing a flying knee that dropped ‘The Count’ as the round ended. While Silva celebrated what he thought was a win, Bisping was recovering between rounds before the start of the fourth round.<\/p>\n

\"Anderson<\/p>\n

Although the fight took place almost exactly a year ago, the pair still occasionally trade shots on social media, something Silva believes is actually a good thing.<\/p>\n

He spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a> to discuss the fight, and his desire for a Michael Bisping rematch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, I won,\u201d Silva said. \u201cIt was very controversial because he landed two strikes when I was out of balance. He ended up getting the points. There was a situation when he was on top for a while, but I think I won the fight. Because when he ate the knee, the bell rang. And the rule, if I\u2019m not mistaken, says he needs to get up on his own to go to his corner. He didn\u2019t get up on his own and, while I was up in the cage, the commission came in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, I (beat Bisping),\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s OK. He\u2019s the champion, he needs to be respected, and I hope to have another opportunity to fight him regardless of it being for the belt.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While currently on a 2-fight skid that most recently saw him drop a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Cormier on just 48 hours notice at UFC 200, many are wondering when the former champ will return to the Octagon:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe truth is that I still have a few fights left in my contract,\u201d he said. \u201cI have, I think, still five or six fights left in my contract. I intend to do them. And since I fight in the (middleweight) division, there may be (a rematch with Bisping). Depending on my performances, I might have the opportunity to fight for the belt again.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s not something that I\u2019m seeking. I want to do the fights that I need to for my contract. (I want to) put on good fights, of course, and I hope to win all of them and give a good show to the fans.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nearly a year ago, former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped into the Octagon in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ to square off with fellow MMA veteran Michael Bisping. 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