{"id":238881,"date":"2017-05-25T08:58:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=238881"},"modified":"2017-05-25T08:58:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:58:49","slug":"michael-bisping-weighs-in-on-interim-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/michael-bisping-weighs-in-on-interim-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping weighs-in on interim title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, following much speculation from the MMA community, it was confirmed that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would not be returning to the Octagon to defend his belt this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the UFC announced an <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yoel-romero\/robert-whittaker-yoel-romero-react-news-ufc-213-co-headlining-bout\/\">interim middleweight title fight<\/a> between Robert Whittaker and middleweight #1 contender Yoel Romero for UFC 213. While the fight will not be for the undisputed middleweight title, it will pit two of the most dominant middleweights against one another. Whittaker will be stepping into the fight on a 7-fight win streak that has seen him defeat, and finish, numerous high-profile opponents such as Uriah Hall, Derek Brunson, and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold\/destruction-jacare-whittaker-gets-targeted-former-ufc-middleweight-champ\/\">most recently Jacare Souza<\/a>. Romero on the other hand has never tasted defeat inside the Octagon,and has gone 8-0, most recently picking up a devastating flying knee <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-brilliant-fight-iq-yoel-romero-chris-weidman\/\">KO against Chris Weidman<\/a> at UFC 205.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Romero-Weidman-KO.png\" alt=\"Yoel Romero\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Romero-Weidman-KO.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Romero-Weidman-KO-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Romero-Weidman-KO-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Romero-Weidman-KO-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the heels of that fight announcement, Michael Bisping spoke on UFC Tonight to discuss his thoughts on the scrap:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re fighting for my title,\u201d Bisping said tonight on \u201cUFC Tonight\u201d on FS1. \u201cNobody\u2019s fighting for my title right now. Let\u2019s just make this clear: Romero and Whittaker are fighting, and one of them gets a participation award. That\u2019s all it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not necessarily sure it was the right move, or even the essential move to make. \u2026 But the UFC has to do what they have to do. I understand that,\u201d Bisping said. \u201cThere are a lot of people in the middleweight division that are complaining, especially when I was supposed to fight GSP, that the division wasn\u2019t moving along. Now I\u2019ve got an injury; it\u2019s taken longer than expected for my return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I think it\u2019s a little premature. But as I said, the UFC has got to do what they\u2019ve got to do. And in my mind this just certainly (will define) the next No. 1 contender.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Robert-Whittaker.png\" alt=\"Robert Whittaker\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Robert-Whittaker.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Robert-Whittaker-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Robert-Whittaker-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Robert-Whittaker-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/25\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, following much speculation from the MMA community, it was confirmed that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would not be returning to the Octagon to defend his belt this summer. Subsequently, the UFC announced an interim middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and middleweight #1 contender Yoel Romero for UFC 213. 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