With the fight already having been confirmed, Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 has been agreed upon for UFC 204 in October
Michael Bisping unquestionably shocked the world of mixed martial arts at UFC 199 when he scored a first round knockout against Luke Rockhold to become the new middleweight champion. After Dana White confirmed that the Englishman Bisping would have his first title defense against an old foe in American Dan Henderson, the only question was when Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 was going to take place.
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We now have an answer to that question.
According to a report from Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson has been agreed upon for UFC 204 and will be the main event of the show.
UFC 204 is slated for Oct. 8 and will take place in Manchester, England at Manchester Arena. Not coincidentally, the middleweight champ in Bisping is a Manchester native. Thus, the pay-per-view was always the natural fit for the rematch between these two. For those wondering, the event will actually take place at 5 a.m. local time in Manchester to accommodate the larger PPV audience in North America, per Helwani’s report.
Bisping and Henderson met once perviously in the Octagon, though that fight happened seven years ago at UFC 100. In said bout, Henderson scored a vicious knockout over his opponent. If he does that again, this time on Bisping’s home turf, Henderson will be wearing UFC gold once again.
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