It looks like Michael “The Count” Bisping (18-3, 8-3 UFC) will be getting right back on task following his decision loss to Wanderlei Silva at UFC 110 last month, as he’ll meet fellow middleweight Dan Miller (11-3, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 114 in May, according to a report from MMA Junkie:
Multiple sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that UFC officials are working to sign the bout and that at least one competitor has agreed to the matchup.
It seems like Bisping should be the significant favorite in this bout, as even though he doesn’t excel at one particular aspect of MMA, he should be able to best Miller in certain areas. Although Miller was expected to have a striking advantage over Demian Maia and barely survive (if at all) on the ground in their fight at UFC 109, he ended up getting out-pointed on the feet by the grappler, although he did hold his own better than most expected him to on the ground. If Maia can out-strike Miller, Bisping should certainly be able to, and even though Miller is a very legitimate threat on the ground, Bisping has proven to have excellent defensive BJJ in his fights against Denis Kang and Charles McCarthy, among others.
How the bout order plays out for UFC 114 is anyone’s guess, as the event now features many more main card-worthy fights than there is actual room for on the PPV portion, but Bisping-Miller will likely be granted a televised spot.
The current rumored UFC 114 card is after the jump:
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
Forrest Griffin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Michael Bisping vs. Dan Miller
Diego Sanchez vs. John Hathaway
Amir Sadollah vs. Dong-Hyun Kim
Cyrille Diabate vs. Luis Cane
Aaron Simpson vs. Chris Leben
Efrain Escudero vs. Dan Lauzon
Melvin Guillard vs. Thiago Tavares
Todd Duffee vs. Mike Russow
Aaron Riley vs. Joe Brammer
Ryan Jensen vs. Jesse Forbes