Michael Bisping and Costa Philippou are currently ranked as the No. 4- and No. 7-ranked middleweights in the UFC. They also seem destined to meet according to Ariel Helwani on UFC Tonight.
The middleweight contenders are primarily strikers, but have well-rounded skills to compete wherever the fight ends up.
Bisping rebounded from an early 2013 to Vitor Belfort with a technical decision win over Alan Belcher. Philippou is the winner of five straight, including stoppages over Jared Hamman and Tim Boetsch. The winner of this fight may earn himself a shot at gold.
Here is your early head-to-toe breakdown of this middleweight showcase.