At UFC Fight Night 84 in the O2 Arena in London, hometown favorite Michael Bisping took on Anderson Silva in the main event. Silva and Bisping were both pursuing a shot at the middleweight title, for Silva aiming to regain it while Bisping was looking for his first title shot.
Current middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, who defends his belt against Chris Weidman in a rematch next, was in attendance to watch the bout and see how it plays out. Bisping and Silva had a run-in at a media day in California, but for the most part it has been a fairly amicable build up between two legends and veterans in the sport.