Mike Shipman isn’t spending too much time licking his wounds following his first loss under the Bellator banner.
Gearing up for his eagerly anticipated all-British Bellator London co-main event clash with fellow middleweight prospect and rival Fabian Edwards, Shipman feel as though a win will catapult him back into the title stakes following his stoppage defeat to Costello van Steenis.
“Coming off my first loss in six years, I couldn’t have asked for a better fight,” Shipman told MMA Fighting.
“It gives me an opportunity to get right back in the picture with a win over a guy that’s making a lot of racket.