Gegard Mousasi missed out on facing one-half of the UFC Fight Night 84 main event act, Michael Bisping, after "The Count" was taken from an encounter with "The Dreamcatcher" and slotted opposite Anderson Silva.
The former Strikeforce light heavyweight titleholder was then pegged to face ex-middleweight title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of the same card, which takes place tomorrow afternoon (Sat., Feb. 27, 2016) inside O2 Arena in London, England.
Though he admits a win over Bisping would've garnered him more attention than one over the resurgent Brazilian, Mousasi expects a tougher fight when the two collide "across the pond.