"I think GSP is waiting for his balls to grow", Bisping recently told TMZ Sports when asked why it's taking so long to schedule the fight.
Now, with Silva rumoured to face everyone from Belfort himself to the former champion Luke Rockhold, the unfortunate situation surrounding his opponent-change clearly hasn't dampened the Brazilian's spirit, with him using today's UFC 212 media day as an opportunity to poke fun at his own predicament.
Rockhold pulled out of a December rematch with fellow top middleweight Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza due to a knee injury, which Souza later claimed wasn't legit. Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Belfort (25-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) are chief among those, and there have also been rumblings involving Uriah Hall (12-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC), who "The Spider" was supposed to fight at UFC 198 in May.
One of those fights was against top middleweight contender and No. 2-ranked Romero (12-1 MMA 8-0 UFC), who was expected to challenge champion Michael Bisping for the title this year before UFC legend Georges St-Pierre made his return to the sport from a almost four-year hiatus and was awarded an immediate title shot.
"This [title] fight they made 100 percent cheapens the belt", Rockhold said. UFC president Dana White said the company will not create an interim title because Bisping is actively defending his championship.
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While the UFC has publicly announced a Bisping-St-Pierre bout for later this year, no date has been confirmed. "It's not going to take me any further, so it makes no sense".
Belfort, in particular, is a fight that doesn't get Silva overly excited. I think he's an excellent fighter. "I understand what they're doing, trying to sell pay-per-views to pay off a $4 billion debt, but this is not the fight to make".
Accepting a fight with Romero, Rockhold or Mousasi would be refreshing for fans and truly test his skill level. "The interim title is basically just a guarantee that you get a title shot and the money behind it".
It's an interesting time for the top of the middleweight division. "I don't need to jump back in", Rockhold said. "Nobody wants to see Michael Bisping as champion".
"I'm making enough money outside the sport". "So there's not really a point in fighting either one of those because they're coming off a loss". "I've got things on my plate and have a lot of money to do it".
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