"Bisping is a tough fighter, does great fights. He fights for a long time, does exciting fights. He's well ranked, has a big name, and I think it would be great if we fight. It can be in Brazil or in England. I think it would be an interesting fight. The matchmaking dance has started. I don't know who they are going to match me with. If it's Bisping, great. If it's not, the UFC will make a good decision. I will wait, get some rest, go back to training and wait for the call."
Resurgent Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight contender Thales Leites is slowly but surely working his way up the promotion's 185-pound ladder, thanks to a blistering second-round knockout against Francis Carmont last month on FOX Sports 1 (watch it). The win marked his seventh straight (and second consecutive finish) and undoubtedly puts him in line for bigger and better things. Does that include an eventual showdown opposite Michael Bisping? That sounds like the plan, but the Brazilian (via MMA Fighting) appears to be open to any bout the promotion sees fit. I guess you aren't really a middleweight contender until you've called out "The Count" at least once, so consider Leites part of the club. That said, this potential scrap doing anything for ya'?