Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher to Collide in NJ at UFC 159

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Two fighters that are both coming off losses that knocked them out of middleweight title contention in the UFC, Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher, will meet in the co-main event of UFC 159. The event takes place April 27th at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center.

As we mentioned earlier today, several bouts have been listed for the card, with Phil Davis taking on Vinny Magalhaes, Jim Miller going head to head with Pat Healy and Cheick Kongo battling Roy Nelson.

Bisping is coming off a big loss to Vitor Belfort while Yushin Okami recently took a decision victory over Alan Belcher.

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