The UFC lines them up, 'The Count' knocks 'em down

Quoteworthy:

"I actually asked to fight Nate Marquardt in my next bout, but the UFC weren't interested in doing that fight, which is their decision to make and I respect that. So, after turning down Marquardt, they offered me Jorge Rivera and we went with it. The UFC were convinced it was a good style match-up and that it would produce fireworks and I'm sure that, when all is said and done, they will be right. They felt it had 'Fight of the Night' written all over it and, when you look at it like that, it seems like a good idea. I'm always keen to entertain the fans and put on good fights, and this match with Rivera seems like a decent tear-up on paper. It's my job to fight who the UFC tell me to, so if they feel Rivera is the best match-up for me, I'm not going to argue. They line them up and I knock them down."

UFC middleweight Michael Bisping is punching his way to the front of the pack, starting with Jorge Rivera at UFC 127 on Feb. 27 in Sydney, Australia. The British banger has long flirted with 185-pound title contention but always seems to come up short as it gets within reach. Will he finally break through with a dominating win over "El Conquistador" when they throw hands "Down Under?" Or is Rivera going to send him home with his tail between his legs?