Ex-UFC champ suggests surprising name for Sean Strickland's first title defense
UFC commentator Michael Bisping matchmakes Sean Strickland following his win at Saturday's UFC 328.
Sean Strickland once again is the UFC middleweight champion, and this leaves the question: Who will his first title defense be against? Michael Bisping, a former UFC champion at 185 pounds turned UFC commentator, has a suggestion outside who many find to be the obvious choice – top contender Nassourdine Imavov . Bisping does believe Imavov is the most deserving guy, following Strickland's big upset win over Khamzat Chimaev this past Saturday at UFC 328, but he likes the sound of a matchup against Joe Pyfer.
"If you go with meritocracy, it should be Nassourdine Imavov, but you never know. Maybe they go with Joe Pyfer," Bisping said on his YouTube channel . Bisping finds Pyfer to be a more exciting fight, and thinks it makes plenty of sense with the UFC scheduling a return to Philadelphia for UFC 330 on Aug.
15. "I want to see a fun fight," Bisping explained. "Nassournien Imavov, he is the rightful next contender, but Joe Pyfer is a fight we haven't seen before.
Joe Pyfer beating Israel Adesanya the way he did, being on a four-fight winning streak, and the one loss in the UFC being to Jack Hermansson, where he got tired, where he chased the knockout. It looks like he fixed those wrinkles. I wouldn't complain if the next fight is Sean Strickland vs.