MMA Odds and Ends for Tuesday: Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson officially headlines UFC 204

399 Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson officially headline UFC 204  UFC officials announced Monday that the rematch between UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson is official as they will headline UFC 204 on October 8 in Manchester, England. The Las Vegas based promotion also announced six other fights, the most notable include Vitor Belfort (25-12) vs. Gegard Mousasi (39-6), Ovince Saint Preux (19-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (15-2), Stefan Struve (31-8) vs Ruslan Magomedov (14-1) and Brad Pickett (26-11) vs. Iuri Alcantara (37-7, 1NC). Bisping (30-7) won the middleweight title by knocking out former champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 back in June. The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 winner heads into this matchup on a four-fight win streak. Henderson (32-14) is coming off a second round TKO victory over Hector Lombard also at UFC 199. He’s won two of his last three fights. UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson II takes place at Manchester Arena in England on October 8th. Here’s an updated look at the card. Michael Bisping (30-7) vs. Dan Henderson (32-14) Vitor Belfort (25-12) vs. Gegard Mousasi (39-6) Ovince Saint Preux (19-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (15-2) Stefan Struve (31-8) vs Ruslan Magomedov (14-1) Adriano Martins (28-7) vs. Leonardo Santos (15-4) Brad Pickett (26-11) vs. Iuri Alcantara (37-7, 1NC) Davey Grant (10-2) vs. Damian Stasiak (10-2)   Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy targeted for UFC 205 in New York FloCombat reported on Monday that former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will drop to middleweight and fight Tim Kennedy at UFC 205 in New York. Evans (19-5-1) will be looking for his first win since 2013 and heads into this matchup off back-to-back losses. The TUF 2 winner has never lost three-straight fights in his career. Kennedy (18-5)  hasn’t competed since a somewhat controversial TKO loss to Yoel Romero back at UFC 178 in 2014. Prior to the setback, the former Strikeforce title challenger had won four-straight fights. UFC 205 takes place at Madison Square Garden.   UFC Bad Blood: Diaz vs. McGregor II   UFC 202 Embedded, Episode 1 UFC 202 Embedded, Episode 2

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