Bisping is a -340 moneyline favorite to win in UFC 127 Odds while Rivera is a +260 underdog.

Bisping made his name in UFC by winning season 3 of The Ultimate Fighter as a light heavyweight. He went on to win his next three UFC fights, including a controversial split decision win over Matt Hamill at UFC 75. He picked up his first UFC loss at UFC 78 against fellow Ultimate Fighter winner Rashad Evans in a split decision. Bisping subsequently moved to middleweight and is 6-2 ever since.

Rivera is in his 10th year as an MMA fighter and is a year away from turning 40. He has been fighting in UFC matches since UFC 44 on Sept. 26, 2003. He owns a 19-7-0 record and has won three straight going into his match with Bisping.

Rivera is known for his heavy hands, which is something Bisping has somewhat struggled with. But, Bisping is widely considered to be the better fighter as he is consistently on the main event while Rivera barely makes the main card most of the time.

This is one of the more anticipated matches thanks to the verbal sparring they have done in the months leading up to the fight. Bisping has expressed that he was hoping for a more high-profile opponent and that he’s “going to get battered” at UFC 127. Rivera has posted videos on YouTube that make fun of Bisping’s British accent, MMA record, background, and many other things.

England’s two-year wait to host another title fight will continue, because of Tuesday’s confirmation of the October 16 event. Back at UFC 80 when BJ Penn defeated Joe Stevenson, it was the last time UFC gold was contested on British shores.

As Bisping v Akiyama gets top billing, it would appear no overseas marquee names would travel to London, although, by featuring Randy Couture in the main event for UFC 105 in Manchester, the UFC appeased disgruntlement aimed at England-heavy fight cards.

Marshall Zelaznik, UFC UK president was happy to field the criticism. The UFC 120 to UFC 95 headlined by Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson proved to be one of the most memorable events of 2009 and it was something he liked.

Zelaznik said, “I understand people being disappointed at the lack of fighters that they may perceive to be their favorite fighters. I’m the same. I’d love to see Jon Jones in the UK because I think the people would love him. But the thing is that the biggest critics are the most likely ones to be buying their tickets for the event. They are the hardcore fans, which is why their opinions mean a lot to us, but we believe we’re putting out the right card. Look back to UFC 95 and the criticisms we got prior to that card, but it turned out to be one of the best UFC events put on that year.”

He added, “There will be a lot of British fighters to get behind for the local fans, and I believe there will be one or two European fighters as well.”

During 2011, to make sure the UFC comes to England at least four times, Zelaznik has revealed some plans for the same.

In the middleweight bout between Leben and Akiyama, the former arguably produced the performance of his career by defeating Akiyama with still 20secs remaining on the clock. Believing he had secured a solid second-round victory, he left the Octagon. In 27 fights, only Anderson Silva has managed to knock Leben, yet, in Las Vegas, Akiyama came mightily close when he buckled The Crippler.

In October, Akiyama will be pitted against Britain’s Michael and the former is expected to headline UFC 120. Leben knows both men well. At UFC 89, Leben dropped a decision to Bisping. A record number on punches were landed on Leben by Bisping but it did not rock Leben. However, against the Japanese, the American admits he most definitely lost control of his senses.

Leben told The Daily Line, “Leaving the Octagon walking back, I turned to my coach, Burton Richardson, and said, ‘What was that, about halfway through the second round I finished him?”.

“He said, ‘No, Chris, you had about 20 seconds left in the third.’ That is a sign, definitely, I was rocked.

He added, “I really don’t remember a lot of the fight after the second round. It’s kind of a blur. I had a chance to go back and watch it yesterday, and definitely, my knees buckled, my legs gave, it was just one of those things where every time I get hit I wonder if I can hang on. I hung on, but he rocked me, for sure.”

Will he heed his warnings follow up at the UFC betting blog?

Michael Bisping has good striking and a very good underrated clinch game, while Dan Miller is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, with 7 of his 11 career wins coming by way of submission. Bisping will hope to keep the fight standing so that he can bully Miller around the cage, while Miller will try to find any way at all to get Bisping down to the ground.

Before the Wanderlei Silva fight, Bisping showed that he had power in his hands by knocking out former PRIDE veteran Denis Kang at UFC 105. Miller, before his two losses, had impressed fans by choking out Jake Rosholt with a vicious guillotine choke at UFC Fight Night 17.

When taking all things into consideration, this is a great fight in the UFC Middleweight division. If Bisping is able to keep it standing, he will likely be able to finish Miller or grind out a decision. On the other hand, if Miller is able to get him down on the ground, Bisping could be in serious trouble. Find out live on pay-per-view on May 29th.

UFC 110 will be headlined by two main event fights as Antonio Nogueira of Brazil will take on the up-and-coming Cain Velasquez in a heavyweight bout.

The other big fight of the night will pit the UK powerhouse Michael Bisping against another Brazilian great in Wanderlei Silva.

Marko CroCrop, Keith Jardine, and Stephan Bonnar will also appear on the card.

At the current time, Nogureira has the edge at most books over Velasquez though Bookmaker.com has given Velasquez a -112 to -118 betting advantage. That he is favored is largely due to Nougeria’s greater experience.

The Bisping-Silva fight has been all Silva as most books are giving up to a 4 to 1 advantage. CroCrop is set to take on Big Ben Rothwell with the powerful Russian dominating the books over the wily veteran Rothwell. Still this looks to be a very interesting event with the big possibility of some major upsets.