Ultimate makes Bisping x St. Pierre official for UFC 217, in New York

Bisping faces St. Pierre in November (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube UFC)

Now it's official! The long-awaited duel between Michael Bisping e Georges St Pierre There is already a confirmed date and location for it to take place. The clash, which will be worth the middleweight belt (up to 84kg), will be the main attraction of UFC 217, on November 4th, in New York (USA). The information is from the Ultimate website itself.

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Bisping won the middleweight belt with a knockout Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, in June 2016. Since then, he has only performed once, when he defended his title against Dan Henderson at UFC 204 last October. In total, there are 20 positive results and seven negative results in the organization.

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St. Pierre hasn't fought since November 2013, when he beat John hendricks. After the triumph, in a tight decision by the judges, he announced his indefinite retirement from MMA. He has a professional record of 25 wins and two losses. In the UFC, he has accumulated 20 triumphs and two setbacks, with nine title defenses in the welterweight category, which made him the most dominant champion in the history of the 77kg division.

Two more title fights are confirmed for UFC 217. The bantamweight champion cody garbrandt face disaffection TJ Dillashaw, while the Polish Joanna Jedrzejczyk will attempt his sixth strawweight title defense against Rose namajunas. The Brazilian representatives on the card, so far, are the middleweight Paulo borrachinha, who faces the former welterweight champion John hendricks, and the bantamweight Ricardo Carcacinha, who measures forces with the undefeated Canadian Aiemann Zahabi.