Chael Sonnen Watch! Munoz out, Bisping in.

Dana White yesterday made the announcement that Mark Munoz was injured, and that the new middleweight #1 contender spot will be contested between Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping. Bisping was previously scheduled to face submission specialist Demian Maia, and was seemingly another fight or two away from top contender status. While I am majorly excited for this fight, it is a shame that it takes place in only ten days, as the war of words between Sonnen and Bisping in the run up would no doubt have been the stuff of legend.

Bisping has already reacted to the news, stating "Chael Sonnen cannot knock me out. He can't submit me, either."Sonnen himself has so far avoided trash talk, saying that Bisping has earned his spot and that he has never been a part of the anti-Bisping bandwagon.  This could be true, though I seem to recall Sonnen being one of the many who challenged Bisping after the spitting controversy following UFC 127 in February last year. I expect Sonnen to deliver some trash talk soon, and the press conferences around the fight are sure to be epic with these two involved.