Michael Bisping will fight Dan Henderson at UFC 204 in Manchester
By James Dielhenn
Last Updated: 26/08/16 12:55pm
Britain’s UFC champion Michael Bisping has promised to smash Dan Henderson "to bits" after confirming their Manchester fight.
The Lancashire fighter will return home to put his middleweight championship on the line on October 8 at UFC 204 against Henderson in an attempt to avenge his most damaging career defeat.
Henderson, now the organisation's oldest active competitor at 45, knocked Bisping out with one punch seven years ago and is expected to retire after their upcoming rematch.
I'm going to smash him to bits and the guy will never think about walking into an Octagon again.
Michael Bisping
"I plan on putting a beating on Henderson that people won't forget in a long, long time," Bisping told his SiriusXM radio show. "Dan Henderson knocked me out at UFC 100. I owe that guy big-time.
"The guy just knocked out Hector Lombard, who hasn't been knocked out ever, so he's still very, very dangerous.
"But make no mistake - I'm going to smash him to bits and the guy will never think about walking into an Octagon again."
The 37-year-old Bisping has never lost on UK soil and has beaten Elvis Sinosic and Denis Kang in Manchester during his UFC tenure.
He won the world title in June after knocking out Luke Rockhold, tying the all-time record for UFC wins with 17.
