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PORTLAND, Ore. – A recently rumored contest between middleweight veterans Michael Bisping (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Denis Kang (32-11-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was deemed "probable" by UFC president Dana White. Fighters Only magazine first reported the bout as likely for UFC 105 in Manchester, England, and at Thursday's UFC 102 pre-fight press conference, White said the two will face each other in the evening's co-main event. "That's probably going to be the fight in Manchester – not the main event, the co-main," White said. Although not officially listed on the organization's calendar of events, UFC 105 is expected to take place Nov. 14 at Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England.

The card had been expected to feature the lightweight title fight of current champion B.J. Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez in the evening's main event, but as reported earlier, White has pulled that contest from a potential UFC 105 slot in favor of a new, as-yet-unannounced event. Bisping originally was expected to face Wanderlei Silva at UFC 105, though a recent surgery has left the "Axe Murderer" on the shelf for the immediate future. The British fighter returns to action for the first time since a devastating loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100. Kang, meanwhile, looks to build on the momentum of an April win over Xavier Foupa-Pokam, which followed a upset submisson loss to Alan Belcher in his octagon debut earlier this year.

 UFC 105's current rumored card includes: •Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang* •Dan Hardy vs. Dong Hyun Kim* •Matt Brown vs. James Wilks* •Terry Etim vs. TBA* •Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley* •DaMarques Johnson vs. Peter Sobotta* •Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner*

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