Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Eight months after their fight was first announced, Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre will finally share the octagon on Saturday in the UFC 217 headliner, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with a pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) will attempt to make his second consecutive UFC middleweight title defense when he welcomes former longtime welterweight champ St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC) back to competition from a nearly four-year hiatus. The matchup pits two athletes with a combined 50 fights of UFC experience against each other, a record for a championship bout. “The Count” and “Rush” have two of the most storied resumes in UFC history. Regardless of the result, both men will leave a legacy behind in the promotion, but a win would greatly enhance that profile
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