Bisping hasn't even fought in a proper UFC match yet, so I think it's a little early to start talking about him fighting Liddel anytime soon - not until next year, at least, and that's assuming Chuck will still be champ then.
That being said, I'm thoroughly impressed with Bisping. He's a smart guy, and I think he's going to do well. I think the whole Matt Hamill situation was overblown on purpose by Spike to create drama for the TV show. Tito's a great fighter, but I think his judgment as a talent scout is questionable, at best. Let's face it, both of Matt's perfomances were very average. That's not to say that maybe Matt can't make it one day in the UFC, but if they were really trying to make him out to be some kind of monster, then they sure didn't do him any justice by airing those two mediocre performances. Bisping is a much more polished fighter, and I think he would have thoroughly destroyed Matt, had they fought.
I have no doubt that Bisping can hold his own against a good striker, so I'd love to see Bisping get tested by some ground and pound experts. If he can survive that, then I think he's probably ready to face the upper tier fighters.
I'd actually love to see him face Forrest Griffin sometime down the road.
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