UFC Fight Night 83 - Cowboy vs. Cowboy --- UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz
UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on February 27, 2016 at the The O2 Arena in London, England.
Official fight card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi vs. Thales Leites
Welterweight Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura
Bantamweight Francisco Rivera vs. Brad Pickett
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Mike Wilkinson vs. Makwan Amirkhani
Bantamweight Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera
Middleweight Scott Askham vs. Chris Dempsey
Featherweight Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza
Middleweight Brad Scott vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Lightweight Norman Parke vs. Rustam Khabilov
Heavyweight Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Jarjis Danho
Lightweight Teemu Packalén vs. Thibault Gouti
Lightweight David Teymur vs. Martin Svensson
Background
The event will be the eighth that the promotion has hosted in London and the fifth held at The O2 Arena.
Michael Bisping was originally expected to face Gegard Mousasi at this event in a non-headliner middleweight bout. However on December 24, Mousasi was replaced by former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in favor of a main event. Three days later, it was announced that Mousasi will face former title challenger Thales Leites.
Jimi Manuwa was expected to face Nikita Krylov at this event. However on December 31, Manuwa pulled out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury and the fight was scrapped.
Henry Briones was expected to face Brad Pickett at the event. However, Briones pulled out of the bout on January 22 and was replaced by Francisco Rivera.
Lukasz Sajewski was expected to face Teemu Packalén at the event. However February 16, Sajewski pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Thibault Gouti.
Jan 30 - Updated fight card & background
Feb 18 - Updated fight card & background
