After two failed attempts to pit Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara in a middleweight contenders bout ended without the two ever squaring off, the UFC is moving on from the proposed matchup.

Rivera will have a significantly higher-profile bout the next time around. He will face Michael Bisping at UFC 127 on February 27, the Massachusetts fighter told Kimura.se in a video interview just hours after his match with Sakara was scratched at UFC 122.