After ten years of fighting in MMA's premier promotion, Michael Bisping may finally fulfil his championship dream of attaining the UFC middleweight title.

'The Count' persevered to beat former 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva at UFC London, pressuring the Brazilian for five rounds to take home a unanimous decision. Following the win - Bisping's third straight - the MMA veteran staked his claim for a shot at the winner of Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II at UFC 199.

Three months on from his hard-fought win over Silva, which was in many ways a career-defining performance for the Brit, Bisping is still looking to write the final chapter of his career and plans to keep a watchful eye on UFC 199.

The 37-year-old sat down to talk with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, where he revealed his plans for the future.

"Two days after my fight with Anderson, me and Dana White had a lengthy discussion on the phone," Bisping said (h/t BJPenn.com). "Obviously I told him, ‘listen I would love a title shot,' I pitched my case if you will, told him I deserve it. And he said lets see how it all plays out by that he means lets see what happens with this title fight that's coming up between Weidman and Rockhold, and see if the landscape makes sense I guess after that fight. I think it does, I think I deserve a shot."

Bisping wasted no time in throwing a jab at Yoel Romero, who was originally set for a title shot but was suspended after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

"A number of months have passed since that fight now, and the UFC haven't been in touch with a different fighter. So I'm hoping that is going to be my next fight. I know Yoel Romero was probably due to be next in line, but shame on him, he failed his steroids test, and is serving his suspension right now, so that takes him out of the running. Well I just beat Anderson Silva. I know that had Anderson beaten me, he would have got the next title shot, so I think it's only fair that I get the same prize."

'Soldier of God' returned fire on Twitter, tweeting #gatekeeper in response to his interview with MMA Junkie.

Romero, who edged out 'Jacare' Souza in a title eliminator bout at UFC 194, recently had his two-year suspension reduced to six months, making the Cuban a likely candidate to return this fall.

UFC 199, which will feature Luke Rockhold defending his middleweight title in an immediate rematch with Chris Weidman in the main event, takes place The Forum in Inglewood, California on June 4.