LOS ANGELES – If Luke Rockhold does end up with a shot at current UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, he’ll have at least one high-profile supporter.

“I’m not convinced on Weidman yet,” Michael Bisping told MMAjunkie video partner Rick Lee at a Monday media luncheon held to promote UFC 186. “I’m sorry. I’m still not convinced. No offense.

“I know he’s getting a little smug up there the longer he’s the champion. It’s starting to go to his head a little bit.”

Rockhold, of course, dispatched of Lyoto Machida this past weekend in impressive fashion, and he now appears to be the leading candidate to face the winner of May’s UFC 187 contest between Weidman and top contender Vitor Belfort.

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza certainly has a case to claim he’s the No. 1 contender, as well, and Weidman still has to get past Belfort for the matchup to come to fruition. But if it happens, Bisping knows who he’s picking.

“I’d probably favor Luke in that fight,” Bisping said.

Of course, Bisping (25-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) isn’t just an analyst these days. He’s also got a fight ahead at this weekend’s UFC 186 event in Montreal against C.B. Dollaway (15-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC). It’s an important fight for both men as they look to remain relevant in the 185-pound title picture.

Bisping believes his pressure will ultimately prove the difference.

“He’s going to crumble,” Bisping said. “He’s going to let me win this fight because he’s going to look for a way out. He’s going to allow me to land the shot that puts him down.”

If victorious, Bisping said he’d like to fight again in the summer, and then he’ll let the rest of the division sort itself out while he plots his next move. And if his predictions are correct, Bisping sees a way he could both finally fight for the UFC middleweight title and also avenge his November loss to Rockhold.

“As of right now, it’s about me winning and beating top-10 guys and proving to the world that I still have what it takes,” Bisping said. “I believe I have what it takes. I know I have what it takes.

“Luke Rockhold is going to beat Weidman later in the year. I’ll beat someone in summer, and then I’ll get my rematch with Rockhold. He head-butted me in that fight, and then this time next year, I’ll be the champion. There you go.”

UFC 186 takes place Saturday at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The evening’s main card airs on pay-per-view.

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