Michael Bisping is set to face Demian Maia © Getty Images Enlarge

Michael Bisping's attempt to boost his chances of setting up a title shot with Anderson Silva will take place in front of the eyes of the nation after it was confirmed UFC on Fox 2 will be shown live on ESPN in the UK.

The Chicago card on January 28 will undoubtedly go down as one of the biggest in 2012, as the UFC airs multiple fights on Fox for the first time.

Headlining the event, Rashad Evans goes looking for victory over Phil Davis in order to get closer to a light-heavyweight matchup with Jon Jones.

Prior to that bout, Chael Sonnen will bid to earn a rematch with middleweight champion Silva against Mark Munoz, while Bisping will bid to impose his own title credentials against the highly-skilled Demian Maia.

ESPN will also show the UFC on FX event headlined by Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard, which takes place on January 20. In total, ESPN will be showing five UFC events in the space of 43 days over January and February.

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