Despite losing two of his past three fights (and being 5-5 in his past 10), UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber still believes he can stand toe-to-toe with one of the UFC’s top middleweights.

In an interview with MMA: Inside the Cage, “The California Kid” stated that he can beat 185-pounder Michael “The Count” Bisping (beginning at the 4:38 mark of the video).

“You know, the bottom line is that I've got respect for Bisping, I think he's a cool enough guy. But I'd get in there and scrap with him,” he explained.

The former WEC featherweight champion, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt known for his signature guillotine choke, believes he would have the advantage when the fight hit the mat. Faber also believes his speed would play a factor in the bout.

“I think it'd go well. I think I'd have an advantage on the ground. I wouldn't wanna take a clean punch from the guy because he's so much bigger, but you know, for those that know martial arts, getting hit on the button is the scary thing and I think he'd have trouble hitting me.

Although I have a great big chin here, I think he'd have trouble getting to it. So it'd be an interesting fight. I would do it. Let's do it Bisping, we can do it on the internet. We can do some sparring, or charge people and have an exhibition bout."

Bisping started some beef with Team Alpha Male when he engaged in some verbal warfare with Joseph Benavidez prior to UFC 152, though that seemed to be a “fake feud” as both fighters expressed no bad blood at the event.

Even with the 50-pound weight difference, Faber suggests that he and Bisping should charge fans to watch them have a sparring or exhibition match streamed on the internet.

Is Faber just being quirky or is this a legitimately good idea that could make the UFC some money?