Michael Bisping is more than happy with Denis Kang finish at UFC 105
by MMAmania.com on Nov 15, 2009 10:23 AM EST
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"To say I'm happy would be an understatement -- the pressure I felt since my last fight was just unbelievable. Obviously, I have a family I have to provide for, so a few losses in the UFC and your out. This is my passion, this is my dream. So I was very worried coming into this fight because he is a tough opponent, but I want to beat people like that, otherwise I don't belong here. He caught me with a stupid shot again, but I felt comfortable ... even on the ground. I was never in any danger of being submitted.... He's a good opponent who I took care of rather nicely."
Michael Bisping is back, but was he ever gone? Don't answer that. What's important is that "The Count" came up big last night when it mattered most, battling back to stop Denis Kang in their middleweight showdown at UFC 105: "Couture vs. Vera" at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England. He got dropped early, which more than likely had fans at saying "here we go again" because of his infamous highlight-reel knockout loss to Dan Henderson back in July. This time, however, "The Ultimate Fighter" 4 winner shook it off and notched perhaps the biggest win of his career -- two straight losses would have been detrimental on so many different levels. So who's next ... Vitor Belfort or not so fast?
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Like him or not
Bisping looked rocked early in the first round and realized standing up was not going to be an option. Comes out in round 2 and goes for the takedown with great success. Rocks him on the ground and from then on Kang was out of the fight. Way to switch up the game plan. Good for him. Still not ready for a Franklin or Silva though.
by ElStIkO on Nov 15, 2009 10:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
****Rumor/Semi confirmed****
TATAME has a story up on a WEC-UFC merger after 3 more events. Mania – anything from your sources?
Oh yea, i take this fight to mean that Kang is a choke artist and will always quits under big lights. Not that Bisping is a great fighter. Those punches he finished him with were less than vicious.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Nov 15, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah kangs face wasnt busted up was it?bisping is never gonna get credit off some people but i thought it was an awesome performance.considering people slag his jj he done well to be in bottom psition fo nearly a full round and not be in any trouble!
by scott1 on Nov 15, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
joe daddy
kang is a choker for shore and bisbing is still a douche! he faught a guy who quits in the later rounds if he cant finish his opponent.
by joe daddy on Nov 15, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kang just just hasn’t looked the same for a while now.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 15, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s kinda sad. I say give him the loser of Akiyama/Wand and give the winner to Bizzzbing.
by Alpha Male on Nov 15, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
IF YOU STILL THINK BISPING IS A DOUCHE, YOU'RE A DOUCHE
Bisping may not have a granite chin but he has proven he can take a punch, just watch his previous fights apart from Hendo who, with a punch like his KO of Bisping can take out nearly anyone. Bisping has gotten caught on other ocassions and won and he’s been in brawls, and won, and he has finished lots of fights.
He may not be top 10 yet, but he’s getting there, he has the focus and intelligence to improve and I don’t see how you can not respect that. And, great he has lots to say and believes in himself. Would you rather none of the fighters say anything? That would be just a little boring if nobody thought they were better than anybody else or had anything bad to say ever.
by Syncro on Nov 15, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
Impressive win to say the least. Bisping’s ground game looks much improved and even his wrestling looked good. His chin might still be a bit suspect, but I think everyone’s would be after KO like that. Bisping’s definitely not ready for Marquardt/Maia/Franklin/Belfort yet, but perhaps the winner of Gouveia/Belcher? Just an idea since they’d be equally matched.
by n4tacon on Nov 15, 2009 10:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kind of agree
I would take Bisping over Maia though, I think Maia is a great fighter who simply got cought against Marquardt but I also think he is too small for MW I’d like to see him drop to WW.
I dont think Maia could get in to a position to get Bisping on the mat, hes too elusive. I think Bisping would simply overwhelm Maia wth strikes for the TKO.
(I know I’ll get dissagrees for that comment but thats my opinion…I think Maia has more to prove against large strikers)
I think someone like Sonnen would be a great next fight for bisping but that cant happen at the moment, I can see a Wandi fight coming up in the future but maybe not next.
Whoever isping fights next, they wont be a can….those days are over.
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No Chin No Chance
With todays fighters if you cannot take a punch you are in deep. Bispings chin is questionable.
by ElStIkO on Nov 15, 2009 10:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kang Has no heart
and Bisping has no chin
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by _Felix_ on Nov 15, 2009 11:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bisping looked good, but I cannot help to believe that Kang had that “mental fart” that seems to happen in his fights whether it is against Mousasi or Belcher. Kang is a BJJ black belt, and for some reason, Kang could not control Bisping’s posture from the bottom, and it just seemed like Kang gave up once he got taken down. It just seems so strange because Kang won the first round decisively, and just had that “mental fart” in the second round.
by chrisbboy82 on Nov 15, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Impressed
How is Bispings chin questionable? he was rocked early but hung in there and destroyed Kang. I was impressed to say the least, Bisping really needed that win. As far as Kang goes, I would say he is over rated. With 2 of 3 fights lost in the UFC not to top notch guys I wouldnt be surprized to see Kang get sent packing soon, he certainly isnt living up to the hype!!!!!
by HEELHOOK on Nov 15, 2009 11:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
As is Bisping
He can’t beat the divisions best, which Kang is far from
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by _Felix_ on Nov 15, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HEELHOOK
You can’t think of any reason why people might say that Bisping has a weak chin? C’mon, really?
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That shot from Hendo would have turned any MW’s lights out. He took plenty of good shots from Hammill, Rashad, Kang and Leben and shook them all off.
by P-Dub on Nov 15, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Very true...
We all kno Rashad can punch hard as hell too… ask my boy Chucky. No question Leben has ko’d some folks as well. His chin is fine and he improves all the time. He obviously felt uncomfortable the whole time with Hendo. You can tell he felt totally comfortable with Kang. Watch the fights and watch his feet. No stuttering or anything. He fought the perfect fight and gave Kang a beating. Kang had mount for a full 90 seconds and didnt land a single punch. BJJ black belt or not… that just goes to show that Bisping is taking his career very seriously. HIs ground defense looked superb imo. Kang, is still hurting…
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by enzo-enormous on Nov 15, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Biggest factor
For me the biggest factor was his size.
He has looked skinny as hell since moving to MW but he was much bigger last night he has obviously got the art of cutting weight then putting it back on for the fight correct.
He looked bigger..Kangs face showed that he was obviously stronger and going back to a more aggressive style seems to suit his abilities better.
I think he will steadily move up the ranks until giving him his “Respect” no longer becomes a matter of opinion.
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you are right
He was a lot bigger than Kang. He just needs to keep his hands up after he punches. He also needs to put a little more effort in to moving in angles when on defense. Other than that, his game is great, imo. I’ve always been a Bisping fan myself, but I try to be unbiased regardless. He should keep worrying about “his respect”, because I have a feeling that he is one of those people that won’t put in as much effort once he feels like he is “respected”. I dont know that for sure, obviously, but he seems to think about it a lot.
Kang needs to get back to the drawing board. He took a beating from Bisping. His ninja turtle “shell” defense did nothing for him. I would like to see Kang focus on his ground game. He has good hands and speed, he just needs to work on his ground game all together. BJJ black belts are way better than that. It was like Vera on Randy. He didnt land a single punch. Kang was worse tho because he has 3 times the amount of time left. He also needs to look for his heart…
enzo-enormous
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by enzo-enormous on Nov 15, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bisping improved
i was hoping kang could pull it off..but bisping really did look loads better on the ground..and he did get rocked the first round..i was mostly pulling for my fellow canadian..but..he got worked over hard..sigh!
by sarah- on Nov 15, 2009 11:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Small mistake
Bisping won season 3, not 4.
I liked the fight a lot, Bisping showed some great defense on the ground in round 1, even if he wasn’t able to get up. Second round was great too, as he saw he wasn’t winning the striking game, so he changed it up and executed some great g’n’p.
by Shaun32887 on Nov 15, 2009 11:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Maia over Bis?
Your kidding right?
Look, I know Bis showed an EXCELLENT guard. I mean, it was freaking nice. But Kang is not Maia.
Bis doesnt have the power to knock anyone out, so the eventually it will go the ground and it will be over.
Dont fool yourself
by lilmonster on Nov 15, 2009 11:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not fooling myself
Maia is unproven against strikers period
Marquardt didnt hit him with a nuke and went down like a lead balloon.
What Im saying is I personaly dont think that Maia will take bisping down and if you watch the way bisping delivers his GnP he does it from the standing position (mostly) not the clinch.
Also allthough Maia has displayed possibly the best jits in MMA he himself has still to beat any true top quality fighters, and dont throw sonnen out there, IMO sonnen exposed Okami rather than beat a world class fighter
IMO ofcourse
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
IMO you say IMO too much
we get it’s you’re damn opinion just say it.
by frosnt1 on Nov 15, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maia would smash Bisping
Bisping doesn’t have KO power, even against Kang it took a lot of shots to finish the fight. Maia doesn’t have to fear a flash KO, so he’ll be confident enough to clinch with Bisping quickly then it’ll be plain sailing from that point. Kang showed nothing off on the ground that backed his BJJ black belt but Maia has proved himself time and again that he can get anyone to the ground and submit him. Against Nate his striking was suspect but Bisping is no Marquardt and will get submitted quickly if he ever faces Maia.
by David W-S on Nov 15, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maia has proved himself ?
Now Im not saying the guy cant fight but he is deffinately unproven as far as im concerned.
you said he has proved that he can take anyone down time and time again ? tell me what top quality fighters he has beaten? Sonnen?
Maia hasn’t proven that he deserves his #5 rank as far as Im concerned.
As I said, Marquardt didnt hit him with a bomb most other fighters would have recovered from that stike but he didn’t he hit the mat and was out. Bisping doesnt need one punch power anyone who can deliver strikes as fast and as acurately as he can doesn’t need one punch power.
Maia is too small for MW and as far as a fight with bisping goes he would just get overwhelmed with strikes and its really hard to plan your JJ strategy when someone keeps punching you in the face, bispings just too smart to go to the ground with him and Maia wont be able to take him down and hold him there long enough to put anything together.
Bisping would take this one nine out of ten times and that is a genuine assesment.
Maia is a great prospect, but at WW not MW.
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ive said the same thing for a while that bispign would win Maia by TKO thats why Bisping need to go the maia route rather then power punchers. Maia called him out multiple times and even saind he would do tuf so it makes sense
KANG RIP
by Tonyuk on Nov 15, 2009 11:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agree obviously..lol
Unfortunately I think Maia is booked up otherwise that is the fight I would like to see.
I have a feeling that Bispings next fight will be against sexyyama
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sexyama’s facing Wandi. Bisping would lose to Maia, Sexyama and Wandi at this point, against Kang he showed a lot of heart but it was that rather than skill that beat Kang, as Denis once again gave up when things got tough. Bisping’s chin is still suspect and he still had a lot of holes in his striking defence that Kang exploited in the first round.
by David W-S on Nov 15, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kang didnt lose the fight
Bisping won it….decisively, he was never in danger on the ground and realising hed lost the round let the clock run down, round two = total destruction of Kang….the guys face was a mess thats not giving up thats having your ass handed to you.
Bisping smashed him period
As for Maia I explained why I think Bisping would beat him a few posts up so I wont harp on about it but I stand by it.
I respect your opinion but I have a different one…..makes it interesting because I think the fight will happen sooner rather than later.
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 11:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kang didnt lose the fight
Bisping won it….decisively, he was never in danger on the ground and realising hed lost the round let the clock run down, round two = total destruction of Kang….the guys face was a mess thats not giving up thats having your ass handed to you.
Bisping smashed him period
As for Maia I explained why I think Bisping would beat him a few posts up so I wont harp on about it but I stand by it.
I respect your opinion but I have a different one…..makes it interesting because I think the fight will happen sooner rather than later.
by Confused. on Nov 15, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How did Kang give up?
Personally, I think he rattled Kang’s cage in the 1st and was hellbent on getting full mount and going for some ground and pound. Problem is, Bisping’s strong and hipped out. And rather than think, heck with it, I’ll just BJJ him to death, Kang made the mistake of continuing looking for full mount and wearing himself out for round two.
Bisping hit him hard in that second. You saw how his face split open. He was a mess. He took a couple of solid shots that would have beaten anyone.
People want to think Kang to be a quitter, but the reality is, he has a concentration issue and gets too attached to finishing fights with his fists – something he even admitted to in the lead-up to this fight.
He needs to drop a weight class and go submission-furious, but anyone who thinks he can’t fight or likes to quit is looking at the result, not how the result came to be.
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by Ozzz on Nov 16, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yesterday's fights
2 things I got out of yesterday…..
1) I’ve been saying it for years, and get called a "Pride nutthugger idiot"….but THE CAGE SUCKS!!!!!! Guys like Couture who are looking to hug their opponent for 15 minutes wouldn’t last 1 round with Vera in a ring.
2) Hate on boxing all you want, but their events just seem so much more classy than an MMA event….whether it’s Strikforce, UFC, etc… One of the reason is the MMA events lack of "National Anthems". Every sport in the world plays Anthems before the game starts…..or fight, in boxing’s case. Why doesn’t MMA do it?
To me the anthems’ kind of add a little bit of excitement and build-up before the fight., and add some class to the events. MMA promotions should do this before their main events
by introvert on Nov 15, 2009 11:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
anthems
not every sport does anthems, soccer dont well not here in the uk unless its international events
by ruanfiy on Nov 15, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Soccer in the UK??
are you really in the UK using the term Soccer?? what happened to Football? lol
by JRE on Nov 15, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
another stupid post from you
National Anthems? Seriously? Do you think that listening to the Brazilian national anthem 4 times a night is going to make a UFC broadcast run more smoothly? I want less commercials and less time wasted on introductions, and you want to introduce anthems as a means to improve the production? You always find the dumbest things to complain about. Do you think Randy would change his whole game plan because of a ring? No he would not, they just would have had to stop the fight 15 times to pick them up out of the first row.
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
stupid comment
Why would they do it before every fight?
What a stupid comment.
by introvert on Nov 15, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
Doing it at all is a stupid idea. If that’s what you think will make a show better, maybe you should just keep all your great ideas to yourself. they tell you where the fighter is from, do you really need to hear the national anthem of a country you’ve never been to? Or in some cases heard of? Stupid idea and a waste of space on this thread, something you are probably use to by now.
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why is it stupid?
I’ve never heard the Filipino anthem before, and when those 3 girls were singing it last night…it was beautiful.
I guess you can’t class up an MMA fan.
by introvert on Nov 15, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
download it then
Who’s stopping you from downloading all the national anthems you want? I think it is a bad idea to fill more time in a PPV. We could get an extra fight in that allotted time, but you would rather listen to people sing?
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a stupid idea.
Maybe you think a crowded Vegas arena will stand respectfully for a Brazilian and French national anthem, or a Russian and Canadian anthem, but I think they’d be bored to tears.
In fact, whenever I go to other sports and they gear up for the anthem, I hit the bathroom.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Nov 16, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with introvert 100%
I said the same thing to my wife during the pacquio fight! I said i wish that mma did it like boxing, sung the national anthem before main event, and was more classy! I’m in no way a boxing fan, but watch 1 or 2 fights a year, and am always impressed with the thought, time and money put into production, On TV and Live!
by kevjack115 on Nov 15, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
jimi hendrix
i guess randy couture coming out to the star-spangled banner is as close as you’ll get to havin a national anthem played at ufc events!
by paolo78 on Nov 15, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we wouldn't know
we didn’t get his entrance on spike!
by kevjack115 on Nov 15, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he has not used it in ages, seems to be favouring ac/dc or aerosmith at the moment. can’t remember the time he used it think it was against tito a few years back.
by paolo78 on Nov 15, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it really the lack of national anthem that's the problem?!
I think it’s the fact that there’s two men shut in a cage, covered in blood, beating each other to a pulp with very few rules that stops it being classy. That and the moron roid fans screaming at the camera.
The sport could definately improve it’s image, but adding a national anthem is WAY off the mark in my book!
by BritishBulldog on Nov 15, 2009 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe you're right
I made a comment last night how awesome the crowd was last night. Almost the same as Japanese fans. No booing, almost silent for most of fight (except during great exchanges, in that case, applause). The barbaric nature of the sport has no impact on classing it up. I know it’s little things, the last 2 weeks we got no ring entrances (but a million commercials), before main event, I’d love the national anthem…absolutely love it!
Side note, anyone notice GSP mouthing to himself his prepared gay ass statement inthat same stale ass suit? They could have asked him what day it was, he would have said the same thing (as jumbled as it was) as he said last night. I know you young french canadians, english isn’t his first language, just poking fun!
by kevjack115 on Nov 15, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did notice him mouthing something while Rogan was introducing him. I thought he was probably going over his lines. That old ass suit has got to go. He has money, why keep wearing the same suit?
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know Dana encouraged him to talk it up
Not his nature he is too respectful.
by ElStIkO on Nov 15, 2009 12:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The PA wasn’t great from where I was sat, so I only heard Buffer and Rogan, made me look daft for laughing at the radios they were selling as if I’d have bought one I could have heard the post fight interviews. GSP got a huge reaction though, probabaly bigger than Hardy’s.
The crowd was very good, there was one idiot who yelled at GSP to go back to France (shows what a moron he was) and who kept yelling about Saxons and Romans but on the whole the crowd was very respectful, there was very little booing although a few people got restless during Randy’s many clinches in the main event, but the respect shown to the fighters was great. During the exchanges most of us kept quiet, only cheering when something happened like a nice reversal, submission attempt or strike and there was little booing, Riddle got some stick for the Hulk Hogan entrance and Swick was booed but other than that the crowd were great. However I was on my own in my attempts to boo Bisping and cheer for Kang, if only Denis had have finished the fight in the first because he looked awful in the second round.
by David W-S on Nov 15, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
o my reason im confident of Bisping winning Maia is simply size diffrence and reach. Maia looks a miget compared to Mike
KANG RIP
by Tonyuk on Nov 15, 2009 11:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bisping showed off a great heard in the 1st round and run over Kang in the 2nd to put an end to the fight and comeback to the mix. Happy for him.
"No one wants to be defeated."
by Eduardo Cruz on Nov 15, 2009 11:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
important?
there’s nothing important about Bissh*** beating a Denis Kang that never once fired in his underwhelming UFC stint. I mean, are you kidding me?? Give him Belfort by all means, but solely because i’d enjoy seeing his eyes roll into the back of his head. He will never be an elite MW, ever. and if “the biggest win of his career” came against said Denis Kang then that really is a wrap on his prospective career. Hendo exposed the fool.
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 15, 2009 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like Bisping
But I agree with everything you just said. Kang has been underwhelming to say the least. I thought when Bisping fell in the first round there we were seeing the makings of another Chuck. Weak chin and below average everything else. There isn’t anything wrong with being a top 20 fighter in the world though. He just has no shot at ever being top 5, no reason to hate the guy for trying.
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im not hating on him for trying
they deserve their respect for stepping into the octagon, that a given. being a douchebag when you’re top 20 at best deserves no respect. not from me anyway
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 15, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t mean that you were hating on Bisping. I think a lot of people hate on fighters that aren’t top 5. What is wrong with top 20?
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
being a douchebag when you’re top 20 at best deserves no respect
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 16, 2009 3:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MMAMANIA DESERVEs NO RESPECT
That covers everyone who posts on this site….
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Nov 16, 2009 8:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that include you too so...??
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 16, 2009 8:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a few fighters that have come from pride haven’t lived up to the expectations, cro cop for one has been disappointing. but for the love of god give bisping his dues he can only beat what is put in front of him. i think they gave him hendo to soon they would have been better pitching him against someone like jeremy horn – a big name but maybe past his best.
a lot of people on this site didn’t give him a prayer against kang, the bisping bashing is just boring now. he may come across arrogant and i can understand why people find that annoying about him but personally i think he is a much better fighter than a lot of people give him credit for.
by paolo78 on Nov 15, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats exactly why i don’t like him, if the ufc should be
bq. pitching him against someone like jeremy horn – a big name but maybe past his best
then why is going around like he’s the shit?! fuck him. he’s not. he is arrogant. he i shit. and he’ll be taken to task for both until he loses the arrogance. when you cant beat top competition like Hollywood you need to shut the fuck up, especially when you’re retarded enough to consistently circle into the path of his powerhand. sorry if i bored you, but not really
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 15, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ultimate fighter
bisping won ultimate fighter 3 not 4
by jslim on Nov 15, 2009 1:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Count v Cote ...
There is one fighter for Bisping next … This person called him out before he had a title shot and got injured. This person is now fit and ready to go. This fight would be extremely easy to promote. Both want top level fighters.
Michael Bisping v Patrick Cote …
by DownUnder on Nov 15, 2009 1:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Id love Cote as Bisping will destroy him
KANG RIP
by Tonyuk on Nov 15, 2009 1:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
HA
Bisping would not destroy the Predator. Patrick has cardio, knock out power and decent wrestling. All the things Kang was lacking last night. If it weren’t for Kang doing his usual self-destruct last night we would be talking about how Bisping doesn’t deserve to be in the UFC. That was a gift that Bisping wasn’t knocked out in the first round.
by jay. on Nov 15, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kang got beat mentally
by Bisping then physically. Say what you want but I aint seen Kang destroyed and left on his back after a match in a fight like that for a long time.
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Nov 15, 2009 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I still don’t know how Kang didn’t finish the fight, he had him beat and blew it. All I can say is that Kang is the master of grabbing defeat at the jaws of victory, I was hopeful that he was mentally prepared for a war this time but once again he folded. It’s a shame because he has all of the talent in the world and looked superb in the first round, alas Bisping lives to fight another day. If he faces Wandi, Cote, Maia or Sexyama then he’ll lose.
by David W-S on Nov 15, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
COTE VS BISPING?
I don’t know, I think Cote might take Bisping out IF: Cote’s cardio is back and he has kept on his ground game. I like both of them but I can’t see Bisping bullying Cote in any way or getting him to turtle or tap. He would have to outwork him with a decision.
by Syncro on Nov 15, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Cote available yet?
He is definately 2 steps beyond Bisping. People gave him no credit in his fight against Silva. Cote easily. Plus he s Canadian and that makes him awesome.
by ElStIkO on Nov 15, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
did you see Cote the other day in the blog? he’s like 230 right now! only thing he’s ready for is a hot dog eating contest!
by kevjack115 on Nov 15, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cote never looks in shape.
no big secret. tough as nails though. and he s Canadian.
by ElStIkO on Nov 15, 2009 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good Read
Sure i’d like to see him against alves or fitch first but its too risky if they beat him… So i think its good he’s getting a shot and hopefully he’ll bring some fire out of GSP because the guy can definitely take a punch.
I think he really showed that more than an athlete he is a fighter…and this is where i think he can give GSP problems.
by AfroSamurai on Nov 15, 2009 2:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think they expected Swick to beat him setting up the match with GSP but Hardy winning screws the plans. They will go through with it anyway but he is not ready.
by ElStIkO on Nov 15, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. They didn’t see that coming. I sure as hell didn’t. But, I think it will be interesting none-the-less. Hardy will talk tons of trash, so the build up should be good.
by Josh H. on Nov 15, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wtf was wrong with kang?
Can someone explain to me how someone who is black belt in BJJ can’t do ANY damage to his opponent for 4 minutes when he is on top, but when he is on the receiving end, VIRTUALLY, gets hit with every shot and has no defense what so ever?
I had no idea who kang was and when I asked everyone said he’s strong etc… weakest guy on the ground I’ve ever seen, top or bottom.
by ashegam on Nov 15, 2009 5:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
My opinion:
He was wasting all his energy trying to get perfect position because he thought Bisping was dazed and vulnerable to G’n’P.
He should have used that positioning to work subs, but he’s a bit in love with his fists.
IMO.
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by Ozzz on Nov 16, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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