Dear Spider: Michael Bisping wants to be the first Brit to win a UFC title
by Jesse Holland on Nov 16, 2009 12:16 PM EST
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Props: Manchester Evening News
Quoteworthy:
"I want to be the champ one day and my goal is to become the first Brit to win a UFC title. It was crucial to win because I have had a lot of criticism. I wanted to get out there and have a big win against him. I have worked too hard and my team have worked too hard for me not to succeed. I have bounced back right away. I have never been that nervous before a fight. I lost my last fight badly. Because of that, I had been really nasty leading up to the fight. Obviously, after my last performance I wanted to get right back with a big win and that's what I did. I wanted to get back to my old tough and aggressive style and I did that. I was really confident because I took on the best, but knew I could get back. I certainly wasn't going to quit. I will fight. I will always fight, as long as there is a heartbeat in me I will fight."
Michael Bisping breathes a sigh of relief after his emphatic TKO win over Denis Kang at UFC 105: "Couture vs. Vera" last Saturday night in front of his hometown crowd in Manchester. There were serious doubts about the future of "The Count" after his devastating knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100 on July 11; however, the TUF 3 champ proved he's here to stay and still capable of winning when it counts. Now that he's put the ghosts of Hendo behind him, where does he stand in the crowded middleweight division?
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How does it feel to want?
Maybe he can win a title over in Sengoku or Dream. It ain’t happening in the UFC.
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by _Felix_ on Nov 16, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh god Michael no.
Plus he wont be fighting Silva he would be fighting Belfort.
by ElStIkO on Nov 16, 2009 12:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean Bisping is going to actively root against Hardy just so he can be the first? That would be kind of a dick move.
by P-Dub on Nov 16, 2009 12:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think Hardy has a better chance at UFC crown than Bisping. I just don’t see how Bisping can do it while the Spider has the crown…
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by orcus on Nov 16, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What a great performance
Bisping kicked the crap out of Kang, plain and simple!!!!!!
by HEELHOOK on Nov 16, 2009 12:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kang is the Sokoudjou of the MW division. Not a very big win there.
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by _Felix_ on Nov 16, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He should watch out for that glass jaw he is developing.
by Jimbobb on Nov 16, 2009 12:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What glass jaw you muppet!!!! knocked out once to date
by bezzaboy on Nov 16, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And rocked by Kang and almost put out in the first round.
by Jimbobb on Nov 16, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Key word being ALMOST there bud!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you can take shots like that and win fights you dont have a glass jaw dumbass!!!!
by HEELHOOK on Nov 16, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not even close
Bisping got knocked down and did a superb job from his back. Kang never had him in the least bit of danger. Then Bisping hulked up in the second and ended it.
by P-Dub on Nov 16, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Take shots like that? He got hit once in the side of the head and went down. The more you get knocked silly the easier it becomes. That is two fights in a row its just that Hendo is a much more powerful puncher than Kang.
by Jimbobb on Nov 16, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jimbob have you actually done any sort of fighting?? He got hit on the temple and went down, so what it happens to the best of them. You need to learn about fighting and respect and stop putting down a very good fighter just because you don’t like him.
by bezzaboy on Nov 16, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bisbing blows american cock
hes got a glass jaw if iv’e ever seen one
by joe daddy on Nov 17, 2009 12:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i knew he would win only because i knew kang would give it up. he never should of jumped on that lizard (geico) when he knocked him down! bisbing is a punk and so are you bezzaboy is that some kind of gay term over in the u.k. or u.gay. as i call it and where the hell have you fought?
by joe daddy on Nov 17, 2009 12:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Awww
Shame all those gay UK boys beat up all those tough and macho Americans at the weekend wasn’t it? You can keep James Wilkes too, he’s been in the US too long and is beyond saving now… ;)
(no offence to the normal Americans who aren’t from the areas where sleeping with your sister is normal, or your daddy for that matter since Joe above seems that way inclined…)
by Jimrod on Nov 17, 2009 1:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
joe daddy, grow up
bezzaboy is right, any area around the temple or behind the ear makes you do the chicken dance, as a fighter, i would rather be hit in the chin/face area, and feel a bong in my head and see stars for 2 seconds, than be compus mentus but not be able to function or move. henderson has got the biggest, hardest punch out of all the 185`ers, and would knock any one out, how many times did he knock the tree stump over(phalares)? have you ever thought of anger management classes, or channeling your imature aggression into something like martial arts? x from gay in uk
by freedomthrtyfve on Nov 17, 2009 6:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Most impressive win
of the night give him credit for that, alot of people on here didn’t give him a chance
by Robert(1) on Nov 16, 2009 12:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
sign him up
to fight Marquart, Maia, Franklin, Wand any of these guys should bring him crashing back down to earth. You’re top 20 Micheal nothing more. Don’t be ashamed of it, just stop trying to live higher than your place.
by jay. on Nov 16, 2009 12:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I think he would have a very good chance against Franklin and Wand and I think he would just TKO Maia.
Marquardt however would give him a brutal beatdown.
by Lester The Pimp on Nov 16, 2009 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed Lester
except I think Maia would sub him at some point…
by McArthur... on Nov 16, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No chance
He beats Maia. I’d bet money on it. Maia learned from his last fight and Bisping doesn’t have that kind of power, he’d need to KO Maia with one shot because if he puts Maia down, he’d get caught eventually.
by Shadyone33 on Nov 16, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m one of the few on here who doesn’t outright hate Bisping, but he doesn’t have the stand-up technique or power to threaten Ace. And Wandy would overwhelm him pretty quickly.
by P-Dub on Nov 16, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
stewies the best
i think he would knock out bisbing
by joe daddy on Nov 17, 2009 12:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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marq would clean out bisping, i think nate is 100% the no1, now that “if my right hand hits you your dead”, henderson has departed
by freedomthrtyfve on Nov 17, 2009 6:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We'll at least he's willing to give it a shot eh Maia?
I’ll be interested to see how he gets on now – I’ve said it before, he’s looked good at middleweight until the Hendo fight. For the Hendo fight something was wrong, his demeanour, his physique, everything – he looked sick (watch it again if you don’t believe me, I’m sure many of you have :D). It could have been nerves but he just looked frail and undernourished which I think affected his ability in the octagon. Excuses maybe, but he’d looked similarly pensive at 205, since his drop he’d looked more powerful and aggressive – the Hendo fight was a huge disappointment for me as it wasn’t competitive.
I’m still not totally convinced by Bisping, I prefer Hardy, Pearson, Winner, Ozipszak and even Etim from the UK guys for their attitudes as well as abilities. I just think to write Bisping off because of the Hamill or Hendo fights may be premature, he held his own against a pretty powerful and handy Rashad Evans at 205 who destroyed Chuck, Griffin and other decent competion after all…
by Jimrod on Nov 16, 2009 12:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he has evolved at the same rate Rashad has tho, maybe going to america to train wouldnt be a bad idea for him. Kongo & Rampage have trained at the Wolfs Lair and I’m not too sure that has helped their careers much either! Look at Hardy his base is Tough House but he has trained at camps in the US and he seems to be benifiting from this.
I think he needs two or three more good wins (in a row) before he deserves his shot
by paolo78 on Nov 16, 2009 12:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with most of what you said
I really saw exactly what you are talking about in the Hendo fight. He was super uncomfortable to say the least. He reminded me of a skittish animal. He was very scared and just, plain out, couldnt get his comfort level anywhere near where it should have been. His chin isnt suspect at all in my book. He took a shot from Hendo that would have ko’d anyone as far as Im concerned. I think that shot would have broke my neck. No shame in that whatsoever. He has done a superb job in the UFC and will be a champ at some point. I dont think he is ready yet myself, but I do think he will be there at some point. The shot from Kang that dropped him was right on the money and would have dropped almost anyone else. He recovered instantly and stopped Kang dead in his tracks while he was on his back. He had a full 90 seconds and didnt land a single punch. That doesnt say anything bad about Kang. Bisping just did a fantastic job of defense on the ground. Plain and simple.
Everyone was saying that Bisping was gonna get handled by Kang…. As soon as Bisping shoved his foot in Kangs ass, everyone just says how Kang was a loser and a can from the beginning. All of you that have said that, obviously, havent watched any of Kangs fights. He is a good fighter with a ton of skill. He was simply outclassed. Bisping is, was, and always will be a better fighter than Kang.
Thats my rant….
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by enzo-enormous on Nov 16, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
umm hmm
Enzo – I was rooting for Kang and thought he would take the win. Although I’ve never said I hated Bizzy I didn’t give him a chance her (especially post Hendo). He shocked me. He got right back to that never quit GNP that got him to the UFC and looked good.
Kang is a great fighter and Bisping earned this win. I don’t think The Count is ready for a top 5 MW fight yet but he getting there.
I think Maia is a good “next” fight. Bizzy will have to show us his Jits defence to get the GNP tko. And a win will move him up,
by Bigger Zino on Nov 16, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, put Bisping against Maia
Marquardt made Maia look silly, let’s see what Bisping can do against the BJJ wiz. Still think that Nate is getting shafted and deserves a shot at Spider over Belfort. When he beats Sonnen, I think you have to give Nate another shot—he’s definitely better than when he fought Spider the first time.
by the rock on Nov 16, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed!
Nate is getting the shaft big-time, he has the best shot of all the current contenders against Silva and the right attitude to win. The UFC is pushing some people far too fast and other, more deserving guys are getting left by the wayside.
by Jimrod on Nov 16, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
C’mon Big Z…he looked good? He got dominated 6 min out of 8 in a fight. His GnP was excellent and very effective, but that’s about it. Now fools think that Bizzzy got power in his hands. Shots on a guy with his head on the canvas, damage more than in a normal stand up. I like Bizzzy but he still showed me that he susceptible of getting KO by powerful puchers, like Cote, Akiyama, Wand, Belfort, Nate, Belcher ect. He showed that on his back he not threatening at all. His Jits seems only be for defence. His wrestling is average, his stand up is ok…not good. Acceptable footwork, but guy still got holes in his game. He doesn’t seems to realize it though. He’s already thinking of a title shot. Excuse me if I find that kinda stupid and hillarious. I believe even Grove could beat him up, no need to mention AS. I say he got a great victory, he was in trouble and he gut it out, so props for showing determination…but he didn’t looked good IMO.
by Alpha Male on Nov 16, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good Post enzo
It was defo one of the better fights of the night imo, it was the one i was most looking forward to, so i am a bit biased as im a bisping fan.
But alot of people have doubted him, even i did after the hendo fight and when kang tagged him i was shit here we go again, but i was really impressed with this win, more with the mental side of it, anyone who takes a shot like Hendo delivered then gets tagged again in like the first minute of the next fight might crumble, but like you said he controlled Kang from his back, lasted till the end of the round, and came out with the attitude to finish the fight, to me that says alot about where he stands now in the UFC.
I also think what a few people have mentioned about putting him against Maia is good move, but i think he will beat Maia, so i say give him Wand, at some point soon as Wand needs a win (thats if he loses to sexyama) and bisping need a legit name to try and get the W on
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by CoNr on Nov 16, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he was not prepared at all
he kept circling left and didnt use his kicks at all he had a terrible game plan.
he needs to go to america to train i mean its obvious rampage and tiki are terrible coaches. his biggest improvment was when he went to train in america with juanita ibarra and rampage and now he needs to go back stateside and train with att, aka greg jackson or one of those teams for his fights at least. no harm in training out of fights at the wolfslair but camp has to be in america.
by BarryL on Nov 16, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jimrod- Bisping at 185 just had his first real test. How could you say he has looked good at this weight, when his only to impressive fights were JAson Day and Charles McCarthy. There is nothing impressive about winning against them 2. Leben was a decent performance but not dominating, stick and move stick and move. While it was a good game plan it was a safe W, not a dominating W. He was obviously outclassed with Hendo. It has nothing to do with being ill or anything imo-I personally think he was beat mentally before he even got in the ring. I am th eself proclaimed biggest Bisping Hater on Earth, but I have to hand it to him he got rocked, maintained his composure, and came out hard in the 2nd. I think he will make an excellent high level gate keeper, maybe he’ll get a title shot when the division is cleared out or Silva gives up the goods, but I don’t think he could hang with the top 5 and would be in deep with most of the top 10. I really would like to see him against Wandy who I think would overwehlm him(but with the few monster KO’s that he has taken lately- Bisping may be able to cut the lights up stairs), Chael or Sexyyamma.
by Da Monkey on Nov 17, 2009 8:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dream On!
One win and we have to start talking about Bisping and A. Silva in the same breath? If and when Silva, Belfort, and a few other guys decide to retire then Bisping can start hyping his title run again.
It was a great win for him but, geeze a little reality never hurt.
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by Jrandolph on Nov 16, 2009 1:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bisping neds to beat at least two!
Ok, I know lists get everyone all out of sorts, but so what. This is my list of MW fighters that I believe are at least as good or better than Bisping. Either way, it would not be unreasonable to ask him to beat two of these guys before getting a crack at A. Silva.
If there’s anyone I left off, my bad. Just add in a post below.
Belfort
Quarry
Marquardt
Belcher
Sakarra
Mcfedries
Almeida
Cote
Akiyama
Maia
"Remember men, we are all winners in the eyes of Christ...except for the guy still bleeding on the canvass"
by Jrandolph on Nov 16, 2009 2:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Close
Maia’s way too low and Quarry’s way too high. I say move Nate up one and swap Quarry and Maia and you’re about right. Oh, I just noticed Cote…Cote KO’d McFredries, he should be up there too.
by Shadyone33 on Nov 16, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to see him welcome Cote back to the UFC. Cote would absolutely murder him.
by mmanick on Nov 16, 2009 2:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I Would Love To See Bisping vs. Anderson Silva
3 reasons why I would love to see this fight is purely selfish reasons.
1. I want to laugh and see a dramatic KO.
2. I don’t mind seeing Anderson Silva in an obvious mismatch where he plays cat and mouse.
3. Bisping will no longer have delusions of grandeur.
Hardy has a better chance of beating GSP than Bisping has a chance of making Silva sweat . . . and I don’t see Hardy beating GSP from his back.
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by VeeisAnimated on Nov 16, 2009 2:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That’s the fight that I wanted to see at 105 because it would have been a massacre, Bisping isn’t 1% the fighter that Andy is, he’d be destroyed as badly as Leben.
Bisping is still a long way behind the elite of the MW division, sure he did well to recover against Kang but this is becoming a habit, he almost got KO’d by Elvis and submitted by Red before coming back, if Kang was a mentally stronger fighter he’d have beaten Bisping no problem, unfortunately when the fight goes against him Kang folds. Bisping still doesn’t have any submission skills, any KO power (all of his stoppages in the UFC have been the result of quantity in strikes not quality) and has a suspect chin having been dropped once again. Bisping is no better than he was before the fight, sure he showed grit and determination to come back but he’s not going to trouble top fighters anytime soon, he’s not good enough.
by David W-S on Nov 16, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right to the point and hilarious. Cheers.
by Dball on Nov 17, 2009 12:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Spider by ko
After bisping got ko’ed by hendo he needs to move past marquart to even be in the title talk.
But I must admit it would be a stand up fight spider vs bisping, and I guarantee you’d see bisping running from spider the entire fight, until he gets ko’ed, which would be worth my $ to see again.
I like Hardy, great fighters attitude, and if he gets the title shot, he better not run or try
and win with fancy footwork. I hope he takes it to the spider knowing that you cannot win the belt from the champ by any other means than total domination. Then we get to see a spider highlight ko.
by Dball on Nov 16, 2009 2:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I would say that this would never happen however he’ll probably be in the UFC longer than Anderson Silva (AS retires in a few years) and hell if Forrest Griffin could be a champion, why not this guy?
by kibbled_bits on Nov 16, 2009 2:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
bispheeebbtt!
this brit aint going to win any belts anytime soon! if he wants a belt he needs to go to stikeforce!
by crossbone on Nov 16, 2009 3:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bisping/Silva
???? Mismatch city!!!!!!! I dont think Silva would even take that fight as he probably see’s it as a waste of his own time.
by HEELHOOK on Nov 16, 2009 3:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ecerybody seems to be missing the point here
Bisping never said he wanted to fight for the title tomorrow he just said he wanted to be the first brittish champion…whats wrong with that?
After the fight in his interview with rogan he said that the win was a step in the right direction and that he still had a long way to go and alot to learn before he peaks…but he promised he would get there.
Nothing controversial or arragant about that…pretty humble if you ask me.
I think bisping will be up in the mix for the title one day but like everyone else not until Silva retires.
Ive said before Bisping would TKO Maia, watch the marquardt fight again…Maia got coughed on, any other MW would have recovered from that shot but he didn’t …it was all over. Bisping isnt stupid enough to go to ground and clinch with Maia he would keep it on the feet and when Maia eventualy drops he would drop bombs from the standing position not the clinch….TKO Bisping.
I would give Bisping a great chance against any current MW except Silva and Belfort (yes I think he would have a good chance against marquardt), he needs a couple of years more experience and training before he reaches his peak whether or not its on thier level we will just have to wait and see.
Point is he is being written off far far too soon.
I see more dissapointment for Bisping haters in his next few fights
by Confused. on Nov 16, 2009 3:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow
You are truly in love with the guy. There is no reason for me to believe this isn’t Mike Bisping himself. You give him far too much credit. He’s a good fighter, but I can name at least 15 MW’s better than him. You are going to be shocked at where MB ends up in his career. No where near the top, is a hint.
by jay. on Nov 16, 2009 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeh Ive just earned $190,000 and decided to come to mania
Jay Im just tired of all the bullshit written about a good fighter with a ton of potential.
Just look at the headline
“Dear Spider: Michael Bisping wants to be the first Brit to win a UFC title”
All he ever said is its his ambition to win the title I mean WTF if you dont want to win the title you shouldn’t be a fighter.
I think its outragous that bisping gets destroyed on these forums for getting KO’d by one of the hardest hitters in MMA with claims that he has been “exposed” as a fraud and will only ever be a top 20 fighter when on the same forum Maia who got KO’d by a feather soft straight while showing even worse tactics than Bisping did against Hendo gets lauded as the future of the sport. I mean come on the guys best win was against Sonnen and suddenly hes ranked fith in the world..even aftr his loss to marquardt…its all bullshit and hypocrisy
Bisping is the most underated fighter at MW, currently top ten easily and he will prove it.
The next Bisping fight thats anounced everyone will say hes going to get tooled and then when he wins convincingly will say that the other guy gassed/is a can/UFC fixed it.. take your pick, it will happen because it just has…go back to the preview threads and see how everyone was saying how good and underated Kang is and that he would KO bisping andhandle him with ease….now those same people are saying Kang was never that good to start with..like I said its all bullshit.
I dont care if people are all butt hurt about the Hamill decision or that a profesional fighter likes to talk himself up, thats the fight game …get used to it
But to deny a fighters ability in the face of all the evidence…thats what is delusional
Micheal Bisping has lost two fights and only been taken to decision twice, the rest all finished early and only one of those was for his oponent.
We will have to agree to differ
by Confused. on Nov 16, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nate caught Maia with a strong counterpunch, that was far from weak and judging by Bisping’s recent fights he’d have got dropped by that punch as well, Nate’s one of the best strikers in the division. Maia would destroy Bisping, Mike doesn’t have one punch KO power and would be tapping as soon as Demian got it to the ground, Sonnen’s a much better grappler than Bisping and look how easily Maia took him to the ground and submitted him. Bisping is a decent fighter who performed well but he won’t beat anyone above Kang’s level.
Plus it’s pretty disrespectful of him to dismiss Hardy by going on about being the first British UFC champion, as he’s the one who went undefeated in the UFC and earned a title shot, both him and Semtex are much better fighters than Bisping and more interesting personalities. I’d much rather see the Rough House duo fight than Bisping.
by David W-S on Nov 16, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair Enough
You may be right, and he may be able beat a couple of those guys. If he did, then I would have no problem with him eting a title shot.
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by Jrandolph on Nov 16, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bisping
Bisping has no shot what so ever to capture UFC gold in my opinion. He can’t seem to understand not to circle someones power hand and that proved fatal in the UFC 100 fight. If you watch the last fight he continues to circle the power hand until he corrected himself. Good thing he fought Kang cause Bisping could have easily taken another knock-out punch to the chin.
by haymaker03 on Nov 16, 2009 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He didn't though
Instead he completely negated Kangs offense with his skill on the ground then destroyed Kang in the second round…can you tell me of a fight Kang has been beaten in when he was curled up in a ball like that at the end?….trust me its never happend sure hes been KO’d before but never so completely beaten that he went all fetal
people forget that he was KO’d by one of the best punches that Dan Henderson has ever thrown, that punch would have felled a tree.
You have to remember Im talking about Bisping holding a belt by the time he is 33 or 34 hes only just turned 30 and his only real experience has come from the UFC so expect him to last a while because hes still fresh.
He will keep learning and keep winning he may lose one or two on the way but he will get there or at the very least he will become a perrenial No1 Contender.
Bisping is the real deal and he will prove it over time.
by Confused. on Nov 16, 2009 4:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You can't learn power
He doesn’t have KO power. He won’t ever hold the title unless 6 or 15 guys retire before anyone else good comes in. He will always be middle of the pack. And there is nothing wrong with that.
by jay. on Nov 16, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't need it
when you can strike as fast as bisping can one punch power becomes irrelevent
Just ask Denis Kang’s face
by Confused. on Nov 16, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
time
Without power to end a fight guys don’t have to worry about taking a punch to land a punch. Against guys with KO power that will be a huge disadvantage for the Count. Plus I don’t think his hands are THAT fast.
by jay. on Nov 16, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't have KO power....
As far as we know (think about it have you ever seen him throw a haymaker or overhand right?)
On the feet he allways seems to jab, maybe its his overall movement rather than pure hand speed (belfort) that Im talking about I dont know, but whatever it is the amount of people he has overwhelmed with strikes to the point where they cant continue is undiniable so the combination of speed and power that he does have is certainly enough to stop people.
So far Kang has been the best MW fighter he has been able to do that to (he didn’t try against leben and hendo would have beaten him either way) but we will find out if he can do the same to higher ranked and more experienced fighters soon enough.
But you are right in one respect he will have to train using a new strategy to face big hitters and not worry about thier power, that is why other than Maia I would have him fight Cote
Cote would be a good test to see if he is ready to face the real big hitters of the division, he will either pass or fail…if he fail the n he has to dump the wolfslair and head off to the US for some better coaching
by Confused. on Nov 16, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yep
Wolfslair isn’t going to take Mike to the next level. I thought it was weird that Page went there. I would love to see Cote and Bisping go at it. They could fight the same night as GSP/Hardy. Put that in Montreal and they’ll sell out in 5 minutes.
by jay. on Nov 16, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
GSP said he’d defend the belt in the UK and it’s rumoured that the UFC will be in Nottingham in March, the GSP-Hardy fight is happening in the UK and it’ll sell out in no time, this event had huge sales even when there wasn’t a main event announced so the first ever title fight involving a British fighter would be huge. Besides Montreal has already seen GSP smash someone, give us lot the chance this time.
by David W-S on Nov 16, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Dave
I really hope not. We got the UFC ONCE a year. We deserve it way more than you guys who got more than 5 shows per year. That fight GOT to happen in Canada.
by Alpha Male on Nov 17, 2009 2:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ufc is pissing me off
sign hendo already please. then let him finish knockin bispings teeth out. :D come on i wanna see a rematch so he can finish bisping off
by Androooog on Nov 16, 2009 5:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
YES! Bisping vs. Silva!
I say Dana should give him the fight…but if he loses, he quits fighting.
by DubNub on Nov 16, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kang gave that fight away
Kang could have beat Bisping, he looked like he let him win. After dominating him he just kind of stopped fighting, I smell a rat if you ask me.
by Tribus on Nov 17, 2009 5:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Elvis and JFK got together on the old set of the fake moon landing and decided the best way to keep the world on its toes was to hold Kangs family hostage to make him throw the fight
I think the blood cuts and bruising on Kangs face was hollywood style make up and blood packs like they use in the WWE, think about it they could have been on the knuckles of Bispings gloves, that way when Bisping tapped him it just looked like he messed him up
Im just happy Kang is reunited with his family now…..it must have been a horrble ordeal
by Confused. on Nov 17, 2009 5:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ha your pater is like pish water
Man your about as funny as a kick to your mums ball sack.
if you dont think that stuff goes on you are confused. You can still take damage and let a fight go, just ask Rampage.
You should probably know that Dennis Kang name is only good with mma fans then again maybe you dont, there is more potential in Bisping bouncing back for matches / money to be made.
by Tribus on Nov 17, 2009 6:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice comeback...no really
what are you like 14?
Kang got his ass kicked bisping was never in trouble of his back and destroyed him once he regained control in the second.
If you want to call a good fighter like kang out for being on the take then go post on his site.
by Confused. on Nov 17, 2009 6:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Only cum back was from down the back of your mums throat
look man this was my first post after following this site for long time, then you hijack my opinion with immature sarcastic Elvis stories. Then you call me out for retaliating. I dont think i’ll bother any more cos i really dont want to talk to complete turds like youself. you pretty much put me off posting after one try. If you can get Bisping’s dick out your mouth long enough to discuss the actual fight.
your prob right, Bisping was good off his back and Kang didn’t do any damage, but I think Kang just stopped fighting. I really don’t think Bisping looked good in winning and Kang let it slip.
by Tribus on Nov 17, 2009 7:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dont stop posting
It not for me to stop people posting on the site, just keep it to opinions on the fights not my mother.
If you are trying to say Kang lost the fight because he gassed or he had another mental fart under pressure then fine.
Your original post is effectively saying the fight was fixed in order to gift bisping the win because the UFC can make more money with him…..WTF
Wether Bisping won the fight or Kang blew his chance regarless there was nothing suspicious about it
and pleae sop with the insults…….water of a ducks back, I dont get upset with words on a computer screen.
If you want to know why I reacted to your post click my nam and read the post starting “Yeah Ive just earned” where I mention claims of fixing
by Confused. on Nov 17, 2009 7:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
cool cool
Fair enough, Dont insult me and I wont insult back.
looking at your posts It does sound like your a Bisping fan and cant except other peoples opinions if they dont agree. I still think hes a B class fighter and maybe Kang did gas but it looked to me like he stopped fighting back. I am not naive enough to consider there may be other factors involved. ( Have you ever seen the Matrix, joking). Maybe Bisping kicked his ass. Maybe I was just talking shit as I hadn’t really taken the post that serious. But fact of the matter is Bisping is not Champ material.
by Tribus on Nov 17, 2009 8:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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