Elsalvajeloco Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 UFC Fight Night 48: Bisping vs. Le August 23, 2014 Cotai, Macau (CotaiArena at The Venetian Macao) Michael Bisping (186) vs. Cung Le (185) - Bisping, TKO (strikes), R4 (0:57) Dong Hyun Kim (171) vs. Tyron Woodley (170) - Woodley, TKO (punches), R1 (1:01) Lipeng Zhang (155) vs. Brendan O'Reilly (155) - Zhang, DEC (unanimous) TUF China Featherweight Tournament Final: Guangyou Ning (146) vs. Jianping Yang (145) - Ning, DEC (unanimous) Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Sai Wang (170) vs. Danny Mitchell (171) - Wang, DEC (unanimous) Alberto Mina (170) vs. Shinsho Anzai (171) - Mina, TKO (punches), R1 (4:17) Roland Delorme (136) vs. Yuta Sasaki (135) - Sasaki, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (1:06) Anying Wang (170) vs. Colby Covington (171) - Covington, TKO (punches), R1 (4:50) Zhikui Yao (135) vs. Royston Wee (136) - Wee, DEC (split) Elizabeth Phillips (136) vs. Milana Dudieva (135) - Dudieva, DEC (split) Event Bonuses ($50,000): Performance of the Night: Yuta Sasaki Performance of the Night: Alberto Mina Performance of the Night: Tyron Woodley Performance of the Night: Michael Bisping Attendance: 7,022 Cancelled Bouts: Dong Hyun Kim vs. Hector Lombard - Injury to Lombard Alberto Mina vs. Sheldon Westcott - Injury to Westcott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 THE ANIMAL IS COMING!! Also pumped to see Ulka getting signed. He's another good, young prospect from Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 UFC just hit a new low in their "we must rebuild Bisping" efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 They need to focus on rebuilding Cung's face though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Bisping fights a higher ranked fighter next and he loses. Bisping fights a lower ranked fighter after and he wins. Bisping fights a higher ranked fighter next and he loses. Bisping fights a lower ranked fighter after and he wins. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The "Everyone Loves to Hate Michael Bisping" bandwagon is getting tiresome. Bisping is one of UFC's bigger draws and one of their most marketable international stars. He does a good job of promoting fights when a lot of guys look like a deer in front of the headlights when they have a microphone put in front of them or they are asked to go to a post-fight press conference. Is Bisping a title contender? No. Do I think he will ever get to the title? Probably not. He's generally always failed at really cementing himself as an elite level competitor. But he's still a decent fighter. He was coming off a disappointing loss and needed a win and he finished Cung Le. No Cung Le hasn't fought in two years, but does anyone really care? He'll probably get matched up against someone like Rockhold. Or maybe they put him in there with someone like Philippou, Boetsch, or Munoz. I'm just not seeing how UFC pumping up Bisping after knocking out Le is some tragedy or a new low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Bisping getting a win here is better for UFC then if Cung won the fight. Cung is going to be a draw in Asia regardless but is already 40 and only basically fights once a year now. Bisping may not ever win the title but you can still get about 3 Fight Night main events a year out of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AxB Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Bisping's just the British Diaz brother. Only more obnoxious and less delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The "Everyone Loves to Hate Michael Bisping" bandwagon is getting tiresome. Bisping is one of UFC's bigger draws and one of their most marketable international stars. He does a good job of promoting fights when a lot of guys look like a dear in front of the headlights when they have a microphone put in front of them or they are asked to go to a post-fight press conference. Is Bisping a title contender? No. Do I think he will ever get to the title? Probably not. He's generally always failed at really cementing himself as an elite level competitor. But he's still a decent fighter. He was coming off a disappointing loss and needed a win and he finished Cung Le. No Cung Le hasn't fought in two years, but does anyone really care? He'll probably get matched up against someone like Rockhold. Or maybe they put him in there with someone like Philippou, Boetsch, or Munoz. I'm just not seeing how UFC pumping up Bisping after knocking out Le is some tragedy or a new low. My main grievance is they trot out the "Bisping has never lost two in a row" stat as if it is legit. It can't be that hard for him when you make a concerted effort to give him much easier fights after he loses. Best example: Benson is top ten and after his loss to Pettis, he fights three top ten guys in a row. Bisping doesn't. I don't begrudge people for liking Bisping, but I don't have to enjoy watching a guy whose career is sustained by calculated matchmaking. If I wanted that, I'd watch more boxing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 He does a good job of promoting fights when a lot of guys look like a dear in front of the headlights when they have a microphone put in front of them or they are asked to go to a post-fight press conference. Is Bisping a title contender? No. Do I think he will ever get to the title? Probably not. He's generally always failed at really cementing himself as an elite level competitor. But he's still a decent fighter. He was coming off a disappointing loss and needed a win and he finished... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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