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[Sakara=Excitement]

"Annoyed" Michael Bisping believes he won fight at UFC 110, eyes future rematch | MMAjunkie.com

To borrow a line from Georges St-Pierre, Michael Bisping (18-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) was not impressed by his opponent's performance at UFC 110.

Sure, the end result of the 15-minute contest saw Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) earn his first victory at 185 pounds, but at the evening's post-event press conference, Bisping said he believes he made a strong case for a victory in the judges' eyes.

"I don't know," Bisping said. "It was a close fight. Personally, I think I won rounds one and two."

With Silva securing a knockdown at the end of the third round, there's little room for debate in the final frame. But the second round was close throughout, and Bisping believes the unsuccessful guillotine choke secured by Silva in the closing seconds shouldn't have been enough for him to earn the frame.

"I mean, Wanderlei did a great job," Bisping said. "Congratulations to him. Full credit to him on winning the fight.

"Personally, apart from the guillotine – and I got dropped in the third round – but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn't have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds."

The loss dropped Bisping to just 1-2 in his past three fights, and the British striker said the run has been frustrating.

"I'm a little annoyed, you know?" Bisping asked. "I don't come here to put on a good performance. I come here to win. Winning is what's important.

"I trained my ass off. My team works really hard. We don't put all this effort in to lose to a good fight or a good performance. Yes, Wanderlei is a legend, and I was very proud to be in there with him, but I'm a little disappointed right now."

Less than a year ago, Bisping had been on the cusp of a potential title shot. But following a brutal loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100, those dreams quickly fell away. Now with another loss on his record, Bisping's status in the middleweight division is in question.

Nevertheless, "The Count" said he left the UFC 110 fight unharmed and wants to make an immediate impact with a quick return.

"I'm healthy," Bisping said. "I'm good to go. I feel like I could do another three rounds right now. ... I'd love to get a rematch with Wanderlei someday, but I want to keep fighting top guys.

"I lost tonight. I'm pissed off about that. I don't train this hard to get losses. But I want to get in there ASAP and fight another good name and get back to winning ways."

And while Bisping has quickly become a heel for many fans worldwide, the soon-to-be-31-year-old said he hopes
to prove his worth to observers in the very near future.

"I take this very seriously," Bisping said. "This is my life. I don't think anyone realizes how hard I train.

"I'll be coming back strong, believe me."

[TBEAR]

Wandy won the last 20 sec on every round....that is enough in most judges eyes. Wandy won that fight

So shut the fuck up Mike Please for once

[Sakara=Excitement]

This is what I don't understand.....

Okay in the Thiago Silva/Lyoto Machida match the ref called the fight AFTER the bell had rung because Thiago couldn't continue. After the Wandy/Bisping fight, articles said it took Bisping about 25-30 seconds to come to/get up. So why wasn't the fight called there? Bisping was done with and the fight should of been stopped there.

[MMA4EVERRR]

Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

This is what I don't understand.....

Okay in the Thiago Silva/Lyoto Machida match the ref called the fight AFTER the bell had rung because Thiago couldn't continue. After the Wandy/Bisping fight, articles said it took Bisping about 25-30 seconds to come to/get up. So why wasn't the fight called there? Bisping was done with and the fight should of been stopped there.

yeaa thats pretty much on point, plus it was the same deal with the penn/sherk fight as well...i dont know wat Bisping's camp was telling him inbetween rounds, b/c he was in danger in the end of every round...also, his takedowns were meaningless, as Wandy got back up on each one within seconds, but since they score points, i guess they need to count for something...bisping needs to rewatch the fight and he will see he was close to being finished numerous times whereas he was never close to finishing Wandy, and that was the difference maker.

[TheKidInside]

OK guy you got knocked out in the 3rd round and if there was a few seconds in the first round you would've been knocked out and if there was another 10 seconds in the 2nd round you would've been choked out. that tool was just about to tap, watch the 2nd round again, until he realized there's only a few seconds left...so what did he do to secure the fight? a few take downs from which Wandy got RIGHT UP within 10 seconds if not less LOL. Bisping, go back to the drawing board and stop making excuses. Jeez, does he have to try any harder to be despised?

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Wand beat the shit outta Bisping, who only survived the fight because of A) the bell and B) the fact that he ran away from Wandy for most of the fight.

Here's the thing about Bisping in last night's fight; he scored points on takedowns and point striking, however he possessed zero octagon dominance and was constantly being hunted down throughout.

The absolute moment Wandy caught up to him, he nearly finished the fight each time. At the end of each round, Bisping was completely saved by the bell and when he got back up, he looked like he was mere moments from being finished. Especially with the attempted guillotine and the third final seconds, he was within WHISKERS of being finished.

The Fightmetric numbers are out and give the last two rounds to Wand, which is what I did too. When you combine the stats of last night's fight, with the concept of "octagon dominance", there's not a whore's chance in heaven Bisping won that fight. He was rocked more than a couple times and was so fearful to engage Wand, that he stayed on the perimeter and just dillydally without any real effort to secure the win.

I'm pretty sure if Bisping went for more takedowns in the second and third, he could've stolen the fight, but I think he was just too afraid of getting murdered via axe to truly risk anything. This fight reminded me quite alot of the Franklin/Wand fight, where Ace had attempted to out point Wand on the feet, secure takedowns and steal the win via the judges, however this time out, Wandy was in MUCH MUCH MUCH better condition and wasn't going to allow himself to be jabbed to a loss. Bisping just didn't follow through with his gameplan and lost.

[Rumble]

Funny how he can give Wanderlei credit for winning the fight, and even admit he was in trouble at certain parts of the fight, and then turn around and say "oh but, I think I won it." You lost man, happens to the best of them so get over it. You might train hard to win fights, but if you don't put the same amount of effort in when it counts the most (fight time) then it doesn't matter and you shouldn't be bitching about a loss when you never really did anything to win the fight. To me it's like he's content with decisions when he should be looking for ways to finish the fight.

I also agree that the fight should have been ruled a TKO. He was out.

[MMA4EVERRR]

Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

This fight reminded me quite alot of the Franklin/Wand fight, where Ace had attempted to out point Wand on the feet, secure takedowns and steal the win via the judges, however this time out, Wandy was in MUCH MUCH MUCH better condition and wasn't going to allow himself to be jabbed to a loss. Bisping just didn't follow through with his gameplan and lost.

yea but Ace did more than jus jab his way to victory...fight was very close, coulda gone either way, but the important thing was, it was exciting throughout, whereas Bisping wasnt interested in making this exciting, hence all the running away...at least Ace spent sometime in the pocket, exchanging wit Axe...Bisping knew wat the end result would hav been had he exchanged furiously wit Axe.

[DarkMage]

Originally Posted by MMA4EVERRR

i dont know wat Bisping's camp was telling him inbetween rounds, b/c he was in danger in the end of every round

At one point they were so delusional, they told Bisping that he almost knocked Wandy out. Michael Bisping couldn't knock out a french poodle. He's got no knockout power. None. And his corner was giving him false ideas that he was about to knock Wandy out.

[TBEAR]

IMO if you have to ask your coner what happened in the 1ST RD (cause you got crushed) Thats a bad day.

Mike got beat fair and square...so much for that I eat BJJ Blakcbelt comment in the presser lol.

Wand won the whole fight IMO with out a doubt