A highly anticipated middleweight showdown went down earlier today (February 27, 2016) as former long-time champion Anderson Silva returned to action to meet British star Michael “The Count” Bisping.
Fans were undoubtedly given a treat, as the two men went to war for five rounds.
There was even some controversy when Silva landed a brutal flying knee that dropped “The Count” as the bell rang to end the third round. “The Spider” began to celebrate as if he had won the fight, but referee Herb Dean didn’t stop the contest.
Bisping would go on to score a huge upset win with a unanimous decision in front of his home country, truly a special moment for “The Count”.
Check out how twitter reacted to the bout below:
This is the first time I’ve ever pulled for Bisping and it definitely won’t be my last. What a true warrior. #respect #ufclondon
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) February 27, 2016
Great fight. Judges got it right. Can’t take off 90% of the fight. @bisping just showed how to rally. #UFCLondon
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) February 27, 2016
And @Bisping stays undefeated in the UK. What a huge win! Hate to say I told ya so but…told ya so. Heart! #UFCLondon
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) February 27, 2016
Props definitely due to @bisping tonight! He never stopped pushing forward, fought every round fully committed. #UFCLondon
— Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) February 27, 2016
Dana White says he scored the fight 48-47 for Anderson Silva#UFCLondon
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 27, 2016
Under Pride rules that’s an easy Anderson Silva win. #UFCLondon #PrideNeverDie
— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) February 27, 2016
I mean … On judges card I guess he won but … Got fucked up still give it to the spider good fight though ?
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) February 27, 2016
Damn I saw glimpse of the spider
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) February 27, 2016
Wow! Good for Bisping but thought Anderson had last 3 rounds. He deserved it if you base it on complete effort.
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 27, 2016
Only two men have beaten Anderson Silva in the UFC over the past 10 years: Weidman and Bisping. Who woulda thunk it?
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 27, 2016
Awesome fight by @bisping and @SpiderAnderson ! Might be the most dramatic too lol #ufcfightnightlondon
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) February 27, 2016
If you're @SpiderAnderson & you basically KO'd @bisping at the end of R3, how do you not (a) finish the job in R4 or even (b) win the round?
— Jeff Wagenheim (@jeffwagenheim) February 27, 2016
Congrats @bisping on beating the legend @SpiderAnderson what war and the diversity you went through. Well done @ufc https://t.co/3srJQApvxr
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) February 27, 2016
Greatest win of Michael Bisping's career. He'll have that forever. Doubt he'll ever win a title but this one will heal that wound.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 27, 2016
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