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Herb Dean On Not Stopping Bisping-Silva Fight, Bisping Blaming Him For Injuries

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Veteran MMA referee Herb Dean spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour about the controversy stemming from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 84 main event between Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On his decision not to stop the action when Michael Bisping’s mouth piece came out:

“That’s the way the mechanic works, is that you replace the mouthpiece during a lull in the action,” Dean said during an appearance on Monday’s edition The MMA Hour. “And [Bisping] signaled once, and Anderson was actually in the process of attacking him. For a lot of reasons that are pretty evident you can’t stop to replace the mouthpiece during a heated exchange, and that qualified as a heated exchange.

“If we were doing that, we’d have guys getting their bell rung, spitting out the mouthpiece to get a little extra time or sometimes you’re feeling a little tired, just spit your mouthpiece out. So obviously we can’t do that in the middle of an exchange.”

On why he didn’t stop the fight when Silva dropped Bisping with the flying knee:

“Well, [Silva] hit him with the knee and dropped him, and then he walked off and started to celebrate,” he said. “He had been dropped, but you know, in MMA we don’t stop the match just because someone gets dropped. I saw that when he fell he was not unconscious. He was facing Anderson. Anderson didn’t give him a threat to protect himself from, but — I don’t want to start playing what if, what if he attacked and whatnot — the bottom line is he didn’t attack. The round ended and, because Anderson was celebrating, there was some confusion as to what was going on.

“But I never had any confusion. I knew that I hadn’t stopped the match and that the match was going to continue.”

On Silva celebrating as if he’d won and Herb Dean’s fight to restore order:

“I wasn’t really that worried about that because, it was pandemonium and of course I can’t run around and start yelling at everyone to get out of the cage, there was just too many people,” he said. “But, what I did do is I let people know that the fight wasn’t over. And eventually, once I started expressing that it wasn’t over to the right people — the inspectors, the fighters — that order was going to be restored and we’d continue with the match.”

On Bisping’s claims that the facial damage he suffered was Dean’s fault:

“Well, I don’t know, maybe he’s not aware of the rules,” he said. “A lot of fighters, most of them real the fouls but they don’t read all the rules on the mechanics. Maybe he wasn’t aware of that. But the rule is to replace the mouthpiece during a lull in the action.”

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On his decision not to stop the action when Michael Bisping’s mouth piece came out:

“That’s the way the mechanic works, is that you replace the mouthpiece during a lull in the action,” Dean said during an appearance on Monday’s edition The MMA Hour. “And [Bisping] signaled once, and Anderson was actually in the process of attacking him. For a lot of reasons that are pretty evident you can’t stop to replace the mouthpiece during a heated exchange, and that qualified as a heated exchange.

“If we were doing that, we’d have guys getting their bell rung, spitting out the mouthpiece to get a little extra time or sometimes you’re feeling a little tired, just spit your mouthpiece out. So obviously we can’t do that in the middle of an exchange.”

On why he didn’t stop the fight when Silva dropped Bisping with the flying knee:

“Well, [Silva] hit him with the knee and dropped him, and then he walked off and started to celebrate,” he said. “He had been dropped, but you know, in MMA we don’t stop the match just because someone gets dropped. I saw that when he fell he was not unconscious. He was facing Anderson. Anderson didn’t give him a threat to protect himself from, but — I don’t want to start playing what if, what if he attacked and whatnot — the bottom line is he didn’t attack. The round ended and, because Anderson was celebrating, there was some confusion as to what was going on.

“But I never had any confusion. I knew that I hadn’t stopped the match and that the match was going to continue.”

On Silva celebrating as if he’d won and Herb Dean’s fight to restore order:

“I wasn’t really that worried about that because, it was pandemonium and of course I can’t run around and start yelling at everyone to get out of the cage, there was just too many people,” he said. “But, what I did do is I let people know that the fight wasn’t over. And eventually, once I started expressing that it wasn’t over to the right people — the inspectors, the fighters — that order was going to be restored and we’d continue with the match.”

On Bisping’s claims that the facial damage he suffered was Dean’s fault:

“Well, I don’t know, maybe he’s not aware of the rules,” he said. “A lot of fighters, most of them real the fouls but they don’t read all the rules on the mechanics. Maybe he wasn’t aware of that. But the rule is to replace the mouthpiece during a lull in the action.”

UFC 196 free fight: Conor McGregor vs. Diego Brandao full fight video

Before Conor McGregor takes on Nate Diaz at UFC 196, watch McGregor’s 1st round stoppage win over Diego Brandao in an unforgettable main event at UFC Fight Night in Dublin, Ireland. Conor McGregor’s first UFC main event was supposed to be ag…

Before Conor McGregor takes on Nate Diaz at UFC 196, watch McGregor’s 1st round stoppage win over Diego Brandao in an unforgettable main event at UFC Fight Night in Dublin, Ireland.

Conor McGregor’s first UFC main event was supposed to be against Cole Miller at UFC Fight Night in Dublin, Ireland on July 19th, 2014. Miller pulled out with an injury, so in stepped Brazil’s Diego Brandao to face “The Notorious” one in front of a raucous and incredibly boisterous crowd.

The Fight Pass-streamed main event saw McGregor stop Brandao at 4:05 of round 1 after hurting Brandao with a hard left hand and a thudding right to the body, then one more left to send Diego to the canvas. McGregor continued the onslaught of punches until the fight stopped, sending the crowd into mass hysteria. Conor would knockout Dustin Poirier just a few months later, then pick off Dennis Siver, Chad Mendes, and Jose Aldo in a phenomenal 2015.

You can watch the full fight video at the top of the page.

Here’s Dallas Winston’s play-by-play of the fight:

McGregor wheels out a spinning kick and both fighters deploy salvos of leather with both hands. Brandao clinches up and puts McGregor on the fence but McGregor circles to switch positions. Knee to the ribs for Brandao but he’s taken down with a trip. McGregor postures up and Brandao boots him off with both feet, then dodges a foot lock when he jumps back into Brandao’s guard. Brandao angles for an armbar and McGregor stacks him to break the grip.

Half butterfly for Brandao with good posture control. McGregor gives him enough room to push off and escape but McGregor tags Brandao with a shot on his way back up. Roundhouse kick for McGregor but he narrowly avoids a Brandao haymaker. McGregor thuds a left hand right through Brandao’s defense and the sheer power of impact breaks Brandao’s guard open, allowing McGregor to slice a long left through the opening that meets Brandao’s jaw. Brandao wilts to the canvas in slow-motion where McGregor unloads left hands until the ref pulls him off.

And here’s the decidedly indifferent response in the comments section to McGregor’s win:

McGregor takes on Nate Diaz at 170 lbs in the UFC 196 main event on March 5th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The King Of Muay Thai Sends Warning To Conor McGregor

The greatest Muay Thai fighter ever recently called out Conor McGregor. Muay Thai vs. MMA? What does Dana White make of this? Muay Thai legend Saenchai (born Suphachai Saenpong) has been making waves over his illustrious career as a fighter, and is arguably the greatest combatant in his genre. A four-weight Lumpinee champion and veteran

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The greatest Muay Thai fighter ever recently called out Conor McGregor. Muay Thai vs. MMA? What does Dana White make of this?

Muay Thai legend Saenchai (born Suphachai Saenpong) has been making waves over his illustrious career as a fighter, and is arguably the greatest combatant in his genre. A four-weight Lumpinee champion and veteran of over 347 fights, Saenchai is revered the world over, especially in his home Country of Thailand. So where does the P4P king of Muay Thai come in to the mixed martial arts conversation?

Well, along with fellow Thai boxing legend Buakaw Banchamek, Saenchai has bean teasing a move to MMA for some time now. Videos of both men training in mixed martial arts have led to a frenzy with kickboxing followers, and his recent comments have been sensational, to say the least.

Over the recent days, the national hero of Thailand has been making some interesting comparisons between Muay Thai and MMA. Using his official Facebook account, Saenchai made the following statements:

But Muay Thai kick and MMA kick not same same. VERY different.
Some say kick is whip, but real Muay Thai kick is whip and THUNDER. Many never feel the thunder whip of a Lumpinee Champion. Many never feel kick of extreme elite kickers, the 1 in 1 million kicker. The kickers who have 300 fight. I have face these legend kickers for decades.

Like GSP jab, many many variation. We adjust. Look same but different! This FIGHT IQ, this ART!

Skip to page 2 to find out the message Saenchai had for Conor McGregor, and see his photoshop of the UFC featherweight champion…

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Video: Miesha Tate on SportsCenter, admits to wanting Holly Holm vs Ronda Rousey rematch

Miesha Tate is just a few days away from her women’s bantamweight title fight against current champion Holly Holm, which takes place in the UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event on Sat., March 5, 2016 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in…

But that doesn’t mean she’s opposed to a rematch between Holm and Ronda Rousey later this year. Unfortunately for them, it won’t be for the division strap, because “Cupcake” will be leaving “Sin City” with the title in tow.

Tate talks to ESPN:

“I wanna see the rematch too, at some point, I think everybody does. As a fan of the sport myself, I would love to see that. When I go in there and win the belt on Saturday, that’s probably gonna throw a wrench in the mix, so they can either put the trilogy together between Ronda and myself, with me as the champion, or they can make a non-title bout between Holly and Ronda, whatever they prefer, but I just wanna go in there on March 5 and win the belt.”

Also known as the “crazy fucking love triangle.”

Holm trashed Rousey at UFC 193 last November to claim the crown, but looked rather average in her two UFC fights that preceded it. I’m sure Tate is hoping that earlier version of “The Preacher’s Daughter” shows up this weekend. If not, this could get ugly.

For more on their upcoming title fight click here.

Document: Mitrione appeals loss to Browne due to referee errors

Free-agent heavyweight Matt Mitrione says he is planning on appealing his TKO loss to Travis Browne because of several referee errors. Current free-agent heavyweight Matt Mitrione is appealing his January loss to top contender Travis Browne …

Free-agent heavyweight Matt Mitrione says he is planning on appealing his TKO loss to Travis Browne because of several referee errors.

Current free-agent heavyweight Matt Mitrione is appealing his January loss to top contender Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 81 with the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) for numerous officiating errors in his latest contest.

Mitrione was accidentally poked in the eye on several occasions during his bout with Hapa. He believes Gary Forman made crucial mistakes as the referee by not penalizing Browne in some way — point deduction, disqualification, etc.

“My case is extremely strong, extremely valid,” Mitrione told MMAFighting.com. “And I know a lot of times people have cases when they appeal something and it’s a very valid position and nothing ever happens, it doesn’t get overturned. Well, that’s bullsh*t. A lot of that problem, I think, is because the commission takes a lot of pride in who they hire and they don’t feel like they can be accountable for those mistakes.

“People f-ck up. It happens. I don’t think the commission should take it on the chin like they apparently do and it shouldn’t be a shot at their ego.”

Ultimately because of the blatant eye-pokes and shots that may not have landed had he been able to see properly, Meat head suffered a broken orbital bone and a very visible (and scary) hematoma over his right eye.

According to Mitrione, during the second round of the fight with Browne, which Mitrione lost by third-round TKO due to ground-and-pound strikes, Forman warned him to avoid jumping into Browne’s fingers.

“He acknowledges the fact that he missed the foul, because he knew it was a finger that caused that poke, and warns Travis, but doesn’t stop the fight,” Mitrione said. … “The fact that it’s gonna stick on my record as a loss with no asterisk on it because I had the balls to carry forward versus just stopping — that’s madness.”

With the stoppage loss to Browne, Mitrione (9-5) has now lost two in-a-row, also including a surprising submission loss to Big Ben Rothwell. The two losses snapped a hot streak he was riding, which included impressive victories over Gabriel Gonzaga and Derrick Lewis.

The Browne matchup was the last bout on Mitrione’s current contract, and now Mitrione is officially a free-agent, looking for a new contract, whether that means with the UFC or another rival organization such as Bellator MMA. Thus far, the loss to Browne has affected Mitrione’s negotiating power.

“Travis should not get, in my opinion, the victory on that fight,” Mitrione said. “Travis didn’t win that fight. There were a substantial amount of errors in that fight and it shouldn’t have ever gotten to that point.”

Media-Mitrione Grievance Andrew 2 by Luke Thomas

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Frankie Edgar Feels Nate Diaz Could “Spoil The Party” Against Conor McGregor At UFC 196

Frankie Edgar has been in the headlines since turning down the short notice offer to fight Conor McGregor this Saturday, leading to him claiming that the “C” in “UFC” stands for “Conor.”

On Monday, “The Answer” appeared on The MMA Hour and spoke abo…

Frankie Edgar has been in the headlines since turning down the short notice offer to fight Conor McGregor this Saturday, leading to him claiming that the “C” in “UFC” stands for “Conor.”

On Monday, “The Answer” appeared on The MMA Hour and spoke about turning down the McGregor fight, as well as his belief that Diaz has a chance to “spoil the party” at UFC 196.

On the chances he feels Nate Diaz has against Conor McGregor:

“I don’t know, man, I think Nate could go in there and spoil the party, and then [McGregor] has to come back down to 145,” Edgar said Monday on The MMA Hour. “I think that’s best case scenario.

“I give him a real shot. His pressure and volume is just tough to deal with for anybody. You know, Conor’s biggest thing is range and length, and he doesn’t have it in this fight. A southpaw against southpaw, I think a lot could happen there.”

On his injury and reason he turned down the short notice McGregor fight:

“The first week, I was having a hard time sitting on the toilet,” Edgar explained. “But it got better and I like to stay doing something. I have to stay doing something because I’ll go crazy. I’m just doing what I can. Obviously I can’t roll, I can’t wrestle, I can’t spar. I can hit mitts a little bit and I’ve been lifting weights. I’m just doing what I can do to keep somewhat in shape.

“To be honest, I’m kind of surprised by how long this is keeping me out. Most of my injuries in the past have been overuse injuries, bulged disc, nerve pain. This is actually something that actually happened, where it popped. I thought I’d be well more ahead than where I am now, because again, I don’t like to be stagnant too long. So I thought I’d be back training a little more than I am, but you know, that’s the way that it goes.”

On the reaction to him turning down the fight due to injury:

“[The fight] was up at 155. I just thought RDA, he’s been looking great lately. Obviously we share the same manager, and from what I understood, everything was going great and I wasn’t really banking on me even getting a call,” Edgar said. “That’s kind of what pissed me off too, I’m sitting here recovering from injury and people are looking down at me because I didn’t take the fight on 10 days’ notice at a weight class I’m not even in, for not even the title. That’s kind of what got under my skin.”

On if he would have taken the fight if he was healthy:

“I mean, I was even enticed by the idea of taking it now,” Edgar admitted. “But luckily I didn’t, man. I’m in no shape to be fighting, or training, to be honest. But if I was healthy and even half-assed trained, for sure, I would’ve taken that fight.”

On what Diaz needs to do to get the win:

“I think he has to win this fight the same way he always does,” Edgar said. “Just, pressure. You’ve got to put pressure on Conor, and he’s got to take the kicks away as much as possible. Conor is definitely crafty. He has many different kicks, and [Diaz] has to put the pressure, get close enough to negate the kicks, and just be himself.”