Surfing the net it continues to seem like this Saturday’s tilt between Michael Bisping and Wanderlei Silva is dominating pre-fight coverage, despite the fact that UFC 110 will also feature a bout between two of the promotion’s best heavies, in Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez (which should be fantastic).
Bisping has already gone on record stating that he sees holes in Silva’s game (like his tendency to throw punches from the farthest left field as possible) and that he believes his more precise striking will rule the day. Talking with MMA Weekly, it sounds like Bisping is expecting Wanderlei to come out full on “Axe Murderer” style, and that surviving Silva’s early onslaught is the key to winning the fight.
“The hardest part about this fight’s going to be the opening bell. Wanderlei’s going to come out, and he’s going to try to push me. I think he’s going to try to do what he did to Keith Jardine,” Bisping stated. “I’m prepared for that. I haven’t put in all the work, I’ve busted my ass since the New Year, just to get taken out in a minute. Weather the early storm, and then it’s my turn to do it to him.”
Yes, it’s probably safe to say that Silva would love to duplicate Saturday what he did to Jardine, namely knock Bisping down and then send his consciousness to Big Ben and back with punches from above. But will Silva come out ‘axes blazing’ Saturday as Bisping thinks? Will Mike Goldberg say ‘dynamic?’
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