UFC Middleweight Bout: Brian Stann vs. Michael Bisping
Odds: ( -190 Bisping / +155 Stann )
Betting Pick: Bisping
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In a featured Middleweight bout, Michael “The Count” Bisping and Brian “All-American” Stann will do battle, quite likely with a shot at Anderson Silva’s UFC Middleweight Title on the line. Silva has cleaned out most of the division with relative ease, and Bisping and Stann are two of the only top contenders left that he has yet to deal with, so it is very possible that the winner here will be positioning himself for the next shot at the belt. Both of these guys have very dangerous standup, although in completely different ways. Will Stann be able to triumph with his bruising power punching, or will Bisping’s superior speed and technique win the day?
Brian “All-American” Stann is a WEC veteran who has carved out a niche for himself at the top of UFC’s Middleweight division with a mixture of dangerous power punching and an underrated ground game. A winner of four of his last five fights, his only setback came at the hands of recent title challenger Chael Sonnen. Stann’s punching is definitely his best weapon, and he packs a lot of power in both hands, but he is also an underrated wrestler with decent submissions and a solid clinch game as well. Against Bisping he will easily be the better wrestler and the more powerful striker, but he will be at a distinct disadvantage in terms of hand speed and striking technique, so his best bet is to try to make this a physical brawl where he can bruise Bisping on the inside and in the clinch instead of settling for a boxing match.
Michael “The Count” Bisping has also won four of his last five fights, and like Stann, his only loss came at the hands of Chael Sonnen. Bisping is a sneaky fighter who is often derided for his relative lack of punching power, but he is one of the best in the division at finding openings and pouring punishment on. What he lacks in one-punch knockout power, he makes up for in volume punching and sound technique. He is going to have to be careful against Stann, who hits substantially harder than he does, just because it’s been shown that his chin can be exploited, but he will enjoy a distinct advantage in terms of pure striking technique. Bisping’s wrestling has long been the biggest hole in his arsenal, but it has steadily improved and is now a decent complement to his much underrated jiu-jitsu. If Bisping can move well on the outside, he has a great chance of consistently beating Stann to the punch and overwhelming him with his superior speed and precision.
In the end, this is going to be a fight of quality versus quantity. There is no question that Stann can throw the bigger, harder shots, but Bisping is more than capable of sneaking 3 or 4 punches through any opening Stann leaves him. If Stann can make this a bruising, physical affair, it favors him, but I think he is going to have a hard time wading through Bisping’s pinpoint accurate striking in order to execute that game plan. In a three round fight, Stann is going to have to be very aggressive, because he won’t have as much time to set up that big fight-ending haymaker. I think the edge here goes to Bisping, who should land substantially more shots and might surprise a few people by sneaking a few takedowns in that Stann won’t expect. This one will be close, but I see Bisping taking a very narrow decision win.
Prediction: Michael “The Count” Bisping by Split Decision.
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