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Michael Bisping: Sean Brady Is ‘A Nightmare Situation’ For Leon Edwards After Jack Della Maddalena Fight Fallout

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes Sean Brady is a more difficult matchup for Leon Edwards than Jack Della Maddalena. In recent developments, UFC boss Dana White took to Instagram and made a massive 14-fight announcement, including three main events for the upcoming UFC London, UFC 314, and UFC 315 cards. The announcement also […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes Sean Brady is a more difficult matchup for Leon Edwards than Jack Della Maddalena.

In recent developments, UFC boss Dana White took to Instagram and made a massive 14-fight announcement, including three main events for the upcoming UFC London, UFC 314, and UFC 315 cards.

The announcement also included a big change for the UFC Fight Night 254 main event. Originally, Edwards was scheduled to face the No. 4-ranked welterweight Maddalena in London on March 22, 2025. However, after Maddalena’s shift to UFC 315, “Rocky” will face a short-notice replacement in Brady who is coming off consecutive decision wins over Gilbert Burns and Kelvin Gastelum.

Bisping believes this upheaval can make things worse for Edwards who would definitely want to enter the win column after soundly losing his UFC welterweight title to Belal Muhammad.

“Della Maddalena versus Leon—that’s off, and Sean Brady steps in. This is kind of a nightmare situation for Leon Edwards. I’m not saying Leon can’t beat him, but stylistically, and on short notice, this is a very, very different fight and potentially a harder fight than Jack Della Maddalena. Styles make fights. Leon is a sniper on the feet. Of course, he’s got great takedown defense. He was able to take down Kamaru Usman, fully mounted, and all the rest of it, right? We know he’s well-rounded.”

Although Bisping is confident about Edwards’s accurate striking, he is concerned about Brady’s wrestling-heavy style which is very different from Maddalena’s crisp boxing.

“But when you’re training for Jack Della Maddalena and you’re focusing on boxing and pretty much a standup affair, and you’re not really working on the takedown defense and defending chokes and all the variety of madness in the Jiu-Jitsu world that Sean Brady does offer, it’s a big mix-up. Now granted, all the work that he’s done in the past to beat Kamaru Usman, to fight and go up against Belal Muhammad—that’s all in the tank, okay? It’s like if you go out there and you win a fight really, really quickly, and people think, “Why did I bother? Why did I bother training?” No, the reason you did that is because you still leveled up in training camp. Your skill set overall got better.”

Talking about Edward’s previous opponents, Bisping further added how Brady would bring in problems similar to the current champ Muhammad.

“So, Leon’s been preparing for these kinds of fights his entire career, right? Everyone that Leon Edwards fights, whether it’s Colby Covington, Kamaru Usman, Belal Muhammad—they’re all trying to take him down. So, in a way, nothing changes for him. Yes, it’s not Jack Della Maddalena trying to box him, trying to piece him up on the feet. It’s Sean Brady, who’s very, very good, that dominated Gilbert Burns last time out, that’s going to be looking to take him down. So, it’s the exact same fight, essentially, almost on paper, stylistically, that Leon had in Manchester last year when he lost the belt. That’s why I say it’s a bit of a nightmare.”

However, Bisping is impressed with Edward’s will to accept Brady as a new opponent on short notice even when it could potentially ruin his return to the UFC welterweight title picture.

“Didn’t Threaten to Kill Someone” – Former UFC Champ Calls Out Jon Jones’ Drunken Instagram Rant

"Didn’t Threaten to Kill Someone" - Former UFC Champ Calls Out Jon Jones’ Drunken Instagram Rant It’s become quite clear that UFC star Jon Jones can’t handle his liquor. The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion has…

It’s become quite clear that UFC star Jon Jones can’t handle his liquor.

The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion has had a long history of both drug and alcohol abuse which resulted in him being stripped of his light heavyweight title not once, but twice. Some would even suggest that his never-ending string of run-ins with the law should disqualify him from obtaining GOAT status while others, like Dana White, think his success in MMA has been made all that more impressive by his shenanigans outside of the Octagon.

Recently, ‘Bones’ once again had fight fans talking for all the wrong reasons when he took to Instagram live in the middle of the night and made a statement that had everyone scratching their heads.

Jon Bones Jones went live on Instagram at 2:54 am

“You go on a trip, and get p*ssed off, disappointed. And as a Dad, you just wanna kill ‘em.”#UFC | #MMA pic.twitter.com/9nIq2cmVn4

— Delinquent MMA (@DelinquentMMA) February 15, 2025

“You go on a trip, and get pissed off, disappointed. And as a Dad, you just wanna kill ’em,” Jones said moments before the video cuts off.

What exactly was that all about? Who the hell knows, but the schtick is getting a little old. On the bright side, he didn’t beat up another police car, or his fiancé. So there’s that.

Ex-UFC Champion Michael Bisping reacts to Jon Jones’ drunken rant

Offering his take on Jones’ latest alcohol-fueled nonsense, former middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping did his best to reserve judgment. After all, he’s been known to knock back a few on a Saturday night when he’s not calling fights Octagon-side. But the fact remains that Bisping is no longer a fighter, nor is he considered to be one of the greatest of all time—with all due respect.

Jones, on the other hand, is active and regarded by many as the best of the best. Perhaps it’s time to start acting like it for the first time in his career and stop threatening to kill people during drunken rants on social media.

“I am the last person to sit here and judge someone for getting drunk, saying something dumb, or saying something that’s been taken out of context,” Bisping said on his Believe You Me podcast. “I’m the last person to do it. The problem is that when you’re the greatest fighter, maybe of all time, in the sport that we’ve ever seen, and we’re all waiting for this big matchup with Tom Aspinall, and then you go on live, and yeah, you’re drunk, there’s just a microscope on you.

“You know, we’re all—listen, I had a couple Saturday night. Oh, you know, I was happy to be home, had a couple of vodkas, got a nice little buzz on, didn’t go to Instagram, didn’t threaten to kill someone.”

It’s certainly not the first time Jones has apparently threatened to kill someone. In March 2024, an “extremely intoxicated” ‘Bones’ allegedly threatened to “kill” a drug testing agent who came to his home to collect a sample. Jones was charged with two misdemeanors stemming from the incident, including assault and interference with communications.

In October, the case was dismissed after Jones agreed to stay out of any trouble for the next 90 days and undergo four hours of anger management.

“I would like to extend my thanks to the justice system for reaching a prompt resolution in this matter, which affirms my innocence,” Jones wrote on X shortly after the ruling.

Here’s a fun throwback to a statement Jon Jones made about his alcohol consumption in 2021:

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Michael Bisping Pitches ‘Rematch 5 Years In The Making’ For Jared Cannonier After UFC Vegas 102

While Jared Cannonier might be unsure about his next step following Saturday’s result, one former champion thinks he’s got just the idea for the UFC middleweight contender. Cannonier proved that he’s got plenty left in the tank this past weekend when he headlined the latest UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas. Though […]

While Jared Cannonier might be unsure about his next step following Saturday’s result, one former champion thinks he’s got just the idea for the UFC middleweight contender.

Cannonier proved that he’s got plenty left in the tank this past weekend when he headlined the latest UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas.

Though he entered the cage as the underdog, the former title challenger overcame a couple of early knockdowns to turn the tide on Gregory Rodrigues en route to a TKO stoppage in the opening exchanges of round four.

Moving forward, “The Killa Gorilla” has admitted that his past results and the landscape of the division leaves him in a tricky position when it comes to rising the ranks.

But during a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Bisping identified a second dance with a top contender that the former champ believes makes perfect sense.

“A rematch five years in the making, I think that makes all the sense in the world,” Bisping said about Cannonier running it back with Robert Whittaker. “Robert would want it because he’d look at it as a good fight to find his mojo, to come back from, to get a win, to get back in the win column, to beat somebody that he’s beaten before.

“And, of course, for Jared Cannonier, at 40 years old, Robert Whittaker is a massive household name in mixed martial arts,” Bisping continued. “Everyone would want to see that fight and it’s a chance for Jared to get that one back.”

Whittaker has been out of action since having his surge toward another championship fight emphatically stalled by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi last October.

Having previously won back-to-back contests opposite Paulo Costa and Ikram Aliskerov, the Australian remains close to the top and will be looking to revive his ongoing title ambitions in 2025.

With that, perhaps a second meeting with Cannonier could be in store. The pair previously did battle at UFC 254 in 2020, with Whittaker’s success on the feet including a broken arm suffered by “The Killa Gorilla” and culminating in a unanimous decision win.

“Change After Round 1” – UFC Insider Questions Khamzat Chimaev’s Stamina Against Dricus Du Plessis

Will Khamzat Chimaev have the stamina to go toe-to-toe with middleweight king Dricus Du Plessis? One UFC Hall of…

Will Khamzat Chimaev have the stamina to go toe-to-toe with middleweight king Dricus Du Plessis?

One UFC Hall of Famer doesn’t seem to think so.

With Du Plessis’ dominant decision victory over Sean Strickland at UFC 312, the stage has been set for a showdown between ‘DDP’ and the undefeated Chechen monster. When and where their inevitable clash takes place remains to be seen, but the oddsmakers are already favoring ‘Borz’ to come out on top.

Chimaev opened as a -200 favorite on multiple sports-betting apps after UFC 312. However, former 185-pound titleholder Michael Bisping seems to think that might be a mistake.

“He wants Khamzat,” Bisping said on his Believe You Me podcast. “He wants the boogeyman. He wants the guy that just destroyed Robert Whittaker. And I tell you what, if I’m Khamzat, I wouldn’t be quite so sure. I’m not saying that Khamzat isn’t incredible, but against Usman and against Gilbert Burns, he wasn’t able to have his way.

And it’s a broken record at this point, but you get him outside of the first round, yeah, and things start to change. And Dricus is as big, as strong, and as resilient as they come. I did an interview with him on Tuesday—he was 215 on the Tuesday before the weight cut.”

Since the odds for Du Plessis vs. Chimaev were first released, the gap has already narrowed on multiple sportsbooks with ‘DDP’ moving to a much more reasonable +160 underdog. Of course, those odds will likely continue to shift once the fight is officially announced and we have an idea of when and where the two will clash in the cage.

Can Du Plessis drag Khamzat Chimaev into deep waters in eventual UFC title tilt?

Thus far, Du Plessis is a perfect 9-0 under the UFC banner with two of his last three fights going a full five rounds — a distance Chimaev has never once gone in his mixed martial arts career. In fact, ‘Borz’ has only gone 15 minutes twice through 14 total fights. Those instances came against Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman. And in both cases, Chimaev noticeably began to fade in the latter half of the fight.

If Du Plessis can survive long enough to drag Chimaev into the championship rounds, there’s a good chance it’ll be #AndStill instead of #AndNew.

“Real wrestlers suck balls” Former UFC Champ Michael Bisping Blasts Olympian Daniel Cormier in Heated Rant

In a heated exchange, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping took aim at Olympic-level wrestlers, including former UFC double…

In a heated exchange, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping took aim at Olympic-level wrestlers, including former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier, during a recent discussion about the role of wrestling in MMA.

Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier

Michael Bisping’s comments highlight his belief that collegiate or Olympic-style wrestling does not seamlessly translate to MMA without adaptation. His critique is on the importance of adjusting grappling techniques to account for striking, the cage, and other variables unique to the sport.

While his delivery was blunt, the former UFC middleweight champion explained:

“Real wrestlers suck balls. The problem is, you bring any of those guys in a cage—unless they learn how to do it in a cage—I will head-kick you. They suck. And that’s why most of them can’t do s*. Wrestlers suck,” Bisping said during the conversation during the UFC weigh-ins show. He specifically addressed Cormier, claiming, “You put me up against the fence, DC, you could not take me down with a single.”

Cormier was trying to explain to Bisping that it is first most important to learn wrestling fundamentals before learning takedown defense. Meanwhile, Michael Bisping responded that wrestling in MMA is an entirely different game.

Daniel Cormier was an NCAA Division I wrestler who also represented the USA at the Olympics. He has experience in Greco-Roman and Folkstyle wrestling but his bread and butter was Freestyle. Once he transitioned to MMA, Cormier quickly made himself known by winning a Strikeforce heavyweight title as an undefeated fighter and ultimately became a two-division UFC champion. Cormier is likely best known for his rivalries against all-time greats Jon Jones, in the UFC, and Cael Sanderson, in wrestling.

The UK-born Michael Bisping is best known for becoming UFC middleweight champion with his impressive knockout against Luke Rockhold. ‘The Count’ Bisping was a volume striker recognized for his unreal cardio. Throughout his UFC tenure, he had wars against notable fighters such as Wanderlei Silva, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Dan Henderson, Cung Le, and all-time great Anderson Silva.

Michael Bisping’s fiery remarks about Olympic and collegiate wrestling in MMA have reignited a long-standing debate about the adaptability of traditional wrestling in the cage. Daniel Cormier, with his decorated wrestling and MMA career, shows how wrestlers can thrive in the sport when properly adapted. The exchange between these two legends shows their differing perspectives as each comes from entirely unique background to MMA.

“Real wrestlers suck balls” Former UFC Champ Michael Bisping Blasts Olympian Daniel Cormier in Heated Rant

In a heated exchange, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping took aim at Olympic-level wrestlers, including former UFC double…

Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier

While his delivery was blunt, the former UFC middleweight champion explained: