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UFC 120 Aftermath: Bisping Outlasts Akiyama; Condit Proves Far Less ‘Foolish’ than Hardy Anticipated

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We hope Dana White didn’t have to make any profane and vaguely threatening phone calls on Saturday night after several of his athletes ignored his well articulated desire for them not to l…


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We hope Dana White didn’t have to make any profane and vaguely threatening phone calls on Saturday night after several of his athletes ignored his well articulated desire for them not to let their fights go to the judges at UFC 120. Michael Bisping was among the offenders, claiming a clear-cut (and fairly compelling) unanimous decision over Yoshihiro Akiyama. Mike Pyle’s grinding upset win over John Hathaway also went the distance, as did wins for undercarders Claude Patrick and Spencer Fisher. Oh, and Cheick Kongo and Travis Browne fought to a frickin’ draw (which Big DW actually joked about on yesterday’s video blog) after Kongo got a little grabby with Browne’s shorts.

Only Carlos Condit and Alexander Gustafsson were good for televised stoppages and Zuffa even fudged that by adding Gustafsson’s choke out of Cyrille Diabate by the magic of tape delay. On the whole – and despite its overly judgy nature – UFC 120 was the kind of card that proved a bit better in practice than on paper. Still, we’re sure glad we didn’t have to pay for it.

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UFC 120 Post-Fight Press Conference Highlights

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, News, VideosLONDON — Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Carlos Condit, Paul Sass, John Hathaway, Claude Patrick and others attended the UFC 120 post-fight press conference Saturday night at the O2 Arena.

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LONDON — Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Carlos Condit, Paul Sass, John Hathaway, Claude Patrick and others attended the UFC 120 post-fight press conference Saturday night at the O2 Arena.

Check out the video highlights below.

UFC 120: Michael Bisping Beats Yoshihiro Akiyama

Filed under: UFCEngland’s Michael Bisping gave the fans in London something to cheer about in the main event at UFC 120 on Saturday, coming back from a shaky start to win a unanimous decision after a hard-fought 15 minutes in the Octagon with Yoshihiro…

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England’s Michael Bisping gave the fans in London something to cheer about in the main event at UFC 120 on Saturday, coming back from a shaky start to win a unanimous decision after a hard-fought 15 minutes in the Octagon with Yoshihiro Akiyama.

“Right at the start of the first round he hit me with a shot here and I was seeing double,” Bisping said afterward. “Akiyama is a great fighter but I truly believed in my training, my skills and my ability to win this fight.”

UFC 120 (Somewhat) Liveblog: Isn’t ‘Cocky Brit’ Redundant?

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Fair disclosure: if you’ve forgotten that the replay for UFC 120 is on tonight starting at 8:00 pm ET and you make a few wagers at the bar tonight and lose, do…

 
(Confidence is believing in yourself, cockiness is believing everyone else sucks)

Fair disclosure: if you’ve forgotten that the replay for UFC 120 is on tonight starting at 8:00 pm ET and you make a few wagers at the bar tonight and lose, don’t say we didn’t try to help you out.

For everyone else who is on the up-and-up and managed to avoid all of the spoilers today, we’re going to be liveblogging the replay after the jump.

Get your beverages and snacks ready and let’s get down to business.

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Michael Bisping Will Deserve a Title Shot if He Beats Akiyama, Michael Bisping Says

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Math must work differently in England, what with the metric system and everything. Otherwise, we can’t see exactly how Michael Bisping – who is 2-2 during the las…


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Math must work differently in England, what with the metric system and everything. Otherwise, we can’t see exactly how Michael Bisping – who is 2-2 during the last 15 months – could possibly judge himself worthy of a middleweight title shot with a win over Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 120 tonight. Conventional wisdom says a victory against the underwhelming Japanese “sensation” who himself is lucky just to be 1-1 in the Octagon could certainly put Bisping in line to fight somebody like Nate Marquardt or Demian Maia, but Anderson Silva? Seems like he’s got more than enough on his plate right now. Not surprisingly however, “The Count” sees himself at the front of the line.

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UFC 120 Main Event Breakdown: Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama

Filed under: UFCRegardless of its main event status, the middleweight fight between Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama that will close out UFC 120 is not a match with major title implications, a rarity for headline bouts in the promotion.

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Regardless of its main event status, the middleweight fight between Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama that will close out UFC 120 is not a match with major title implications, a rarity for headline bouts in the promotion.

Bisping, after all, is just 2-2 in his last four fights while Akiyama is just 1-1 since beginning his career in the octagon. Instead, it’s simply a respectable matchup of high-caliber fighters, one of whom is extremely popular in the area hosting the event, another extremely popular in the area in which the promoter would like to be hosting future events.

That aside, however, it is also happens to be extremely competitive matchmaking. An inside look at the stats shows just how similar they’ve performed in recent bouts.