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Dan Henderson: It’s Going To Be Funny Beating Bisping’s A** Again

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It’s crazy to think that it was seven years ago, at UFC 100, when Dan Henderson planted his legendary right hand to the chin of Michael Bisping to create an iconic moment in mixed martial arts history. The two bitter rivals had served as opposing coaches during a season of The Ultimate Fighter, and rather typically for ‘The Count,’ he’d got under the skin of his American nemesis. The resulting KO win for ‘Hendo’ is quite possibly the most replayed moment highlight reel finish in the sport.

How things have changed since that day; Bisping after smashing Luke Rockhold in their rematch at UFC 199, is now the middleweight champion of the world. Henderson, although also victorious by way of comeback knockout over Hector Lombard on the same June 4 pay-per-view, is now eyeing retirement in the near future. Currently ranked number 13 in the 185-pound division, the 45-year old American hero may well get the opportunity to leap the rankings for a repeat showdown with Bisping given recent events.

Jun 6, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Dan Henderson (blue gloves) celebrates his win against Tim Boetsch (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Michael Bisping has steadily ramped up the trash talk since winning the belt, with many top contenders appealing for a fight with the newly crowned boss of the division. Not surprisingly the fans only want to see one fight for Bisping’s first defense, and it sounds as though bot the champion and Dan Henderson are on board for this epic rematch.

Bisping recently blasted Henderson as a ‘cheating old piece of sh*t,’ claiming he’d love to ‘put him in the grave’ and get revenge for that harrowing knockout at UFC 100. The highly decorated wrestler, former two-weight Pride FC champion and MMA legend Henderson has responded during this TMZ interview, as transcribed by MMAMania.com:

“I’ve never really paid much attention to what he says, it’s entertaining to me. It’d be pretty funny when he just yaps his mouth again and ends up getting his ass beat by an old man.”

“Over the years since I had fought him I really didn’t have a reason to fight him again,” added Henderson. “I couldn’t have knocked him out better the first time around, so he’s going to owe me two after we fight.”

For some reason, even with the glaringly obvious argument of the rankings in play, this fight has a nostalgic feel that just cannot be ignored. Perhaps it’s the festive feel us MMA fans get around the anniversary of UFC 100 and on the eve of UFC 200 month, or maybe we are just so intrigued to see if Henderson can finally win UFC gold.

Either way, as you’ll see in the interview with Hendo, it sounds as though the promotion are keen on making the fight happen.

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Dan Henderson: It’s Going To Be Funny Beating Bisping’s A** Again

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“I’ve never really paid much attention to what he says, it’s entertaining to me. It’d be pretty funny when he just yaps his mouth again and ends up getting his ass beat by an old man.”

Either way, as you’ll see in the interview with Hendo, it sounds as though the promotion are keen on making the fight happen.

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Chris Weidman: Michael Bisping Should Be Kissing My Feet

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will be cornering welterweight Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in his main event clash with Rory MacDonald tonight (June 18, 2016), and also took some time to attend a Q&A session with fans yesterday. Weidman was asked on his thoughts on Michael Bisping winning the 185-pound title from Luke Rockhold, the man who

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Weidman was asked on his thoughts on Michael Bisping winning the 185-pound title from Luke Rockhold, the man who beat Weidman for the strap last December, at UFC 199 earlier this month:

“I guess it’s something I gotta get used to, for at least a little bit,” Weidman said Friday (Courtesy of FOX Sports) “It’s just a reality that has happened, because of me, because I got injured.

“He should be kissing my feet right now, instead he’s not saying my name. It’s a smart move.

“His thing is to definitely try to keep that belt as long as he possibly can and he doesn’t want to look at me. And I understand that, good for him, he’s smart.”

‘The All American’ was then asked how he felt about Dan Henderson possibly getting the first title shot at Michael Bisping, given the men’s history with one another:

“You have to realize, you start doing these kind of things in the division, where does it send the division? What is the point of working your way into the top 5? What’s the point? I understand what people want to see. If that’s what people want to see, that’s probably what’s going to happen.

“At the end of the day I love Henderson just like anybody else does. I mean, he’s 46 years old and he’s getting a knockout in his last fight — he’s probably one of my favorite fighters in the UFC.

“But at the end of the day, he’s in my weight class and like I said, I need that belt.

“He’s ranked 13th and I’m ranked No. 2, and I’m the closest guy to Bisping that he hasn’t fought … he’s over in Manchester celebrating right now. He wants to hold that belt for as many months as possible.”

While it was no secret Rockhold became a lot more vocal after beating Weidman for the belt at UFC 194, Weidman was asked how satisfying it was to see the now-former champ eat a slice of humble pie:

“I was about a five,” Weidman said. “It was bittersweet. It was nice to see Rockhold get humbled a little bit.

“On the other side, I wanted to be the guy to do that. And even afterward I was kind of happy for Bisping. The guy had an opportunity — again, thanks to me — and he made the most of it.

“Rockhold is definitely a bigger d*****bag than Bisping, and Bisping is a pretty big d*****bag.”

UFC Fight Night 89 is live from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada, live on FS1 tonight (June 18, 2016).

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Michael Bisping Calls Dan Henderson ‘Cheating Old Piece Of Sh*t’

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UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping finally made it to the top of the stack at UFC 199, claiming the belt from his bitter rival Luke Rockhold in dominant fashion. Avenging his 2014 loss to ‘Rocky,’ the English 10-year UFC veteran placed a precise flurry of punches to the jaw of Rockhold, sending him to the canvas with his eyes rolling in the back of his head. Quite the finish from Bisping, and a dream come true after so many losses in title contender fights.

‘The Count’ had said that taking the fight with Rockhold on short notice would actually benefit rather than hinder his progress at UFC 199, but few believed that would be the case. As it turns out, not ‘over thinking’ and ‘over training’ really paid off, and now the British banger is enjoying the spoils of the coveted title.

But there’s unfinished business in many forms for the new 185-pound champion. Firstly, the feud with Rockhold is far from over. They shared a hate-filled post-fight press conference on June 4, where Bisping took every opportunity to belittle and mock his fallen opponent. It was bitter-sweet in many ways, as following their first fight Rockhold was far more respectful, but at the least you can say ‘The Count’ is no boring champ.

But his trash talking did land Bisping in a very compromising position in the past against Dan Henderson. The two had served as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter reality show, where the outspoken Englishman really got under the skin of the American MMA hero. The resulting knockout win for ‘Hendo’ at UFC 100 will go down as one of the greatest and most replayed finishes in the promotion’s history.

Few can forget that iconic snapshot in time, a moment where Henderson put to rest the beef with Bisping in front of a jubilant partisan crowd. Among those who haven’t forgotten is Bisping himself, and he recently stated he’d love to get the rematch with ‘Hendo’ as his first title defense, and as Henderson’s retirement fight.

But now he’s taken it a step further, totally blasting his old foe in an explicit tirade during this recent interview.

Skip to page 2 for the juicy stuff…

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Report: Georges St-Pierre Interested In Fighting Michael Bisping

Well this just got a little more interesting… After years of being a trash talking hooligan of the UFC’s middleweight division, Michael Bisping finally backed it all up at UFC 199. His stunning first round knockout over Luke Rockhold was followed up by a stream of fighters wanting a piece of ‘The Count,’ and not surprisingly

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Well this just got a little more interesting…

After years of being a trash talking hooligan of the UFC’s middleweight division, Michael Bisping finally backed it all up at UFC 199. His stunning first round knockout over Luke Rockhold was followed up by a stream of fighters wanting a piece of ‘The Count,’ and not surprisingly given the number of rivalries the brash Englishman has racked up during his storied UFC career. There was even talk of an immediate rematch with Rockhold, before Bisping himself shot them down in short order.

The talk of a rematch with Dan Henderson has also been rife, even though the rankings would play against that fight, ‘Hendo’s’ classic knockout over Bisping at UFC 100 and the fact he only has one fight left is making that match very possible and also extremely marketable. But then former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s name got throw in the mix.

In a recent interview, as quoted during a recent LowKick article, newly minted UFC 185-pound champion Michael Bisping said a fight with Georges St-Pierre would be an enticing idea.

“As you said, fighting Georges St-Pierre [would be] great, and of course for the title for who has the most wins in UFC history…I mean, that alone is a fantastic tagline and great promotion.

“I do want to defend the belt, and I want to make as much money as I can in the process. So, I would certainly be open to sending Georges St-Pierre back to a movie set because that would be a fight I would definitely win and if Georges St-Pierre is listening, any time you fancy it, just be a man and sign on the dotted line and your return will be short-lived.”

It looks like Georges St-Pierre’s camp has now responded, reaching out to Bisping in efforts of making this fight happen…

Catch the full scoop on page 2…

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Brock Lesnar: If Mark Hunts Hits The Ground, The Fight’s Over

Brock Lesnar has understandably been the talk of the town since it was unveiled that the former champion would be returning to face Mark Hunt at UFC 200 at June 4’s UFC 199 from Los Angeles. The decorated former UFC heavyweight champion has been out of fighting for almost five years, and he’s returning to

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Brock Lesnar has understandably been the talk of the town since it was unveiled that the former champion would be returning to face Mark Hunt at UFC 200 at June 4’s UFC 199 from Los Angeles.

The decorated former UFC heavyweight champion has been out of fighting for almost five years, and he’s returning to face quite possibly the heaviest hitter in UFC history when he does.

But true to form, the always confident Lesnar believes this bout is his to win, telling ESPN that he matches up ‘very well’ with Hunt despite most pundits and fans believing the opposite to be true due to his supposed disdain for getting punched:

“I’m a grappler at heart, he’s a heavy hitter and that’s what the people want to see. The UFC ultimately culminated because we’re going to put guys with opposing disciplines against each other. I think I match up very well. Obviously, I need to work on my stand up game but I’m excited and enthusiastic of doing so. That’s the difference.”

Lesnar predictably put the onus of his performance on his NCAA Division I championship-level pedigree, an area in which Hunt hasn’t exactly been the most glaring example of success (just like Lesnar hasn’t been in the standup game). With that established, Lesnar boldly predicted that his ground game will be key, and if Hunt indeed hits the ground, the fight will be over:

“He’s a heavy-hitting, hard-headed human being and hopefully my athleticism and my Octagon awareness and all those things and my wrestling background can play a key factor in me winning this fight.

“If Mark Hunt ends up on the ground, the fight’s over.”

As for his extremely long break from MMA, Lesnar doesn’t foresee that being a problem, nor does he envision his age (38 years) being one, either. Lesnar cited Dan Henderson’s exhilarating recent knockout of Hector Lombard at UFC 199 as proof that age is not a determining factor:

“I don’t really have any concerns. Hopefully we get the rust out in training camp and I think we are. We will. If not, the first punch from Mark will knock the rest of the rust off in the first 10 seconds and then look out.

“Age is not a factor I don’t believe. I really don’t. You’ve got a guy like Dan Henderson, just Saturday night, he’s 46 years old and fighting like he’s a young man. I feel great. I’m excited for this fight.”

Even after shooting down any possible criticism of his comeback, however, Lesnar rightfully acknowledged he’s in for a tough test against Hunt:

“It’s a tough challenge ahead of me. I believe Mark has a tough challenge ahead of him. He’s never faced an opponent such as myself and I’m looking forward to this bout.”

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