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Gegard Mousasi Calls Out Anderson Silva For Potential Showdown

No. 9-ranked former Strikeforce champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi has made it quite clear who he’d like to fight next: former long-time divisional kingpin Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Mousasi’s manager, speaking with MMAFighting.com on the topic yesterday (March 9, 2016), noted that “The Dreamcatcher” would be open to squaring off with Silva in the next

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No. 9-ranked former Strikeforce champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi has made it quite clear who he’d like to fight next: former long-time divisional kingpin Anderson “The Spider” Silva.

Mousasi’s manager, speaking with MMAFighting.com on the topic yesterday (March 9, 2016), noted that “The Dreamcatcher” would be open to squaring off with Silva in the next few months, preferably at June’s UFC 199, or July’s UFC 200:

“All of the Brazilian media has been contacting us today about a potential Mousasi/Silva match-up in Brazil. It is an exciting idea as it will be a stadium show. However, the Curitiba card is right around the corner. Therefore, we need adequate time to put the camp together and prepare. We would gladly fight Anderson. However, a May date is too soon of a return. Had we known immediately after the London card then maybe. But that time has passed us, unfortunately. We will take the fight gladly. However, I think it would make more sense to have them fight either at UFC 199 in LA at the earliest, or alternatively, at UFC 200 in Vegas at the latest. Gegard wants to have the fastest turnaround possible while not compromising the organization and structure of his training camp. So the question should go back directly to Anderson on whether he accepts our challenge at either UFC 199 or UFC 200.”

Mousasi is coming off of a dominant one-sided win over Brazilian slugger Thales Leites at last month’s UFC Fight Night 84.

Silva also competed on that card, dropping a somewhat controversial decision to Michael Bisping in his return from a year-long suspension.

This fight definitely makes sense for both men, as Mousasi would have the chance to add a huge name to his resume, while the 40 year old Silva would have the chance to see if he could still compete with the top 10.

Thoughts?

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Gegard Mousasi Calls Out Anderson Silva For Potential Showdown

No. 9-ranked former Strikeforce champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi has made it quite clear who he’d like to fight next: former long-time divisional kingpin Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Mousasi’s manager, speaking with MMAFighting.com on the topic yesterday (March 9, 2016), noted that “The Dreamcatcher” would be open to squaring off with Silva in the next

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No. 9-ranked former Strikeforce champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi has made it quite clear who he’d like to fight next: former long-time divisional kingpin Anderson “The Spider” Silva.

Mousasi’s manager, speaking with MMAFighting.com on the topic yesterday (March 9, 2016), noted that “The Dreamcatcher” would be open to squaring off with Silva in the next few months, preferably at June’s UFC 199, or July’s UFC 200:

“All of the Brazilian media has been contacting us today about a potential Mousasi/Silva match-up in Brazil. It is an exciting idea as it will be a stadium show. However, the Curitiba card is right around the corner. Therefore, we need adequate time to put the camp together and prepare. We would gladly fight Anderson. However, a May date is too soon of a return. Had we known immediately after the London card then maybe. But that time has passed us, unfortunately. We will take the fight gladly. However, I think it would make more sense to have them fight either at UFC 199 in LA at the earliest, or alternatively, at UFC 200 in Vegas at the latest. Gegard wants to have the fastest turnaround possible while not compromising the organization and structure of his training camp. So the question should go back directly to Anderson on whether he accepts our challenge at either UFC 199 or UFC 200.”

Mousasi is coming off of a dominant one-sided win over Brazilian slugger Thales Leites at last month’s UFC Fight Night 84.

Silva also competed on that card, dropping a somewhat controversial decision to Michael Bisping in his return from a year-long suspension.

This fight definitely makes sense for both men, as Mousasi would have the chance to add a huge name to his resume, while the 40 year old Silva would have the chance to see if he could still compete with the top 10.

Thoughts?

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Michael Bisping Fires Back At Nick Diaz, Open To Fight

By now, most of us have seen the highly controversial moment in this past weekend’s (February 27, 2016) UFC Fight Night 84 main event between Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping. Near the tail end of the third round, Bisping dropped his mouth piece, and quickly looked to referee Herb Dean for a stoppage in the

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By now, most of us have seen the highly controversial moment in this past weekend’s (February 27, 2016) UFC Fight Night 84 main event between Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping.

Near the tail end of the third round, Bisping dropped his mouth piece, and quickly looked to referee Herb Dean for a stoppage in the action. Silva saw this as a wide open opportunity, and quickly pounced on his opponent.

After landing a few solid shots, “The Spider” unleashed a brutal flying knee that drilled Bisping flush on the chin, sending “The Count” crashing to the canvas as the bell rung.

Many, including Silva, felt as if the fight was over, but Dean elected to keep the fight going. Bisping would recover and end up winning a unanimous decision victory.

In the aftermath of the bout, outspoken, but currently suspended UFC welterweight and middleweight Nick Diaz took to twitter, sending out a meme regarding Bisping:

Apparently “The Count” has caught wind of Diaz’s comment. Bisping proceeded to send out a series of tweets firing back while also making it very clear that he’s open to fighting “The Stockton Bad Boy”:

While Diaz is a huge name and a fan favorite, Bisping may be better off looking towards the top of the 185-pound division, as he may be dangerously close to his long-awaited title shot.

That being said, Bisping vs. Diaz would be a huge fight nonetheless.

The Stockton native is eligible to compete again as of August 1, 2016.

Would you like to see these two square off later this year?

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Dana White Thinks Silva Could’ve Finished Bisping, But Still Won

Former long-time UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva returned to action yesterday (February 27, 2016), taking on Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC Fight Night 84 from the O2 Arena in London, England. While the fight was extremely entertaining to say the least, it also featured its fair share of controversy. Perhaps

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Former long-time UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva returned to action yesterday (February 27, 2016), taking on Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC Fight Night 84 from the O2 Arena in London, England.

While the fight was extremely entertaining to say the least, it also featured its fair share of controversy.

Perhaps the most controversial moment came at the end of the third round when Silva dropped Bisping with a flying knee as the bell rang. Celebrating as if he had won the fight, “The Spider” was tremendously confused when referee Herb Dean ordered the fight to go on.

UFC President Dana White could only describe it as “madness”:

“Crazy, I mean absolute madness,” White said to Dan Hardy and Jon Anik standing cageside. “The flying knee. Listen, walkoff knockouts are awesome, make sure the fight is over.”

White felt as if Bisping, who had dropped his mouthpiece, had taken his mind off of the action, a clear mistake:

“Mike Bisping was way too concerned about his mouthpiece and started trying to stop the action. Anderson Silva pours it on, he hits him with this knee and boom.”

“If he (Silva) would have jumped on top of him he could have finished the fight. He did not, he tried to walk away,” added White.

While the UFC boss thought “The Spider” should’ve finished the fight, he did, in the end, score it for the Brazilian despite Bisping being awarded the unanimous decision victory:

“I have the same score (as the judges) but the other way,” he said, meaning he saw it 48-47 for Silva.

As far as Bisping goes, “The Count” has now won three straight, putting him dangerously close to the title shot he’s always gunned for but never received. White closed with praising the outspoken Brit, noting that Bisping has never backed down from a fight:

“Bisping has never won a world title but he’s been around here for a very long time and everybody gets excited when Bisping fights because Bisping comes to fight. Bisping never backs down from a fight. He’s in your face from the minute the fight is made until the last bell rings and it’s one of the reasons so many people like to watch his fights and so many people respect him.”

Check out the full interview below:

 

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Three Fights To Make For ‘Mr. Finland’ After Decision Victory

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 20: Makwan Amirkhani of Finland celebrates after submitting Masio Fullen of Mexico in their featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the O2 World on June 20, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Makwan Amirkhani (13-2) defeated Mike Wilkinson (9-2) by unanimous decision on Saturday in London at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping. Amirkhani used his bread and butter of wrestling and grappling to grind out the three round decision victory.

Mr. Finland beat a tough Mike Wilkinson who had only lost once in his MMA career. Amirkhani is now 3-0 inside the Octagon and will be looking getting a fight that would propel him into the top 15 of the Featherweight division. Here are three potential fighters Amirkhani could face next.

Doo Ho Choi (13-1): Like Makwan Amirkhani, Doo Ho Choi is another top prospect of the Featherweight division. Choi is 2-0 in the UFC and won both of his fights with early 1st round TKO’s. The prospect vs. prospect bout could be intriguing and determine who is ready to fight with the top tier of the UFC.

 

Rustam Khabilov (18-3): Rustam Khabilov also on Saturday’s card and beat Norman Parke by unanimous decision. Before his win over Parke, the Russian was out for a year due to visa issues. Stylistically this could the most interesting matchup in Amirkhani’s UFC career since Khabilov’s strength is also in his wrestling. Both fighters like to take the fight to the canvass and use ground-and-pound and top positions.

 

Thiago Tavares (20-6-1): Tavares is a UFC veteran. The 31 year-old is 10-6-1 inside the Octagon. He holds notable wins over Manvel Gamburyan, Sam Stout, and Clay Guida. This fight could be an interesting matchup for Amirkhani, since the outspoken fighter has not yet fought a guy that is a seasoned veteran like Tavares. A win over a well-known Tavares could get him into the top 15 of the UFC and bolster his resume.

 

 

 

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 20: Makwan Amirkhani of Finland celebrates after submitting Masio Fullen of Mexico in their featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the O2 World on June 20, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Makwan Amirkhani (13-2) defeated Mike Wilkinson (9-2) by unanimous decision on Saturday in London at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping. Amirkhani used his bread and butter of wrestling and grappling to grind out the three round decision victory.

Mr. Finland beat a tough Mike Wilkinson who had only lost once in his MMA career. Amirkhani is now 3-0 inside the Octagon and will be looking getting a fight that would propel him into the top 15 of the Featherweight division. Here are three potential fighters Amirkhani could face next.

Doo Ho Choi (13-1): Like Makwan Amirkhani, Doo Ho Choi is another top prospect of the Featherweight division. Choi is 2-0 in the UFC and won both of his fights with early 1st round TKO’s. The prospect vs. prospect bout could be intriguing and determine who is ready to fight with the top tier of the UFC.

 

Rustam Khabilov (18-3): Rustam Khabilov also on Saturday’s card and beat Norman Parke by unanimous decision. Before his win over Parke, the Russian was out for a year due to visa issues. Stylistically this could the most interesting matchup in Amirkhani’s UFC career since Khabilov’s strength is also in his wrestling. Both fighters like to take the fight to the canvass and use ground-and-pound and top positions.

 

Thiago Tavares (20-6-1): Tavares is a UFC veteran. The 31 year-old is 10-6-1 inside the Octagon. He holds notable wins over Manvel Gamburyan, Sam Stout, and Clay Guida. This fight could be an interesting matchup for Amirkhani, since the outspoken fighter has not yet fought a guy that is a seasoned veteran like Tavares. A win over a well-known Tavares could get him into the top 15 of the UFC and bolster his resume.

 

 

 

UFC Fight Night 84 Bonuses: Silva, Bisping Bank $50,000

UFC Fight Night 84 went down today (February 27, 2016) from the O2 Arena in London, England. Legendary former middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva returned from a year-long suspension to clash with veteran Brit Michael “The Count” Bisping. After a bloody, back and forth five round war that saw each man get rocked and

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UFC Fight Night 84 went down today (February 27, 2016) from the O2 Arena in London, England.

Legendary former middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva returned from a year-long suspension to clash with veteran Brit Michael “The Count” Bisping.

After a bloody, back and forth five round war that saw each man get rocked and dropped, Bisping walked away with a unanimous decision victory. Both men were also awarded with a $50,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus.

Middleweights Scott Aksham and Chris Dempsey did battle earlier on the card. The England native Aksham got the crowd fired up after he bulldozed Dempsey with a devastating high kick in the second round. Aksham was the recipient of a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” Bonus to go along with his impressive TKO victory.

Also on the preliminary portion of the card, lightweight Teemu Packalen picked up an ultra-fast rear-naked-choke victory over Thibault Gouti, ending the fight in just 24 seconds. Packalen was also given a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” Bonus for his efforts.

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