Michael Bisping won what he deemed was the biggest fight of his career at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night London against Anderson Silva. Bisping took a lot of damage before he was unanimously decided as the win…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z64hUpp7TfU
Michael Bisping won what he deemed was the biggest fight of his career at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night London against Anderson Silva. Bisping took a lot of damage before he was unanimously decided as the winner, including the third round when his mouth guard was knocked out. In the above video, Michael Bisping explains in his immediate post-fight interview how much his career was influenced by Anderson Silva.
The two fighters showed the utmost respect to each other after the fight, but backstage at the O2 Arena, Bisping explained that he did not respect referee Herb Dean’s decision not to pause the action to allow Bisping to put his mouth guard back in. You can watch Bisping’s backstage interview where he discusses the mouth guard controversy here:
You can check out the full results from UFC Fight Night 84 here.
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.
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.
Although the UFC is beyond ecstatic with Conor McGregor (19-2) facing Nate Diaz (18-10), the path to getting that fight was not easy. As fans know, Rafael Dos Anjos had to pull out of his title fight with McGregor with a broken foot. Fighters pulling out of big fights have happened one too many times in the past. Moving forward, the UFC should book alternates when announcing big fights of a main event in case one of the fighters pull out.
The UFC was scrambling all day on February 23rd to find a replacement for the Irishman. Numerous names included Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Urijah Faber, etc. Some of the fighters declined the offer to fight McGregor, while others were already booked for future fights.
This scenario of fighters pulling out of big fights has happened way too many times. Just recently, Cain Velasquez pulled out of his title fight with Fabricio Werdum earlier this month. Subsequently, Werdum pulled out as well and the pay-per-view event was moved to Fox Sports 1. Jose Aldo had to pull out of UFC 189 with a rib injury against Conor McGregor. Dan Henderson also had to pull out of his title fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151 back in 2012. UFC 151 was then scrapped entirely and became the first cancelled card in the company’s history.
The UFC did get what they want in McGregor vs. Diaz but what if they did not? What if McGregor was pulled from the card entirely? These are things the UFC would not want to see. The easiest solution to avoid these scenarios is to have an alternate fighter signed and ready to fight in the main event in case one of the two fighters pull out.
This is no different than any wrestling or Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament. Events like those have alternates ready in case one of the competitors cannot compete or get injured in the middle of the tournament.
Critics might say that the UFC should instead “beef” up their cards by providing fans with good fights from top to bottom so that a card is not cancelled or relegated to Fox/Fight Pass. However, it is tough for the UFC to provide fans with big names consistently since there are more than 540 fighters on the UFC roster.
Fans have to realize that the promotion is in a period of time where it is trying to become more mainstream by gaining a wider presence on Fox, expansion of UFC Fight Pass, and introduction of raw and potential talents. Zuffa’s goal is to provide as much content as they can to sports fans. In return, we can only hope that we can see more fighters gain stardom like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey has.
No matter what kind of fighters you have on a card, Conor McGregor will dominate the entire event. The same could be said with Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, or Jon Jones. Fans expect to see these fighters on the card when they first purchase tickets. When one of the fighters pulls out, the entertainment value immediately drops. An alternate would ensure that the card is not juggled up or in danger of being cancelled.
An alternate would also be a much smoother transition for the UFC brass when a fighter pulls out. When Rafael Dos Anjos pulled out, the MMA community was in a panic storm. Countless fighters wanted to fight McGregor. There were numerous rumors and false statements being made. Dana White was scrambling to find someone to fight McGregor after Aldo and Edgar turned down the bout. An alternate or fighter on standby would eliminate all that and would save the PR team a lot of trouble.
The UFC did have a “contingency plan” at UFC 189 when it was first reported that Aldo had a rib injury. In jeopardy of losing the big fight, Chad Mendes was made an alternate two weeks before the fight in case Aldo had to pull out. He eventually did.
The UFC should adopt this policy they had at UFC 189 moving forward with big fights that feature fighters like McGregor, Rousey, Jon Jones, or any highly anticipated fight to avoid catastrophe.
Although the UFC is beyond ecstatic with Conor McGregor (19-2) facing Nate Diaz (18-10), the path to getting that fight was not easy. As fans know, Rafael Dos Anjos had to pull out of his title fight with McGregor with a broken foot. Fighters pulling out of big fights have happened one too many times in the past. Moving forward, the UFC should book alternates when announcing big fights of a main event in case one of the fighters pull out.
The UFC was scrambling all day on February 23rd to find a replacement for the Irishman. Numerous names included Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Urijah Faber, etc. Some of the fighters declined the offer to fight McGregor, while others were already booked for future fights.
This scenario of fighters pulling out of big fights has happened way too many times. Just recently, Cain Velasquez pulled out of his title fight with Fabricio Werdum earlier this month. Subsequently, Werdum pulled out as well and the pay-per-view event was moved to Fox Sports 1. Jose Aldo had to pull out of UFC 189 with a rib injury against Conor McGregor. Dan Henderson also had to pull out of his title fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151 back in 2012. UFC 151 was then scrapped entirely and became the first cancelled card in the company’s history.
The UFC did get what they want in McGregor vs. Diaz but what if they did not? What if McGregor was pulled from the card entirely? These are things the UFC would not want to see. The easiest solution to avoid these scenarios is to have an alternate fighter signed and ready to fight in the main event in case one of the two fighters pull out.
This is no different than any wrestling or Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament. Events like those have alternates ready in case one of the competitors cannot compete or get injured in the middle of the tournament.
Critics might say that the UFC should instead “beef” up their cards by providing fans with good fights from top to bottom so that a card is not cancelled or relegated to Fox/Fight Pass. However, it is tough for the UFC to provide fans with big names consistently since there are more than 540 fighters on the UFC roster.
Fans have to realize that the promotion is in a period of time where it is trying to become more mainstream by gaining a wider presence on Fox, expansion of UFC Fight Pass, and introduction of raw and potential talents. Zuffa’s goal is to provide as much content as they can to sports fans. In return, we can only hope that we can see more fighters gain stardom like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey has.
No matter what kind of fighters you have on a card, Conor McGregor will dominate the entire event. The same could be said with Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, or Jon Jones. Fans expect to see these fighters on the card when they first purchase tickets. When one of the fighters pulls out, the entertainment value immediately drops. An alternate would ensure that the card is not juggled up or in danger of being cancelled.
An alternate would also be a much smoother transition for the UFC brass when a fighter pulls out. When Rafael Dos Anjos pulled out, the MMA community was in a panic storm. Countless fighters wanted to fight McGregor. There were numerous rumors and false statements being made. Dana White was scrambling to find someone to fight McGregor after Aldo and Edgar turned down the bout. An alternate or fighter on standby would eliminate all that and would save the PR team a lot of trouble.
The UFC did have a “contingency plan” at UFC 189 when it was first reported that Aldo had a rib injury. In jeopardy of losing the big fight, Chad Mendes was made an alternate two weeks before the fight in case Aldo had to pull out. He eventually did.
The UFC should adopt this policy they had at UFC 189 moving forward with big fights that feature fighters like McGregor, Rousey, Jon Jones, or any highly anticipated fight to avoid catastrophe.
“He’s like a little cholo gangster from the hood, but at the same time he coaches kids’ jiu-jitsu on a Sunday morning and goes on bike rides with the elderly.”
– Conor McGregor
With UFC 196 now exactly one week awa…
https://youtu.be/EFgL2lCZNTs
“He’s like a little cholo gangster from the hood, but at the same time he coaches kids’ jiu-jitsu on a Sunday morning and goes on bike rides with the elderly.”
– Conor McGregor
With UFC 196 now exactly one week away, it only feels appropriate to look back at some of the best moments from this week’s pre-fight press conference with Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
Featured above, courtesy of the official UFC On FOX YouTube channel, is a compilation of some of the highlights from the already infamous press conference held earlier this week to promote the new UFC 196 main event between McGregor and Diaz.
For those who missed it, you can also read a detailed recap and watch a complete video archive of this week’s UFC 196 pre-fight press conference by clicking here.
UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz takes place on Saturday, March 5th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Make sure to visit MMANews.com on 3/5 for the best UFC 196 live results coverage on the web!
MMANews.com will again set the standard for live coverage of a UFC event as we provide live results of the UFC Fight Night 84 event this afternoon from London, England.
We will be providing quick-match results coverage of the preliminary card, which…
MMANews.com will again set the standard for live coverage of a UFC event as we provide live results of the UFC Fight Night 84 event this afternoon from London, England.
We will be providing quick-match results coverage of the preliminary card, which leads right into our detailed, round-by-round coverage of the entire main card headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping.
Below is the scheduled lineup for today’s show …
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 12:45 PM ET/9:45 AM PT)
LIGHTWEIGHTS- DAVID TEYMUR (3-1, 0-0 UFC) VS. MARTIN SVENSSON (14-5, 0-0 UFC)
LIGHTWEIGHTS- TEEMU PACKALEN (7-1, 0-1 UFC) VS. THIBAULT GOUTI (11-0, 0-0 UFC)
HEAVYWEIGHTS- DANIEL OMIELANCZUK (17-5-1 1 NC, 2-2 UFC) VS. JARJIS DANHO (6-0 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
LIGHTWEIGHTS- NORMAN PARKE (21-4-1, 5-2-1 UFC) VS. RUSTAM KHABILOV (17-3, 3-2 UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS- BRAD SCOTT (10-3, 2-2 UFC) VS. KRZYSZTOF JOTKO (16-1, 3-1 UFC)
FEATHERWEIGHTS- ARNOLD ALLEN (10-1, 1-0 UFC) VS. YAOTZIN MEZA (21-10 1 NC, 2-3 1 NC UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS- SCOTT ASKHAM (13-2, 1-2 UFC) VS. CHRIS DEMPSEY (11-3, 1-2 UFC)
BANTAMWEIGHTS- DAVEY GRANT (9-2, 0-1 UFC) VS. MARLON VERA (7-2-1, 1-1 UFC)
FEATHERWEIGHTS- MIKE WILKINSON (9-1, 2-1 UFC) VS. MAKWAN AMIRKHANI (12-2, 2-0 UFC)
MAIN CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 4 PM ET/1 PM PT)
BANTAMWEIGHTS- (#15) FRANCISCO RIVERA (11-5 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC) VS. BRAD PICKETT (24-11, 4-6 UFC)
WELTERWEIGHTS- TOM BREESE (9-0, 2-0 UFC) VS. KEITA NAKAMURA (31-6-2 1 NC, 1-3 UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS- (#9) GEGARD MOUSASI (37-6-2, 4-3 UFC) VS. (#10) THALES LEITES (25-5, 10-4 UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS- (#5) ANDERSON SILVA (33-6 1 NC, 16-2 1 NC) VS. (#7) MICHAEL BISPING (27-7, 17-7 UFC)
With UFC Fight Night London: Silva vs. Bisping less than 24 hours away, the UFC has released a fourth embedded video prior to this weekend’s fight.
This installment features open workouts, photo obligations, and an intense staredown of Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping prior to the fight. We also get to see the current UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWQP0jnUklw
With UFC Fight Night London: Silva vs. Bisping less than 24 hours away, the UFC has released a fourth embedded video prior to this weekend’s fight.
This installment features open workouts, photo obligations, and an intense staredown of Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping prior to the fight. We also get to see the current UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Take a look:
