Touche. Yeah he can't beat the guys at the top no doubt about that. We have some good prospects coming through in the UK but it'll be a few more years before some of them manage to really work their way up. Don't see any future champions out of them but nor do most countries I guess.He's actually from Clitheroe.OK he's had a stellar career when it comes to longevity but when it comes to the best of the best he falls way short.
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Boos for England's Vaughn Lee and loud cheers for the Hooligan.
Great grappling fight here. Like when Jake Shields fought Damien Meia, very good standard.
What an awesome grappling match!
Stand up game a littler sup par compared to their ground game 
Lee going for the 'least volume ever' award.
Looking forward to seeing Leon Edwards again. Think he has real potential.
Good review of the McGregor / Mendes fight.
What a great fight.
That was pretty good, i thought she was in big trouble when she got lit up at the beginning but she did well to control Casey and gas her out. I cant hear a word shes saying but i love her anyways.
Jojo has been so disappointing in the ufc. She looked terrible again and will struggle to remain top 10 without big improvement. Those 30-27 scorecards
Casey obviously won the first and then gassed mostly due to being a late replacement. Pulling guard was so stupid when she had her rocked, trying to emulate Moroz' win.
Jojo needs to move to a better camp imo.
Casey obviously won the first and then gassed mostly due to being a late replacement. Pulling guard was so stupid when she had her rocked, trying to emulate Moroz' win.
Jojo needs to move to a better camp imo.
Great stuff from Duffy once again. I hope the UFC give him a real push, he deserves it. They can play up the win over McGregor. Lightweight is the absolute toughest division to crack but he looks so legit.
I bet Duffy is the reason why Conor makes that cut down to featherweight by the way. No way he wants any of that again.
I bet Duffy is the reason why Conor makes that cut down to featherweight by the way. No way he wants any of that again.
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feck that was nasty on Ross Pearson, that armbar was in deep. Missed the bloody Duffy fight, didn't realise this was on so early.
How the feck did he not tap from that armbar?!? Tough bastard.
Bisping is a terrific fighter. Check out his early defeats when he was a legit contender. All TRT and top level guys - sonnen, belfort and hendo. His two recent defeata against rockhold and kennedy. All top tier guysHe's actually from Clitheroe.
Terrible fighter my hole
That Hendo knockout will forever be etched into my brain.
Bisping in the Octagon now.
lol please don't cock this up Bisping.
He's been stunned in this fight but still in it. His output and volume is always there. Superb conditioning as always. Also rolled his ankle in the 2nd and his mobility is limited.
Needs a tko to win imo. Too much damage from Leites in the previous rounds.
There was that scouser kid, sure it's early days for him but he looked impressive.
Pretty pedestrian for a 5 rounder.
I had that 2-2 going into the last. Thought Bisping's volume was just about on point. Lots of punches landed but in at least 3 of the 4 rounds, the power was quite clearly with Leites.
That last round was good.
That last round was good.
I remember a couple of year ago Paul Sass seemed to be in his way. Not heard much about him recently.
Think Bisping took that in a close decision.
Bisping by SD. Get in.
That was a tough fight to judge. Could've gone either way.
Thought Leites wont that by unanimous. Something smells a bit foul.
Yep correct decision. Good job Mike. Please don't step into the octagon with any of those guys you just mentioned though.
If it was a contest of who would knock the other out eventually, then Leites would have never lost.
But it's not, it's scoring each round and he simply didn't outwork a limited Bisping in enough. Bisping landed lots of punches and inside leg kicks.
But it's not, it's scoring each round and he simply didn't outwork a limited Bisping in enough. Bisping landed lots of punches and inside leg kicks.
SHERDOG SCORES
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bisping (49-46 Bisping)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Bisping (49-46 Bisping)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bisping (49-46 Bisping)
The decision was fine, Bisping is not a hard hitter but he knows how to win rounds in mma through volume and point fighting. I personally had it 48-47, even going into the last.
Fighters can't be pleased about being unable to have sponsors on the Reebok gear and getting rid of their sponsor banners. Wonder how much of a hit it is to their wallets and if anyone is raising a stink about it?
Yep there's been a lot of backlash to the deal. Mostly from fans and media on behalf of the fighters.
Most of the fighters who have been worst hit by the Reebok deal would be too scared to mouth off in public I would think.
The likes of Gilbert Melendez, Brendan Schaub and Jose Aldo have gone public because they are either at the end of their careers or are rich as feck anyway.
The money some of the fighters get is terrible. I read that Rory MacDonald got $59,000 for his fight. feck that!
Unbelievable. I thought Leites was comfortably ahead, as did the announcers going into the 5th.
Jojo has been so disappointing in the ufc. She looked terrible again and will struggle to remain top 10 without big improvement. Those 30-27 scorecards
Casey obviously won the first and then gassed mostly due to being a late replacement. Pulling guard was so stupid when she had her rocked, trying to emulate Moroz' win.
Jojo needs to move to a better camp imo.
Would agree with most of that. I don't think she looked terrible but she's way too open. A tonne of heart and she's a fecking warrior, but she's really got to work on getting her head sorted. Quite open that she has a few personal issues. Got a lot of love for her but she's got to step it up if she ever wants to get anywhere near a title shot.
Brilliant fighter to watch though.
Ridiculous the amount of shit he get's. Quality fighter that only loses to top contenders. Pretty much nailed it with what you said. Henderson was bang on TRT at the time. Belfort was bang on it. I still think Bisping beat Sonnen anyway and that was a title eliminator, had he been given that decision he'd have fought Silva for the title. Rockhold looks sensational and is on a tear so no shame in that loss. Kennedy is the only questionable one for me and that was down to the layoff that Bisping had, just didn't look himself at all and was dominated. You could give him criticism for falling short everytime he's closing in on a title shot but that doesn't make him a bad fighter. He's consistently in the mix and has been for a long time which shows he's a damn good fighter.
Had him winning tonight, close fight but he did enough. His foot looked mangled at the end too. Always will like Bisping. Usually puts on good fights for the most part and the build up is always great as he's brilliant at selling fights.
No clue who they'll put against him next. Clear he wants somebody ranked above him. No desire to see him go against Kennedy again. Outside of that I'd be happy to see him take on any of the others above him. Whittaker could be an outside option if they look outside of the top ten.
He is far from a fantastic fighter. The people he called out tonight during his post fight interview, they're fantastic fighters. He's just a journeyman gatekeeper. In five years, heck, even longer, he's beaten only two potential top ten middleweights. Thales Leites & Brian Stann.
@Lastwolf you're thinking of Terry Etim. He was being touted as the lightweight Anderson Silva until Edson Barboza nearly killed him with a spinning roundhouse kick. Disappeared from the UFC soon after that.
Think he'll get Mousasi next who he will lose to.