Nice fight, went fortunately exactly as I made my bets. I saw a false spoiler with Bisping's hand raised so I was afraid of the worst. Belfort's new haircut is also badass. Just sayin
Bisping really had nothing here. He landed a few shots, none of which had any real power behind them. Got swarmed at the end of the first and finished in the second.
I think Bisping is a really talented fighter, but this guy just cannot win when it matters.
This fight pretty much ended one of the two ways everyone, myself included, said it would... 1st or 2nd round Flash KO/TKO by Vitor... the other option being a late TKO or UD by Bisping, but of course we'll never know what those chances were.
On a side note... people who aren't current champions need to stop referring to themselves as a champion. It's not a title you carry for life IMO... not real important, just an observation.
I think Vitor should follow Chael back into the LHW at his original weight class AFTER he fights Lombard. If Lombard somehow wins then he gets the shot. Not too sold on a Vitor title fight at MW, but definitely at LHW as he came the closest to actually finishing the fight. His striking let em down though. I mean if he's willing to pull guard then he should just go for broke. He can't HEAD HUNT all the time especially against the LHW title holder, he's gotta go to the body; left hook/cross = perfect liver shots.
I do agree Chael has a 50% chance if not more to beat Vitor. He simply does not do well against wrestlers who clinch, grind, and dirty box em. I saw the very first fight on PPV and was absolutely crushed when Randy beat em. I was like how is it possible an old balding wrestler outbox em. That's when he (Vitor) went into a bit of a freefall.
Kinda glad they didn't match up Wandy or Cung vs Vitor cuz he's pretty much the same as he was in 1997. Less bulkier, speed is approximately the same, still the same explosiveness. IMAGINE, if he could keep that up for all five rounds and more importantly had his head straight.
Suppose every fighter has weaknesses and strengths as cliched as it is. I thought Bisping got his range down and did very good in the first. He wasn't scared to engage, dodged well, landed his 1+2 combos, and actually stalked Vitor at times. I actually thought it might last a few more rounds. But as predicted 2nd round tko by The Phenom.
Blackzillians is a huge jump for Vitor.
185 - Vitor vs Lombard is the only fight that makes sense
205 - Chael, Gegard, Lyoto, Hendo rematch, and actually Shogun. I don't think they ever fought before amazingly enough.
I kinda feel for Bisping actually. Six years and he still hasn't got his title shot.
I thought about all the 185 match ups for Vitor and it all comes to the same conclusion. He's going to blitz them and take out another contender kinda like Rich Franklin before. So that's why I dismissed Luke although he might do well.
For me the only 185 match up I want to see is Lombard vs Vitor. Okami isn't as fun of a match up.
So yah I support Vitor's move up to 205 to make a title run there.
That's what I was saying as soon as they announced it. I said it before, Bisping should have taken the Cung Le fight. It would have been FOTN or KOTN, but definitely a good chance to catapult Bisping to a title shot. People underestimate Vitor. They alway say he's mentally weak, hasn't beat top competition, or he's a fast starter, but fades. He was a gamer against Chuck in his prime and Tito although it could have gone in Vitor's favorite. As long as Vitor is on his game he poses a very legitimate threat to anybody at 185 or 205. He's one of the few fighters who can KO a person multiple times before they hit the ground.
I remember someone mentioning that his fight against Tank was meaningless. Dude, Tank was wrecking everybody in the UFC. It was a David vs Goliath matchup and Vitor put em in his place. Think about it this way. Say your're 170lbs - 200lbs and matched up against a 300lb football player with rudimentary mma skills do you think it'll be an easy fight. He catches you or grabs you and it can be a very long night whether you're an expert or not.
I think he should rematch Hendo cuz he should have won, but at the time he didn't realize how good of a chin Hendo had and I'm sure he underestimated em. While all of his contemporaries are fading only him and Hendo are on an upward surge. I wonder if he can cut to 170lbs. As much as I like GSP, Vitor would be a very dangerous opponent if he somehow made it down there. Otherwise off to 205 to take some heads off.
I was thinkin' Bisping should tighten up his defense and utilize a GSPesque type of game plan at times when necessary. He always gets dropped.
Yep Bisping vs Belcher or Cung would be highly entertaining.
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