SpeaKeR

i don't really see people's problems with bisping. I'll be honest, he is highly confrontational. The one negative thing about bisping that i saw on the show is that the guy is a bully.

look bisping, everyone knows you can knock out demarques, no need to keep picking on him all the time.

but i do liek bisping. he was very hands on in training all the time and i think he just displayed a competitive edge. bisping didn't just want to be on the show, he wants to win it.

coldcall420

At the same time Demarques is no body and needs to show respect to established fighters and he was talkin shit to Bisping since he got in the house!!!!

Mckeever

Man, lmao at the dog thing, the ****? How the jeepers did you think to call your dog by the name Mckeever? Its my second name, and id say its quite a rare second name, im curious as to how you discovered the name and decided to name your dog by it.

OT. Bisbping isn't a childish bully. You can clearly see that bisbping winding the other team up isnt meant to be taken seriously, if any thing it is most likely to boost the spirits of the british team and keep them confident.

Dunno what its like in the US, but in Manchester, we're always taking the piss out of each other and winding each other up, none of it is ever taken seriously, its a bit of banter. The difference is, you can clearly see Demarcus has got actual issues with Bisbping and the brits and just doesnt like them.

About the Hendo, Mike comparison,other than when Mike didnt turn up to one of the fights, id say Bisbping has been much more passionate about coaching. You can see that he really wants his team to go on and win the whole thing, fair play to him. I've got nothing against Hendo, but just because he barley breathes a word infront of the camera doesnt make him mature, hes as quiet as a church mouse for christ sake, he just comes across as boring infront of the camera.

This bisbping hate is just ridiculous though.

SpeaKeR

i agree with you and think and think that demarques should show respect to someone who has achieved alot more than he has and could kill him if he wanted to

Saint of Fists

A bit of banter is where you're taking the piss out of someone but don't really mean it, as you're basically just doing it for abit of fun. If you're american then you might struggle to comprehend it, being from a nation of very dramatic people who take offence off the slightest remark.

Ill try and give you an example of banter from the show.

Theres a part early on in the series where team UK are in a training session and Bisping is telling everyone to give Nick a round of applause for beatng Mark in his fight, so then Nick says " Thankyou, I really couldn't of done it without you guys" then Bisping responds with "Shut up you puff" and then they all laugh, including Nick as he knew it sounded abit gay and dramatic, hence Bispings reply. But at the end of the day Bisping didn't really mean it, and Nick knew that, as its just abit of banter between freinds.

Another example would be if a freind of mine took the piss out me over something, and lets just say I laughed and replied by calling him a Dick, that would also be banter as neither of us meant it. But if I was to call an american a dick just messing about, I would more then likely get a response like this " What the FCUK did you just call me man!!" or something along those lines, as they wouldn't get I was joking lol.

Hope that clears a few things up about banter for those of that dont really get it (litterally Joke )

Lets be honest from Bispings point of view, if his entire team (team punishment) were all doing that "1 2 3" huddle thing, he had to join in, as he would of looked dam right rude if he didn't otherwise.

I dont particully like it either, but if I was in a team of nothing but americans, and they and the coach were doing it, it would make me cring abit, but I would still make the effort, and do it out of respect for my team mates.