Bisping vs GSP, time to vote

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Who will win

  • The WW GOAT who's man enough to go up in weight after a 3 year+ lay off

    Votes: 18 54.5%
  • The MW champ who hands picks his opponents to be be old, retired, smaller or out of top 5

    Votes: 15 45.5%

  • Total voters
    33

Shorinji

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Oct 25, 2015
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GSP by UD IMO. Wouldn't be surprised if Bisping scored a late TKO either though.
 

tang

top korean roofer
Oct 21, 2015
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Fans immediately demanding the Hendo fight and the UFC offering it to Bisping acting on this fan interest. GSP, a historically big UFC draw, wanted to fight Bisping for the MW title on his return, and the UFC wanted that fight because it was the price of brining back a big draw, so they offered it to Bisping. Bisping would be stupid to turn that down, so decided to fight through an injury.

Then GSP revealed he couldn't fight for 8 months, Bisping tried to get him to fight earlier, but he couldn't, so he decided to get his knee fixed instead of putting it off, but agreeing to fight the #1 contender at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime Bobby Knuckles becomes #1 contender, but also injures his knee and wouldn't be able to fight until the new year. GSP fight becomes more viable for everyone, since it is the earliest opportunity, the fight both fighters want, the UFC wants, and the fans don't mind so much because Bobby Knuckles is out.

The narrative that Bisping has been ducking and diving competition has arisen because Bisping isn't particularly liked by a certain section of MMA fans, and frankly, they are butthurt he became champion in the first place. Many of those same fans thought Hendo would violently KO him, which is why they called for the fight, but now, since Hendo got his ass beat, won't even admit they were the ones calling for that fight. It's all sour grapes because Left Hook Larry rubs them the wrong way.
I pick Bisping by UD but both are ducks.

Rockhold rematch was what everyone wanted to see (forgot what happened with that) cuz when a Champ is taken out by short-notice fights, usually rematches are granted as the next fight. When Rockhold and Bisping had time to train for each other, Bisping got killed like no competition at all. Regardless of the circumstances, if Bisping had some kind of pride, he'd be singing for the rematch just to prove that shit wasn't a fluke. But he didn't. First sign of him being a duck.

GSP is the goat WW. A welterweight. Everyone thinks he so brave for stepping up to a middleweight, for the title, but he's only doing that because it's Bisping. If Romero, Whitaker, Rockhold, Weidman, Jacare was the champ, GSP would not challenge for the middlweight title. It's only because it's Bisping. If GSP wanted true competition, should be fighting Woodley for WW strap. If GSP wanted the money fight, should be fighting Anderson Silva.

I guess I understand Bisping's side more than GSP. Imo, GSP seem way more of a duck than Bisping in this situation.
 

Hwoarang

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Oct 22, 2015
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I think Bisping is unable to get any sort of offence going. Gsp keeps distance and jabs for ages then gets take Downs and lays on top and taps away on him for all 5 rounds.

Bisping wins via split decision.