Paid Members JNLister Posted November 26, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 26, 2017 I don't know the exact contract relationship UFC has with them, but I'd be tempted to have Bisping's last fight be against somebody stepping up from Cage Rage/Cage Warriors/BAMMA or whatever. Chances are he wins and everyone goes home happy. If he loses, you've put eyes on a new name for UFC's UK audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 26, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 26, 2017 Yeah, that sounds good to me. It'd be good to see an upcoming young fighter give a good account of himself against Bisping, win or lose; of course, the only downside is that, if said fighter loses convincingly, that's a potential addition to the roster wasted for a guy retiring. But that's unlikely; if they're moving up from a British promotion, chances are they're good enough to be a challenge, but also inexperienced enough at elite level to lose to an elite veteran like Bisping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted November 26, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 26, 2017 I'm probably going to end up going to the London show so I vote for a wildcard shot in the dark matchup of Bisping vs Shogun. Fuck it. Then I get to see Bisping's farewell fight and I get to see Shogun fight live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Bisping vs Machida has always appealed to me for some reason. Makes sense for both at this stage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzExile Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Marshmallo said: Bisping vs Machida has always appealed to me for some reason. Makes sense for both at this stage too. Yes! Masvidal, no thank you. Bisping has just lost to two 170lbers in a row, he doesn't need a loss to a third. TBF - when he was interviewed on the MMA Hour, and all his social media since, it was clear his head was in the clouds. Go in with less than 100% focus against a top 10 guy and you're getting slayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 28, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 26/11/2017 at 7:36 AM, lambyUK said: Im surprised no one is mentioning Masvidal as Bisping's last opponent? They had that run in leading up to UFC 217 and he's been calling out Bisping ever since. He was also in Shanghai saying he would step in if Gastelum couldn't fight. With him being the smaller guy, similar in size to GSP, it certainly makes it a safer fight for Bisping and he will get a guy who's certainly willing to put his share in from a hype persepective. if the UFC want to put a fight together that can get one last dose of a Bisping hype job going in, that's the fight to make. The Rockhold/Romero ship has sailed for me and unless they want to give him some kind of older statesman showcase fight, i think the Masvidal fight is perfect. As for Saturday, i only saw the last 5 fights but it was good stuff. I knew Bisping was doomed from the moment he walked out, he just seemed to relaxed, i know he's got experience and he probably saw it as another day in the office, but to go in against a young, dangerous fighter like Kelvin is just not good. That's a KO Bisping didn't need to take at this point in his career. The two Chinese fighters winning on the main card was nice, both looked impressive. I'm not sure how often the UFC plan on returning to China but they've got a nice little core of guys there now to pick from. The King of Kung Fu didn't show a lot, but i'm still interested to see him fight again, the UFC need to throw him a bone and match him up favourably, Alex Garcia wasn't gonna play that game. Highlight of the card again for me though was Magomedsharipov. I genuinely feel that by the end of 18 he's going to be in title contention, the guy seems to have it all. He's uniquely sized at the weigh, he has the standup, has a wrestling backgroud and his BJJ game looked smooth. The guy's a handful and he's fun to watch. If we are doing gonna name guys to look out for in 2018, he's number 1 on the list for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Ah shite. My TiVo box didn't record this for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 34 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Ah shite. My TiVo box didn't record this for some reason. If you can make do with the slightly zoomed in camera, here's the fight - The whole show is up on Fight Pass for anyone that has that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 29, 2017 that shot was brutal. Kelvin at 185 for a couple of rounds could very well be the best in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Cheers @WyattSheepMask, fucking hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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