Why was Bisping so poor?

He seemed genuinely scared in there

He was jittering around all over the place, totally burning himself out from nervous exhaustion (Rogan said he looked exhausted at the end of the first)

His fears seemed to prevent him from sane strategy (continually circling into Henderson's power punch)



So what's the deal with his mental state?

Is he's a typical "bully" who is great at dishing out to weaker less skilled guys, but when he's on the other end, becomes overwhelmed by fear?
(his bully boy behaviour to Matt Hamill backs this up)


or you think it was just a great night for Hendo and an off night for Count Bisping?

 

Clearly Bisping just isn't on Hendo's level. He got found out if anything.

 

I would have loved it to go to ground Hendo would have made him look like an amateur

 

Think he just thought '****' and couldn't get into a rythm, just seemed overmatched and he knew it.

 

In over his head, realised he had taken Hendo too lightly, not as good as he thought he was.

 

Because Hendo was in the other corner and has made a living out of beating up the best guys in MMA let alone a chump like Bisping. When Bisping was still being weaned off his mother tit Hendo was making a living beating up guys in the early UFC's. I mean c'mon Hendo was fighting heavyweights in Pancrase when Bisping was a kid!!! The guys a ****ing stud and was when he was in PRIDE. Hendo knew this was a piece of cake hence all them cheesey grins. Anyone who thought otherwise needs their head examined. Bisping knew he bit of way more than he could chew and he was supposed to be the striker here. No way was he going to KO Hendo. No way was he going to out wrestle him. No way was he going to submit him. So his only tactic was to run..

 

If it had gone to the ground it would have been worse. Hendo's GnP is brutal. And with elbows in the UFC? I perish the thought...

 

It was like a boy fighting a man, he knew he had nothing to trouble Hendo with.

 

Yeah, just way out of his depth. Other than Arran, I don't recall anyone saying he wouldn't be.

 

Sadly can't argue with that.

 

Found out? Look at his fight with Hamil. Bisping looked and fought like garbage against a guy who had ZERO striking ability. He was never exposed because he was never that good to begin with. He was used as the face of UFC because of TUF and Dana giving him the "push". This is what happens when the gulf in class is simply to large to close. Bisping knew that. So did the rest of MMA.

 

I'm still a bit shocked they didn't try and cash Bisping out with a title fight against Silva over here, though.

 

Never fear Bisping will get fed to Silva at some point. It will be like watching Silva vs Leben. Boy was that fun!

 

Bisping looked pretty gaunt I thought. Maybe he had trouble making the weight (not that he should have)

 

Kind of figure he'll do better against Anderson than he did against Hendo. Hendo is a ****ing nightmare for him style wise. He'll still obviously lose, but I don't think it'll be a massacre of that magnitude, his strengths are pretty suited to trying to survive against Anderson.