UFC 120 is Bisping- Akiyama now?

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  1. PNoyFightFanUSN

    PNoyFightFanUSN Larry Don't Give a **** Full Member

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    - Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
    - Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy
    - John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim
    - Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo
    - Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton
    - Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson
    - Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz
    - Paul Sass vs. TBA

    Rumored card for 120. Supposedly contracts are already drawn up with one of them being signed.

    Off of bloody elbow . com

    I guess they decided they weren't THAT mad at ol Mike and put Vitor back in his cage to throw at Anderson if Chael gets the dog **** beat out of him?
     
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  2. Grievesy

    Grievesy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Still an interesting match up. It's a decent card but there needs to be a main event for it. Bisping/Akiyama just doesn't cut it as a main event. I'm looking forward to the card though. Hardy/Condit and Hathaway/Kim are really good matchups imo.
     
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  3. hit me HARDER

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    War SASS!! :D
     
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  4. PNoyFightFanUSN

    PNoyFightFanUSN Larry Don't Give a **** Full Member

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    Akiyama just got submitted by Leben so I don't see why he gets to headline. Was Bisping's last fight that UD loss to Wanderlei? I haven't had the easiest time keeping up with my UFC while I've been deployed. Maybe that's their angle since it's in London. Rebound type fights for both Bisping and Akiyama.
     
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  5. Grievesy

    Grievesy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bisping just decisioned Dan Miller. Even if both had won their last fights, it still doesn't warrant a main event.
     
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  6. PNoyFightFanUSN

    PNoyFightFanUSN Larry Don't Give a **** Full Member

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    Ho hoooo.way off. thanks for clearing that up. And i agree.But I think since Bisping is right now the most well known Brit they have, they're milking that for all it's worth by putting him as a headliner.
     
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  7. hit me HARDER

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    A rematch with Leben would've been better.
     
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  8. Grievesy

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    Oh yeah I can definitely see why they use Bisping as a headliner in the UK. They do the same for any fighter in their native countries, like GSP in Canada. Only thing is GSP deserves to be a headliner, Bisping doesn't unless he is against Anderson Silva or someone of that elite calibre. **** but we can't do anything about it.
     
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  9. hit me HARDER

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    Come on, Bisping isn't **** - he's just firmly lodged inbetween 'good' and 'elite' with what appears to be no chance of breaking through. He's the best of the worst of the Middleweight Division.

    With Bisping & Hardy on the card it is pretty decent value for money I think.

    Also, I'm expecting Sass to go on to great things.
     
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  10. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Leben wins two fights in two weeks and Akiyama is the headliner?
     
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  11. PNoyFightFanUSN

    PNoyFightFanUSN Larry Don't Give a **** Full Member

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    Yea.condit is a good fighter but this card is for the Brits so unless you're a real hardcore fan, I don't see it selling too well out of Britain. I might go out for drinks with some friends and catch it there. UFC fights are usually fun to watch out in town at Hooters or something.
     
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  12. PNoyFightFanUSN

    PNoyFightFanUSN Larry Don't Give a **** Full Member

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    Holy ****. That's a real good and overlooked fact but the Crippler wants Wanderlei next so I'm sure that's what he would take.
     
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  13. hit me HARDER

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    He's still a bigger 'name' - and the plan was for Akiyama to win (or lose to Silva) so it wouldn't even be an issue.

    Wouldn't surprise me if the contract was signed beforehand.
     
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  14. (PimpThaSystem)

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    Its gonna be on Spike so watch it wherever.
     
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  15. horst

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    Bisping-Akiyama a headline act?? That's bull****. Akiyama is coming off a loss, Bisping lost the fight before last, that fight has undercard written all over it. I'm assuming they are going to make Leben vs Wanderlei since that's what Leben asked for after beating Akiyama, so they can't rematch Bisping with Leben or Wanderlei, but if they want him to headline a UK show they need to come up with a better opponent than Akiyama surely.

    How about Anthony Johnson?

    OK, he lost his last fight too, but that was to one of the top guys in the world in Josh Koscheck, and Johnson claims he cut 40lbs to make the welter limit. Johnson has said he wants to go to 185 now, and we've seen how exciting his fights can be. Maybe if they paired Bisping vs Johnson with another big fight as a co main event, they could sell that?
     
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