Why did Bisping make it so easy for Hendo? Just an off-night or is he just mediocre?

:rofl

 

I think it was clear from Bisping's performance that he was intimidated. The nerves really took over IMO and contributed to his poor performance, even though he would have likely not won anyway.

 

Bisping was scared.

 

Bisping ...was exposed for what he is a conceited punk!!!

 

alright,calm down!

 

It's a question! What do you think mate - was it an off-night for Bisping or was it proof that he is just not good enough?

 

It is in MMA. If you have chin and power, you win those exchanges. Noone can fight 'like Sugar Ray Leonard' is MMA, it doesn't work.

 

Bisping did a great job of eating those knuckes...he needs to go back to fightin bums in the pub

 

Anderson Silva has shown wonderful precise and varied MMA striking. I think Dan Henderson is capable of great striking too. But he didn't have to be, he just ran around with one arm cocked, telegraphing one punch. He knew that was all it would take. It was a great display of power, but it was not a great display of striking. It didn't have to be, because of Bisping's lack of composure and defence.

 

Henderson always fights, or strikes, like that.

He's a great technical wrestler, one of the est in teh sport. He is not a technical striker though.

 

I see what you are saying. I think that sometimes opponents are faced with an opponent intent on knocking them out no matter what. If you don't do something to deter them, and they have the means to do it, odds are that ko hungry opponent will be successful if too many mistakes are made.

I'll give you an example of fighters with far superior boxing skills to Henderson and Bisping. When Felix Trinidad faced Fernando Vargas, Trinidad was intent on knocking Vargas out. Vargas is very game, has decent skills, and even dropped Trinidad. Trinidad used a more varied offense than Henderson, but that's debatable under the settings. Trinidad kept throwing a monster left hook at Vargas through out the fight, and missed big with it until round 12. Then BOOM, Vargas was out.

I already stated that I feel Bisping is not one of his division's elite fighters, nor do I feel that Bisping is comparable in mma stature as Vargas' is in boxing. It was the only high level boxing fight I could think of with similarity.

 

That's about it. In the words of 'legendary trainer Manny Steward'; 'this fight went exactly as I expected'. :deal

 

neither..

humbling loss,but bisping will be back hes a good fighter just not on that level henderson is (not many are).

 

Before this, a lot of talk was about Bisping vs Anderson

 

it would be better than leites v anderson no?

clearly bisping has a way to go,i still rate him as a fighter though....

the haters can hate,bisping will be back.