Michael “The Count” Bisping and Anderson “The Spider” Silva spoke with media ahead of their middleweight tilt.
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Silva and Bisping face off in the main event of the UFC’s return to London airing live on UFC Fight Pass this Saturday starting at 4 p.m. ET.
Silva, who is regarded as one of the best mixed martial artists in history, will be making his comeback from a long layoff after he was suspended for testing positive for banned substances before and after his fight against Nick Diaz in January a year ago. The 36-year-old has been throwing barbs over the past several weeks, maintaining a firm stance on Silva’s PED issue. I think this fight Saturday night is good for me, good for Bisping.
“Unfortunately, turns out he was a fraud”. His words, not mine, ‘ said Bisping. “He was found out and sentenced to a suspension and still denies it to this day. I think that’s a big motivator, and I think if anybody can come back after everything that he’s been through and get that title back, it’s Anderson”.
“I just know that Anderson’s motivated and happy right now and focused”, he said.
Above is live video of the event’s post-fight press conference which kicks off approximately 30 minutes after the main event between Silva and Bisping comes to a close (courtesy of the UFC).
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After creating your UFC.tv account for free (you can also log in with a Facebook account), you’ll need to enter your credit card or PayPal information to sign up for Fight Pass, but if you cancel your subscription before the one-week trial period ends, you will not be charged. This is fight on Saturday is good for me, good for Bisping and let’s go. Silva won by unanimous decision.
