“People say I don’t deserve it. People say I’ve got no punching power, I knew I could punch”. He landed a handful of leg kicks and elevated one toward the head, which Bisping blocked and smiled at. UFC 199’s main card begins at 3am GMT on Sunday. Not only does he already have a crushing win over Bisping, but he was coming off a winning streak that included defeating former middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former light-heavy weight champion Lyoto Machida.
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A veteran fighter who’s competed in the UFC for 10 years, Bisping taunted the ultra-confident Rockhold at times, waving his newly acquired hardware in the air. Referee John McCarthy stepped in after Bisping knocked Rockhold to the floor and then put him to sleep with a clubbing right hand. When I was 8 years old and I first put gloves on, I knew I’d be champion one day, and I’ve worked tirelessly to get here.
“I beat him up by being a better version of myself than I was in my last fight”, said Cruz. I took it for granted.
“I believe I had control of that fight from the beginning. When I did that I actually allowed myself so much relaxation of my mind and so much relaxation for my body to heal, that I actually got back to where I need to in order to be myself again”.
“We’ve been wanting to punch each other in the face for a long time”, Faber said. Two weeks’ notice. Two days’ notice.
Gold was also on the line in the co-main event as bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz took on bitter rival Urijah Faber. It was stupid, I just didn’t really feel like he had anything for me.
UFC president Dana White told SportsNation the bout was in jeopardy this week, after Rockhold casually said during a news conference that he had a torn MCL. Florian thinks Bisping may be outmatched in certain areas against Rockhold but still but sees a path to a Bisping victory through pressure and disruptiveness.
“With Bisping, I’m excited to put on an incredible performance”, Rockhold said.
Many thought Bisping was done after a loss to Rockhold back in late 2014, but he reeled off three consecutive wins, including one over all-time great Anderson Silva, to plant himself right back in the title picture.
Cruz won a unanimous decision over Faber to retain the belt in 2011. “I’m going to have to give it some thought”.
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Faber never seemed to figure out Cruz’s movement.
