Sonnen V Bisping Jan 28th

Zero-Cool

Bisping decision win

That press conference was gas, Sonnen has become even more crazy. It was funny when Maia forgot it was a fake belt for a sec.

JacksonHeightsOwn

i cannot stand Chael Sonnen

he's a such a smarmy two faced policitian like republican A-Hole.

im not Bispings biggest fan by any means but i would absolutely love Bisping to tear him a new one.

i know it wont happen though, but a man can dream

dave1982

Bisping ko/tko win

Can't wait so the look of panic in Bispings face as Chael pounds him out:D


Evans ftw tonight

Jason McCabe

Bisping ko/tko win

I hope they both get beat

theteal

chrisbonnie wrote: »

i cannot stand Chael Sonnen

he's a such a smarmy two faced policitian like republican A-Hole.

im not Bispings biggest fan by any means but i would absolutely love Bisping to tear him a new one.

i know it wont happen though, but a man can dream

i read somewhere earlier something along the lines of, "there'll be gay porn broadcast on live telly when two of the worlds biggest knobs come together tonight"

i don't know who i dislike more so i won't pick either, i'll just enjoy the brawl as a neutral. . .ouch, arse splinter

Roar

Bisping decision win

what time are prelims starting tonight?

JacksonHeightsOwn

Roar wrote: »

what time are prelims starting tonight?

not sure on prelims, but the show starts an hour earlier on ESPN uk tonight.

the_doctor199

Bisping submission win

TV guide says it's on 1-3am GMT for the main card on ESPN, so 10pm-1am for prelims I think.

El Guapo!

Bisping ko/tko win

Just so everyone knows what the story is with the Prelims and the main card tonight, and so there's not the same questions every 2 minutes like there is every week, here's the full listings for everybody:


Main card - 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on:
FOX - US
FOX Deportes – US
Sportsnet – CAN
Combate – BR
... FOX Sports Latin America – LATAM
ONE HD – AUS
SKY Sport 2 – NZ
Balls – PH
ESPN UK – UK
SKY Italia – IT
OSN – UAE
CANAL + Sport – SE, DK, NO
MTV3 – FI
Arenasport1 - Serbia
UFC.tv – Everywhere else

Three hours of prelims start at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT on:
FUEL TV* – US
FOX Deportes - US
Sportsnet – CAN
Combate – BR
UFC.tv – Everywhere else


And just so everyone knows, we are 5 hours ahead of ET (Eastern Time) so you can work out the start times!

chopperbyrne

Bisping was robbed. 30-27? Really?

nino1

Sonnen submission win

knew that was going to be alot closer than people thought.
30-27 was ridiculous.
i think the judges place way too much emphasis on the takedown.
if someone gets a takedown, does minimium damage and the other person works hard and gets back up it should be nullified.
its a really good skill to be able to get back up and if he hardly takes any damage it should be treated as equal to the initial takedown.

Turtyturd

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Bisping was robbed. 30-27? Really?

Bisping was robbed alright, took the first 2 rounds for me with Sonnen taking the third. He was never going to get a decision though.

stealinhorses

Bisping ko/tko win

Good show of class from both men at the post-fight press conference:

Starts at about 34:00 min.

Utopia Parkway

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Bisping was robbed. 30-27? Really?

Hardly robbed in fairness. It was a close fight. Even Sonnen said a 30-27 can still be a close fight even though it doesn't look like that when you see it on paper.

Personally had it 29-28 Sonnen.

Ian Whelan

Bisping ko/tko win

Just saw this:

http://www.mmashareforum.com/serious-mma-videos-f35/chael-sonnen-post-fight-interview-with-joe-rogan-t51821.html

Niall0

Sonnen submission win

Ian Whelan wrote: »

Just saw this:

http://www.mmashareforum.com/serious-mma-videos-f35/chael-sonnen-post-fight-interview-with-joe-rogan-t51821.html

DrPhilG

Bisping decision win

I think the fact that Bisping wasn't smothered like we expected means that people are thinking he was robbed when in fact he wasn't.

Round 2 was Bisping's, round 3 decisively Sonnen's.

In round 1, Sonnen landed almost twice as many strikes as Bisping (43 to 23) as well as 2 takedowns, albeit brief. Everyone is talking about the fact that Bidping pressured him against the cage, but in fact he only held Sonnen there for about 15 seconds longer than Sonnen had Bisping against the cage.

Mellor

Bisping ko/tko win

DrPhilG wrote: »

I think the fact that Bisping wasn't smothered like we expected means that people are thinking he was robbed when in fact he wasn't.

Round 2 was Bisping's, round 3 decisively Sonnen's.

In round 1, Sonnen landed almost twice as many strikes as Bisping (43 to 23) as well as 2 takedowns, albeit brief. Everyone is talking about the fact that Bidping pressured him against the cage, but in fact he only held Sonnen there for about 15 seconds longer than Sonnen had Bisping against the cage.

I believe the robbed commetns refered to the fact that one judge scored it 30-27. He was robbed of the second round by that judge.

Even though it was a loss. I feel it was one of Bispings better proformances. To go 3 rounds, and stop takedowns for Sonnen. He put in far better proformances than others other have verses Chael in the past.
After watching that, I'd say Bisping would of beat Maia.
Bisping v Stann looks good imo.

I'm a Bisping fan. I'm also a Chael fan. And I was lookign forward to both gettign a title shot in the future. So this match up, wasn't helpful. I said to a friend before it, that the best result for me would be a close Chael win. That way we get Sonnen v Silva II, but bisping doesn;t move down in rankings.
After that, I think Bisping has a good case of being oen of the better ranked 185ers in the UFC.


Remember, you can't spell Michael Bisping, without Chael.

Stephen_King

DrPhilG wrote: »

I think the fact that Bisping wasn't smothered like we expected means that people are thinking he was robbed when in fact he wasn't.

Round 2 was Bisping's, round 3 decisively Sonnen's.

In round 1, Sonnen landed almost twice as many strikes as Bisping (43 to 23) as well as 2 takedowns, albeit brief. Everyone is talking about the fact that Bidping pressured him against the cage, but in fact he only held Sonnen there for about 15 seconds longer than Sonnen had Bisping against the cage.

How was the commentary, was Rogan as biased as usual? Watched it with the sound down...Bisping did a lot better than expected but I thought Sonnen edged it-if only on takedowns.

pauldoo

Bisping decision win

Stephen_King wrote: »

How was the commentary, was Rogan as biased as usual? Watched it with the sound down...Bisping did a lot better than expected but I thought Sonnen edged it-if only on takedowns.

I thought the commentry was poor, rogan and goldie especially were trying to make the fights sound a lot more interesting that they really were. The whole fox thing is a nightmare, full of adds and american type hype

Ian Whelan

Bisping ko/tko win

pauldoo wrote: »

I thought the commentry was poor, rogan and goldie especially were trying to make the fights sound a lot more interesting that they really were. The whole fox thing is a nightmare, full of adds and american type hype

The only way to watch it is to Sky Plus it and then watch it on Sunday morning, it's unwatchable live due to ad breaks.

cowzerp

Bisping ko/tko win

Sonnen won but it was a close fight-no rip offs at all

if it had gone the other way i would say the same thing, it was not decisive and to me Chael had done just enough, after the fight i was not definite who won, that say's enough for me that it was close.

p to the e

Sonnen submission win

Did anyone see the Joey Beltran knockout? I've never seen a guy get knocked out on his feet and continue to stand there for another five seconds before falling. Looked like he was Mexicuted!
The Nik Lentz vs Evan Dunham fight definitely deserved fight of the night. Some solid grappling and stand up action.
I can see John Olav Einimo being cut after this loss which is a shame because I have a soft spot for the guy but that was a big win for Russow.

Bodhidharma

I was hoping Bisping would win. I dont like the guy, he comes across badly almost every time he speaks, but I do like to watch him fight. I think he can bang, he can also be beaten, but in fairness to the guy he goes for it. Silva would destroy him so I'm not sad to miss that fight, but Sonnen . . . meh. Wasn't impressed in any way in this fight.

The interview after wasn't funny and made him look like a fool (I'm not a fanboy).

MrStuffins

Bisping ko/tko win

I think people are misusing the term "robbed" here. So one judge gave it 30-27, so what? it was a unanimous decision was it not? So what does one judge's opinion matter in the context of thedecision? Nothing in this case.

In my opinion, Sonnen did enough to win the fight. I gave it 29-28 to Chael. Bisping really didn't do anything decisive during the fight so there isn't much argument for him winning it other than "He held Chael up against the cage" etc.

On another topic, I really wish Gateth A. Dickface would be more professional and stop with his HUGE Bisping and UK fighter bias. Yes, I can understand he might be a little biased but come on, he goes on like a bad loser every time a British fighter loses a decision.

CageWager

By Mark Wayne | January 29, 2012
Source: F4WOnline
What was in the water last night in Chicago?

It was reported by UFC president Dana White shortly following the UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis event had concluded that Chris Weidman, who stepped up on short notice to take on Demian Maia on the night's main card, had not beaten Maia by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27), as was initially announced by Bruce Buffer, but had actually defeated the Brazilian by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

This morning, F4WOnline reports that the Weidman-Maia decision wasn't the only judges' decision to be rendered or read incorrectly, as apparently there was an error in getting across the correct result of the night's co-main event, which pitted middleweights Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping against one another.

Originally and controversially read as a unanimous decision in Sonnen's favor, with scores of 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28 all going for the Oregonian. As it's being reported, the actual scorecards show a different story, one that much better reflects what happened in the fight. According to F4WOnline, two judges gave rounds one and three to Sonnen, with Bisping taking the second, while the third judge scored it unanimously for Bisping.

This throws up an even greater judging error... What judge was smoking crack when he scored the 3rd round for Bisping????

MrStuffins wrote: »

Gareth A. Dickface

I lol'd! You're on the money about that tosser

Niall0

Sonnen submission win

MrStuffins wrote: »

On another topic, I really wish Gateth A. Dickface would be more professional and stop with his HUGE Bisping and UK fighter bias. Yes, I can understand he might be a little biased but come on, he goes on like a bad loser every time a British fighter loses a decision.

I hate that guy, he is always going on about bisping.

MrStuffins

Bisping ko/tko win

Originally and controversially read as a unanimous decision in Sonnen's favor, with scores of 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28 all going for the Oregonian. As it's being reported, the actual scorecards show a different story, one that much better reflects what happened in the fight. According to F4WOnline, two judges gave rounds one and three to Sonnen, with Bisping taking the second, while the third judge scored it unanimously for Bisping.

Now, if this REALLY is the case then 30-27 to Bisping is a bigger joke than 30-27 to Sonnen. There's no way Bisping won that last round

CageWager

MrStuffins wrote: »

Now, if this REALLY is the case then 30-27 to Bisping is a bigger joke than 30-27 to Sonnen. There's no way Bisping won that last round

The judging is really beyond a farce at this stage if a guy gives a round to a fighter who spent about 4 of the 5 mins on his back, gave up his back and got mounted.. Are these guys even watching the fight? How bad does it have to get before something is done?

DeVore

Bisping ko/tko win

My blog for the night, thanks for the idea for it. Short, sweet and mmmm omnyomynom http://www.setanta.com/ie/Blogs/Tom-Murphy/2012/January/Steak-And-Eggs/