UFC TUF Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy

p to the e

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Fighter_Nations:_Canada_vs._Australia#UFC_Fight_Night:_Bisping_vs._Kennedy

Maincard
Middleweight

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Michael Bisping vs. Tim Kennedy
Welterweight

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Patrick Côté vs. Kyle Noke
Middleweight

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Sheldon Westcott vs. Elias Theodorou
Welterweight

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Chad Laprise vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Featherweight

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Dustin Poirier vs. Akira Corassani

Preliminary card
Welterweight

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Sam Stout vs. KJ Noons
Bantamweight

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Sarah Kaufman vs. Leslie Smith
Light Heavyweight---Ryan Jimmo vs. Sean O'Connell
Bantamweight

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George Roop vs. Dustin Kimura

Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight

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Mark Bocek vs. Mike de la Torre
Middleweight

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Nordine Taleb vs. Vik Grujic
Welterweight

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Richard Walsh vs. Chris Indich
Bantamweight

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Mitch Gagnon vs. Tim Gorman

Another odd day for fights for those of us used to the sheltered world of a weekend card. Looking forward to this card.

I know Bisping has his faults but at least he's no flag wavin', God fearin', gun totin' 'Murcan. Tim Kennedy looked only above average against Rafael Natal in his last outing which doesn't inspire confidence when he's facing a perennial top 10 MW.

I remember reading up on Kyle Noke years ago and seeing that he fought Hector Lombard to a draw around the time that the Cuban was filling funeral homes with his aggression. I'm a bit disappointed he hasn't done better in the UFC but a win over a toughened veteran like Coté (never been KO'd in professional MMA) could be exactly what Noke needs.

Sam Stout vs. KJ Noons has the potential to be an all out war with both men partial to a stand up game. Noons may be fighting for his job here.

Sarah Kaufman is perhaps my favourite female fighter today due to her shear talent and exciting approach to the sport. Her last battle with Leslie Smith was a decent scrap so hopefully this one is the same.

MagicIRL

Looking forward to seeing Bisping fight. After that nasty eye injury it'll be great to see him string together a few fights and wins. (Hopefully)

John_D80

Bisping is one of my favourite fighters in the UFC and I've been looking forward to this since it was announced. I hope he gets a decent win here.

Kennedy has been making an absolute tool of himself in the trash talk build up to this. Videos released by him are even more cringey and embarrassing than the ones put out by Jorge Rivera. And he is seriously overplaying the veteran card.

Bisping to win by a very one sided UD.

adamski8

Is this tonight or tomorrow?

Tubbs4

Tomorrow kicking off at 10 on BT sports 1

sonic85

anybody know if the four fight pass fights will be on facebook?

stiffler123

Just watched the weigh ins. Bispings eye looks nasty.

scudzilla

Bit of Trivia for ya, In all of Bispings 15 UFC wins not of them fighters is currently in the UFC.

And look at the five fighters he has lost to, Evans, Hendo, Wandy, Chael and Vitor. If ever a guy deserved to called a Gatekeeper it is Bisping

osl

scudzilla wrote: »

Bit of Trivia for ya, In all of Bispings 15 UFC wins not of them fighters is currently in the UFC.

And look at the five fighters he has lost to, Evans, Hendo, Wandy, Chael and Vitor. If ever a guy deserved to called a Gatekeeper it is Bisping

In fairness to bisping he has only lost to one fighter ever that was not on TRT (Evans). The Wandy and Chael fights could easily have gone his way as well. Always liked Bisping and his no bull**** approach. He's always in shape and is generally in good fights. Would like to see him get a title shot before its too late

p to the e

I wouldn't say gatekeeper but rather someone who is always just on the cusp of a title fight and falls at the last hurdle. I hate how a lot of people dismiss Bisping's wrestling because he's British when he's proved time after time to have great takedown defence.

Easy Rod

scudzilla wrote: »

Bit of Trivia for ya, In all of Bispings 15 UFC wins not of them fighters is currently in the UFC.

And look at the five fighters he has lost to, Evans, Hendo, Wandy, Chael and Vitor. If ever a guy deserved to called a Gatekeeper it is Bisping

Bit of misleading trivia there, it's not as if they've all been relegated to the minor leagues because they're of a low calibre now is it?

Belcher, Stann, Leben, Hamill are all decent victories and no longer in the UFC due to retirement/injuries etc.

p to the e

Good article on why so many fighters call out Bisping and how it doesn't always end well.

http://mmajunkie.com/2014/04/why-so-many-fighters-want-a-piece-of-michael-bisping-and-why-it-often-doesnt-end-well/

jsa112

anybody know if the four fight pass fights will be on facebook?

There's no more facebook/youtube fights

Prelims start at 815pm fwiw.

weemcd

I'll never be able to tell the difference between Tim Kennedy and Luke Rockhold, they'll always just be those two strikeforce guys with nothing really sticking out from either as memorable.

Hope Bisping wins, Kyle Noke too (I like Cote, don't get me wrong but Noke reminds me of the Aussie Chuck Lidell - not because of his fighting style but more the kind of guy he is) also hope that prick Elias Theodorou is well beaten, one of the most annoying TUF contestants in recent memory.

Dustin Poirier should also win fairly easily, he is the real deal.

sonic85

jsa112 wrote: »

There's no more facebook/youtube fights

Prelims start at 815pm fwiw.

Really? Balls anyway - when did they end?

Looking forward to the main event especially here. See how rusty bisping is

jsa112

when they introduced fight pass at the start of march, all those fights got put onto it.

user2011

Kennedy hasn't lost in the UFC He fought Belfort no? or did I dream that.. Yup sweet dreams they were :pac:

Edit: Lol at the 30-27 scoring in the Del la Tora fight

jsa112

You're thinking of luke rockhold.

Kennedy has had two fights in the ufc, first was terrible, 2nd he KOed rafael natal at a "Fight for the troops" card.

user2011

jsa112 wrote: »

You're thinking of luke rockhold.

Kennedy has had two fights in the ufc, first was terrible, 2nd he KOed rafael natal at a "Fight for the troops" card.

Corrected. ty

jsa112

Nice finish there. Jimmo's got some pretty good speed, accuracy, and power

Wrongway1985

jsa112 wrote: »

Nice finish there. Jimmo's got some pretty good speed, accuracy, and power

Ya O Connell got rightly flattened

stiffler123

Beautiful ko from KJ Noons.

Wrongway1985

stiffler123 wrote: »

Beautiful ko from KJ Noons.

Great too, Stout goin for the ref!!

John_D80

What a punch. On paper that fight was a genuine contender for FOTN. Noons will have to settle for the knockout bonus instead.

scudzilla

John_D80 wrote: »

What a punch. On paper that fight was a genuine contender for FOTN. Noons will have to settle for the knockout bonus instead.

Hoping Kennedy gets that honour

jodaw

Great fight here to start things off and Poirier getting tagged

Wow: Akira gave up kinda easy there

Wrongway1985

jodaw wrote: »

Wow: Akira gave up kinda easy there

Looks like the uppercut exchange broke his nose apparently

Ya Conor Mcgregor was callin Dustin out awhile back I defo think he should stay away for awhile at least.

jodaw

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Looks like the uppercut exchange broke his nose apparently

Ya Conor Mcgregor was callin Dustin out awhile back I defo think he should stay away for awhile at least.

Poirier seems strong but his chin was there for the taking. Akira had him hurt but let him recover.

ASOT

Id be fairly confident of Conor putting away peahead.

Wrongway1985

jodaw wrote: »

Poirier seems strong but his chin was there for the taking. Akira had him hurt but let him recover.

True he had a shocker of a first round, His chin has held up till now though hes only been finished once and that was by submission, but he has great submission himself that was a crazy darce choke attempt at the end of the first! (and not the first time we've seen him at that)

jodaw

ASOT wrote: »

Id be fairly confident of Conor putting away peahead.

Think it would be a very tough fight for Conor at this stage. Poirier is probably third or fourth in line to fight Aldo. One more good win and he could get a shot.

I think there is a genuine physical strength as well as technique gap to the top of the division.

Would like to say Conor would demolish him but i lost my ticket to the hype train

ASOT

jodaw wrote: »

Think it would be a very tough fight for Conor at this stage. Poirier is probably third or fourth in line to fight Aldo. One more good win and he could get a shot.

I think there is a genuine physical strength as well as technique gap to the top of the division.

Would like to say Conor would demolish him but i lost my ticket to the hype train

Ah im not just saying that because of the hype surrounding conor i just think his style would be to much for poirier who would be a good scalp for conor if he managed to get it!

I know theres not much chance of it happening but it would be alot better to watch at UFC Dublin than Mills which seems more likely.

jodaw

If Conor could beat Poirier it would be huge at this stage in his career. He would not be far from title contention.

I do not like the possible Cole Miller match for Dublin. I dont like that match. Cole has height, reach, experience, power, submission and he has confidence with recent results.

I would prefer some like Brandao or even Akira for a comeback matchup. Surely conor cannot be completely match fit when returning so a huge challenge would be difficult.

scudzilla

That was some crazy judging

29-28, 28-29, 30-27

jsa112

jeez they love repeating the same ads over and over, so many ads for heavens sake

Wrongway1985

scudzilla wrote: »

That was some crazy judging

29-28, 28-29, 30-27

Defo right lad got it no doubt, worst fight by along way since I tuned in.

ASOT

Great finish there, looking forward to seeing him fight again.

zzfh

u guys want a bisping or kennedy win??

im kinda getting sick of the same old show with bisping tbh

jodaw

zzfh wrote: »

u guys want a bisping or kennedy win??

im kinda getting sick of the same old show with bisping tbh

Would like to see Bisping win. Kinda hope he can finally put together a run that would lead him to a title shot.

ASOT

Im up for Bisping, more down to the fact i dont like Kennedy and its great seeing Bisping back after the eye injury!

stiffler123

I think Bisping will win, he should pick Kennedy apart with his boxing.

jsa112

Poor Sam Stout, man that was a brutal KO

ASOT

That KO from KJ Noons was ridiculous, Stout was absolutely ****ed after it.

Wrongway1985

jsa112 wrote: »

Poor Sam Stout, man that was a brutal KO

Only copped on repeat the ref pretended to tap out haha

zzfh

cote must be the biggest 1 trick pony in the ufc lol

ASOT

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Only copped on repeat the ref pretended to tap out haha

Just noticed that myself haha priceless

ASOT

Jesus kennedy annoys me so much.

jsa112

Yeah same, so tedious listening to him during the buildup to this fight. Such a boring fighter to watch too

weemcd

Tim Kennedy is a poor mans Brian Stann with all that military bull

jsa112

Does Bispings eye look weird to anybody else post surgery, or is he just mean mugging ?

Maynard

I'm up at 2am on a Wednesday night watching Kyle Noke vs Patrick Cote....Where did it all go wrong?