March - 2016
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
18
Battered and Bitter:
What’s Next for Bisping and Silva?
Article By: Johnny Hodds
(Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
Anyone who ever questioned Michael Bisping’s toughness, heart, or fight IQ will be eating their
words after Fight Night 84. In front of a hometown crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England,
“The Count” put on a career-defining performance against former longtime middleweight champion
Anderson Silva. Bisping stayed focused in the face of Silva’s antics, picked his shots, survived a
brutal, near-TKO-inducing flying knee, and secured a decision win in the eyes of the judges. The
win puts Bisping at three-in-a-row, and is certainly the most high profile victory of his career.
In Fight Night 84’s co-main event, Gegard Mousasi implemented a smart, stand-up heavy gameplan
against jiu-jitsu phenom Thales Leites to earn a decision win. Although the fight was lacking in fire-
works and seemed to drag on beyond its intended three rounds, it puts Mousasi back on the winning
track after a disappointing TKO loss to Uriah Hall last September at Fight Night 75.
Now that UFC London is in the rearview mirror, grab yourself a celebratory pint – or a consoling
cup of tea – and settle in as we look at what the future has in store for the four main event middle-
weights.
