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[The Faceless Master]

and that's why you don't let the judges decide

 

[Cub3h]

So happy for Bisping, very well deserved. Glad the UFC has cracked down on all the cheating and that (hopefully) legit guys are getting what they deserve.

 

[strikeselect]

LMAO. time to hang it up Silva.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

That fight saved the night, amazing.

 

[Collateral22]

Anderson had a fucked up Bisping in front of him and didn't go for it. His own fault really.

 

[op_ivy]

Ok, Anderson a shadow of him former self, but he's got enough flashes of brilliance to keep this interesting.

Shitty decision too.

 

[TheChits]

Great fight, good decision.

 

[Maintenance]

Hahaha, that's what you get.

 

[zsswimmer]

Silva shouldve won but his antics caught up with him either way

 

[Obliterator]

48-47 Bisping, knew it

He won that fight

 

[Archaix]

Michael won the first three rounds, so yeah.

Aside from the fact that he got knocked out in the third round, sure. That kind of makes a big difference though regardless of whether he landed a few good shots.

 

[Chesskid1]

Got the hometown nod, but hardly a robbery. Would like to see a rematch, tbh.

in brazil, retirement fight for silva.

bisping would get mauled by the champ obv

 

[Neffarias_Bredd]

Disagree with the decision, but that's what Silva gets for fucking around so much

 

[yodathesoda]

Bisping deserved it mostly by Anderson being a clown when he could have done more.

Scorecard makes sense.

 

[Heel]

How?

He won 3 of the 5 rounds.

 

[alr1ght]

Michael won the first three rounds, so yeah.

Breh, this was round 3.

 

[smurfx]

Michael won the first three rounds, so yeah.

how do you give michael the 3rd round when he almost got ktfo?

 

[Mr Croft]

Bisping with that hometown and heart of a champion multipler on.

 

[Gumbie]

Anderson is now 1-3 in his last 4 fights. Wow.

 

[plagiarize]

how do you give michael the 3rd round when he almost got ktfo?

Because that was the last 5 seconds of a five minute round?

 

[SteveWD40]

Mike should retire now, he has nothing for Rockhold and he just beat the guy who he wanted to fight for years.

And yes, he did beat him, not his fault Silva is still deluded enough to think he his 29.

 

[Archaix]

Anderson is now 1-3 in his last 4 fights. Wow.

0-3-1. The win got wiped.

 

[BrandonPckrfn]

Fun fight, but Silva doesn't fight for points. Bisping won by a lot. Silva dominated damage. Points system in MMA is so dumb.

 

[brentech]

Bisping got cuts on top of cuts.

 

[Maintenance]

Anderson is now 1-3 in his last 4 fights. Wow.

He'll be 41 years old and 1-4, I'm sure of that.

 

[Obliterator]

He won 3 of the 5 rounds.

100%, no doubt but what a fucking war. Incredible.

 

[Zemm]

the decision was fine, rounds 1 and 2 were 100% Bispings, 3 and 4 were Silva's, round 5 was 50/50, one good kick by Silva but Bisping was the one who kept coming forward.

 

[Guru-Guru]

LMAO. time to hang it up Silva.

He wants to keep fighting forever. This won't be the last fight he loses, unless the UFC gives him some really, really easy opponents.

 

[-MD-]

0-3-1. The win got wiped.

On paper, sure. Still a win though.

 

[gregor7777]

Anderson fucking around gets what he deserves.

 

[NomarTyme]

Nice show of respect to each other!

 

[Heel]

It's kind of telling that one of Anderson's only significant strikes came when Bisping had his hands at his waist with the referee saying "stop."

He's a counter fighter who is 40 years old and off steroids.

 

[Beardz]

how do you give michael the 3rd round when he almost got ktfo?

He was more active that round, Herb shouted "stop" when Anderson was already flying, maybe the judges saw that too.

 

[Chuck Norris]

Lazy shit by Silva

 

[op_ivy]

3,4, and 5 were Andy. But yeah, he looked like shit giving away so much of the fight. He looked sharp when he was really really aggressive (though that could be at least partially because the tempo change caught bisping off guard)

 

[SRTtoZ]

Breh, this was round 3.

This probably should have secured round 3 but the point system is all sorts of fucked up and judges don't know what to prioritize. They probably score a takedown the same as a knockdown.

 

[Master Thespian]

Fun fight. Great watching Silva, but he should retire imo.

I agree. He's still very good but he's not the transcendent fighter he once was and his style is gonna lead to a Chuck Liddell shits himself style knockout in the future.

Good on Bisping for the respect in the win.

 

[Cub3h]

Great show of respect, I love to hate Silva but I hope he comes back again.

 

[Jean Valjean]

Michael Bisping has now the record number of wins in the middleweight division.

Lol

 

[BrettWeir]

Best judge decision ever. Fuck Silva.

 

[Ikuu]

On paper, sure. Still a win though.

Nope.

 

[Macattk15]

Meh without the knee while Bisping was asking for his mouthguard and Dean was stepping in to stop and give it to him ... Silva did next to nothing most of the fight.

I can't fucking wait till UFC 196.

 

[RBelong2Us]

How awful is Nick Diaz though, Bisping put a way better fight.

 

[op_ivy]

Coming back after that ko in the 3rd must have been brutal for anderson. Talk about an adrenaline dump!

 

[illmatic22]

Silva takes another L

Great!

 

[MRrogermoore]

It's kind of telling that one of Anderson's only significant strikes came when Bisping had his hands at his waist with the referee saying "stop."

He's a counter fighter who is 40 years old and off steroids.

The ref never said stop.

 

[smurfx]

He wants to keep fighting forever. This won't be the last fight he loses, unless the UFC gives him some really, really easy opponents.

silva might play gatekeeper for a bit until he gets knocked out again and the ufc gets rid of him.

 

[Jean Valjean]

LMAO


Anderson said in Portuguese that he won, but "corruption" robbed him of a win tonight.

LOL

Fuck him.

 

[PR_rambo]

A poor man's Floyd Mayweather.

With poor punching technique of course.

See ya Spider

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Bisping clearly had 3 rounds. 1, 2, and 4. He was winning 3 easily until the eye poke (which Herb missed), followed by the mouthpiece falling out (where Herb calls for them to stop), followed by his stupid decision to stop fighting and let Anderson smash him. Round 5 was close as well. Bisping landed more but Anderson landed better strikes. Anderson really should've put him away after that third round debauchery, but the rightful man won.

e: I suppose r2 could've been 10 - 8 Bisping as well if you score the knockdowns.