(When you know you’ve won a fight, you don’t have to run around with your arms raised, making a big show for the judges. You can just lay on the mat, drooling like a champion. Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)
Following a successful debut in Australia this weekend, the UFC handed out $50,000 performance bonuses to the following lucky bastards:
Fight of the Night: George Sotiropoulos and Joe Stevenson, for their main-card three-rounder. Silva/Bisping might have been a closer battle, but Sotiropoulos gave the Sydney crowd what they paid for — 15 minutes of Aussie domination.
Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez, for his first-round smashing of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the headlining bout.
Submission of the Night: Chris Lytle, for scoring UFC 110′s only sub, a kneebar of Brian Foster during the prelims. Amazingly, Lytle has won seven end-of-night bonuses in his last eight UFC appearances.
In other news…
— Michael Bisping wasn’t too pleased with the way the scores played out in his fight against Wanderlei Silva. "It was a close fight, but personally, I thought I won rounds one and two," Bisping said during the post-fight press conference. "Congrats to him though…I’d love to have a rematch with Wanderlei."According to FightMetric, Silva edged out Bisping in the second round by a close margin. And of course, the Axe Murderer ended the third frame so strongly that it’s hard to say that Bisping "won" the fight. Anybody think Bisping got screwed by the judges?
— Silva’s next opponent will most likely be Yoshihiro Akiyama. Said Dana White: “Akiyama wants to fight Wanderlei very bad, it’s a big fight, and he wants this fight. We offered him [another] fight but he said wants Wanderlei." Silva and Akiyama were originally slated to face each other in Australia, but the UFC decided to give Bisping the nod instead. Akiyama hasn’t fought since his Octagon debut, a split-decision win over Alan Belcher last July.
— Since Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic emerged from his beating of Anthony Perosh relatively unscathed, and Ben Rothwell should be over his stomach virus in the near future, Cro Cop and Rothwell will have their make-up fight sometime in the next few months.
— As promised, Cain Velasquez is on stand-by for a title shot if anything should happen to the winner of Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin at UFC 111 next month. “Because of Brock’s absence, it’s a little plugged up right now in the heavyweight division, but this guy?” Dana White said. “In my opinion, Nogueira’s probably the best heavyweight of all time, and (Velasquez) absolutely demolished him tonight. He’s for real and he’s in the line right now.”
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Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:47
So much for "Brown Pride" supposedly having no power in his punches.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:48
pretty good card!
Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:49
Bisping has become quite the little girl lately, first he calls Silva a bully now he is whining over a fight he clearly lost 2 rouns to 1. I was really hoping for Silva to KO him.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:55
Bisping won the first, only by a little. and Silva knocked him out at the end of the third, but the Aussies really hate england so they were hoping wanderlei would actually murder him
Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:56
Bisping needs to keep his mouth shut about getting screwed over a decision. When Matt Hamil gave him a beating.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:56
Bisbing didn't get screwed, fuck him. The only guy who got screwed last night was Stephan Bonnar. How do you award a W based on a cut from an illegal(even if it's unintentional) headbutt? How about a no contest, he didn't lose!
Mon, 02/22/10 - 06:59
Bisping deserves a break. In the neck. Just kidding. I don't think he's trying to be a bad sport, he's just voicing his perspective of the fight. I think he won the first round, and the part of the second. But then he got destroyed for the remainder of the fight. So the loss was justified. Oh well.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 07:01
Bisping's lucky the rounds aren't 5:05...or he'd have been finished in all three.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 07:30
Is it just me or did it look the the referee tried to stop the Bisping/Silva fight at the end of the 3rd after Silva connected with the second big shot that crumbled Bisping, it really looked as though he was touching Silva and trying to get in between them, then the bell went...... 10-8 third round regardless for Silva, so how did Bisping get screwed? did a piece a wayward ice get logged in his ass when he fell on it at the end of the fight? Did his bald coner man violate him in the changing rooms? I'm confused.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 07:33
I love Wandy so I probably wouldve argued he won, drunkenly against everyone else at the place if he lost. Just like at the Franklin fight (Ah memories). But I will admit Bisbing did win round 1, and it was a close fight. When your actually in the fight, not watching, im sure you think you did more than percieved by others. So he'll get a day or two of compaining allowed. After that, fuck Bisbing.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 07:54
The only reason Bisping is running his mouth in the first place is because Wandy decided to storm in at :10 of round 3 instead of :15. If Wandy had another 3 or 4 seconds, Bisping would have been done.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 08:18
Anyone else creeped out by Silva's new mug? dude looks like a completely different person..... wonder if its like being raped when his wife lies down with the new face........ or a welcomed relief.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 08:41
if she ever wants Wandy's old face back she can just shove his head inside a beehive.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 08:46
Bisping needs to keep his mouth shut about getting screwed over a decision. When Matt Hamil gave him a beating. Amen to that.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 08:48
Silva is in a lose lose situation with the surgery, before it he looked like a caricature and now he kinda seems tranny-esque.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 08:48
I like Bisping, and I don't like Silva. I'm sad. :(
Mon, 02/22/10 - 09:17
Yeah, how is the Bonnar fight not a No Contest? Unless they're doing the go-off-a-judges-decision-from-the-first-two-rounds thing like they do in other orgs. It seems like if the ref had said that it was a headbutt to anyone at ringside it would have been an NC. Weird that nobody even seems to have mentioned it.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 09:23
Your depression is likely linked to your ass-backwards mentality. Or your Bi-sexuality. Just kidding, your great.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 09:55
word ballentine! if the ufc can promote him 1 more time and his fans think he looks like he has a legit chance to win, then good for them. i think his time was up after that decision gift over matt hammill. bisping's refusal to consider giving matt a rematch afterwards was low class. i know it was 2-3 years ago, but bisping(& the ufc) needs to count his lucky stars and move on. bottome line is that if he wanted to win, he should have followed rampage's corner advice and knocked silva out. bisping does not deserve to be in the cage with a top tier fighter again; move him to the gatekeeper list until somebody can take his place!! @mfjoel - when i rewatched that fight, i could hear that the ref was saying to the judges that is was "due to punches, not a headbutt" and joe rogan heard him too which is what started him off. i believe ufc has gone into non-commisioned countries before and changed ref decisions like this, but it appeared at the weigh ins that australia does have a commision...
Mon, 02/22/10 - 09:56
Man , This is one nationalist website isnt it ?? Not all of you but damn.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:09
Where's the ref's cageside replay? Bonnar was getting his ass whooped anyway. Who cares about Stepon Boner anyway?
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:11
Fuck Bitchping. That fucker runs his mouth before every fight, then bitches after every loss. Add that together with his giant fucking dome and you've got the british version of Tito Ortiz. I don't even think he's dumb enough to believe he won that fight. I think his ego is just too big for him to admit defeat. How are you going to say you won a fight when you don't even come close to finishing the fight with strikes, only offer one half assed attempt at a arm bar and almost get finished yourself in every round? His only offense was weak ass jabs and take downs that Wanderlei got up from without taking any damage.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:16
When it comes to Cain Velasquez all I hear now is silence. I bet it'll be a looooong time before any of you nay-sayers doubt Brown Pride again. What's that I hear? Yeah... nothin'. Cant talk shit about him now that he has literally Dethroned a legend.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:25
Listen, Don_Dada, we understand you are a Bisping fan. And, yes, this is an American website, but the fact is that Silva won and is acting like a little girl. I was rooting for Bisping, but I will still admit and recognize who is the legit winner. a) Bisping got beaten. How many articles on how many websites (with actual fuckin' statistics) are you gonna read and not agree that Silva won Rounds 2 and 3? You, sir, are delusional due to your rampant fandom. b) Bisping's behavior is bitch-like. Crying like you won that fight when we all know he clearly lost - great may to keep your fan support up. His ass was still on the canvas at the end of Round 2 and 3. Kinda leaves an impression in the judges minds... dontchathink? You may not like American fans talkin' shit about your UK boy, but you see - that's what we do here, we talk shit. I am sure there are plenty of Bisping nut-hugging websites in England you can frequent if you don't like our commentary.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:29
Give Bisping a break. The poor guy was submitted, knocked out and lost by decision in the same fight. He should get a sympathy bonus.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:36
@purplepickle... lol, priceless
Mon, 02/22/10 - 10:51
Bisping should go ahead and have his win over Matt Hamill reversed and then he can proceed to botch about judging... hypocrite
Mon, 02/22/10 - 11:12
I don't see how Joe Daddy should get any part of the fight of the night for him being dominated. Bonnar-K-Sos, hands down the fight of the night.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 11:18
when's the last time silva submitted anybody? what's bisping gona do now, drop down to welterweight?
Mon, 02/22/10 - 11:31
Wandi deserved the win for his blatant TKO in the dying seconds. Bisping might well've had it otherwise. Anyway careful slagging off British fighters or we'll send Paul Daley round to ruin your sphincter.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 11:51
Bader should have won KO of the night. His was much more exciting, and didn't require any follow-up ground and pound. Also, I feel bad for any up and comer who has to fight Chris Lytle. Dude may have a lot of losses, but he is a tough fight for anyone outside of the top 4 or 5 at Welterweight.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 11:54
@ cecils_pupils You won't hear any silence, but I just can't get behind Cain Velasquez. I don't know what it is about the guy, but I just don't like him. Maybe it's because I left all of my brown pride in the toilet this morning.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 12:01
@RwilsonR - hilarious. Truly, I am not a fan of his personality, his entrance music, his tats, or his training camp either. But, I cannot doubt his skills... not anymore. ;)
Mon, 02/22/10 - 01:16
Speaking of doubting skills. I seriously doubt anyone will underestimate George Sotiropoulos again. I think he is the next one with a legit shot at BJ's belt.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 01:42
this is imakeutap's ghost, i pulled the trigger on a 45 loaded with hollow tips to my head as those last shots were ringin nogueira's head, oh the humanity, i love u always big nog!!!!
Mon, 02/22/10 - 01:53
I never underestimated sotiroupopulouluous. Dude is a machine. I didn't expect him to completely dominate Joe Daddy like that though. And I don't see him dominating B.J. at all, but at least it is someone new to fight him. As far as Cain, meh. Still a hype machine. I want him to rematch Kongo.
Mon, 02/22/10 - 02:44
Aussies dont hate the English! Half of us come from England or at least our parents parents parents do! We just dont like Bispings little bitch attitude! And of course you put an MMA LEGEND like Silva in the cage againts a complaing pom! We will go for Silva everytime!
Mon, 02/22/10 - 03:32
I think Bisping may have gotten some Bondi beach sand in his vagina .It has been known to cause some nasty irritation. Wandy! Ps We are not 50% fuckin pommy heratige a fuckin lot of Irishmen were "transported" incl my ancestors. Get it straight wanker.
Tue, 02/23/10 - 06:11
Its not looking good for Bisping...two losses in his last 3 fights? They'll probably put him up against a Dan Miller, Nate Quarry or Kendall Grove in the "Battle of the Gatekeepers"...a loss to any of those guys, and he'll have "fight might not be broadcast" listed under his name...
Fri, 03/12/10 - 06:58
"When you know you've won a fight, you don't have to run around with your arms raised, making a big show for the judges. You can just lay on the mat, drooling like a champion." Best Photo caption ever! I'm sick of the UFC trying to push UK fighters into title contention so they can break into the UK market. I mean I understand it but I'm Irish it annoys the hell out of me. War Wand!
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