Michael Bisping, just three weeks removed from losing his UFC middleweight title to Georges St. Pierre, fights Kelvin Gastelum in Shanghai on November 25—and he can thank old nemesis Anderson Silva for the opportunity.
Daniel Cormier defeated a living legend, Jose Aldo recaptured his mojo, and Cain Velasquez dazzled with a dizzying kick at UFC 200. And this all happened before Brock Lesnar’s triumphant return and Amanda Nunes’ picture-perfect performance in the featured bouts.
Daniel Cormier lost one living-legend opponent but gained another in the process.
Michael Bisping scored a signature win in front of his fellow countrymen by defeating Anderson Silva at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday.
Michael Bisping calls his February 27 bout with Anderson Silva a “bucket-list fight.” Anderson Silva says, “I feel like this fight probably should have happened sometime before.”
Michael Bisping vows to give Anderson Silva “zero respect once that cage door shuts.” Two months before that door shuts the mouthy Mancunian gave Silva very little respect on the conference call promoting their February 27 London bout.
Anderson Silva, the longest reigning middleweight champion in UFC history, received a one-year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday.
Anderson Silva, considered by some the greatest mixed-martial artist in the sport’s short history, tested positive for anabolic steroids prior to his UFC 183 matchup.
