UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

[aholbert32]

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15605/michael-bisping-vs-wanderlei-silva-in-the-works-for-main-event-of-ufc-105-in-november.mma

I really like this potential fight.

[Stumbleweed]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

Silva by Murder, hopefully.

Bisping will be basically finished if he gets mauled by Wandy... and I really really think he will.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

We get to see Bisping get beat up again. Sounds good to me.

[MC Fatigue]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

I think Bisping would beat him - but from what I've heard, they're not discussing this fight at all.

[Wet Bandit]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

I don't see how Bisping wins that fight. His wrestling's not good enough to keep Silva down, and his stand-up's not powerful enough to discourage Silva from coming in and unloading.

[DTX3]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

Silva by Murder, hopefully.

Bisping will be basically finished if he gets mauled by Wandy... and I really really think he will.

This.

[aholbert32]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

We get to see Bisping get beat up again. Sounds good to me.

For free too!

[aholbert32]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

I think Bisping would beat him - but from what I've heard, they're not discussing this fight at all.

Who have you heard? Bisping is probably headlining 105 because its in England. What other MW will be able to fight at 105? Maybe Leites but I cant think of anyone else.

[MC Fatigue]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

Who have you heard? Bisping is probably headlining 105 because its in England. What other MW will be able to fight at 105? Maybe Leites but I cant think of anyone else.

All I read was Silva's managers saying they haven't even been approached for the fight, but they wouldn't take it anyway because he needs time to rest, and because he's got other things on his plate.

[aholbert32]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

All I read was Silva's managers saying they haven't even been approached for the fight, but they wouldn't take it anyway because he needs time to rest, and because he's got other things on his plate.

Time to rest? His last fight was in May. Thats almos 6 mos between fights. Is he acting now?

[MC Fatigue]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

Time to rest? His last fight was in May. Thats almos 6 mos between fights. Is he acting now?

Wanderlei Silva’s manager tells Fighters Only that they haven’t even discussed the possibility of fighting Michael Bisping at UFC 105, and suggests that even if they had their answer probably would have been no. Apparently Silva wants to wait until February before he fights again so he can “take time off to heal his body and mind.” Plus he’s got this gym to worry about and some vague “business affairs” (just say you’re not investing in puppy mills and we’ll believe you) to attend to. A lot of stuff on his plate, in other words.

That's all I know.

[aholbert32]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

That's all I know.

Hmm...who is left for Bisping? Leites? Belfort?

[MC Fatigue]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

Hmm...who is left for Bisping? Leites? Belfort?

How about Josh Koshcheck?

If Bisping holds to his trend of moving down a weight class every time he loses (100%!) then maybe he'll move down to WW now and fight down there

[Wet Bandit]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

I think it'd be pretty interesting to have Bisping fight GSP at 185.

Think about the possible outcomes.

Bisping wins:
-GSP's star is pretty much undamaged since his loss would probably be a result of the size difference, so he can just move back down to 170 and lay claim to that division for the next 5 years.
-Bisping gets a notable boost by beating a name like GSP, even if he had the size advantage.

GSP wins:
-Bisping gets knocked down a peg or two, but the loss won't be too terrible because it'll probably say more about GSP than it will about Bisping. In other words, it's an excusable loss. Bisping won't be main eventing any time soon, but whatever.
-GSP's win would set up the obivous superfight between him and Silva.

Neither of those outcomes is really bad. The only real downside is a Bisping loss hurting the UFC in the UK, but at least it's an excusable loss, and the UFC is already working on building up other UK stars thanks to the Ultimate Fighter.

The biggest question mark would be if GSP would feel ready to fight at 185 in four months. That's more than enough time for a good camp, but ideally he'd probably want more time to put on some weight, but it's only Bisping, so it's not like he had to get as big as he wants all in one go.

[Bona Fide]

Re: UFC 105: Bisping v. W. Silva on Spike?

Kang, Belcher, Akiyama, Miller, Cote, Okami, Sonnen, ect...

Some of these guys are already involved in fights I think, but all would be legit matchups.