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The Bottom Line: Michael Bisping’s Character Revealed
- Updated: October 11, 2016
Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media.* * * Oftentimes a fighter’s career narrative will become encapsulated by a few individual fights. Wanderlei Silva’s Pride Fighting Championships showdowns with Quinton Jackson embodied the violence and destruction “The Axe Murderer” brought to bear upon his opponents throughout his career. The artistry of Anderson Silva was never more apparent than in his fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 101, where he nimbly dodged out of danger before striking back with perfect precision. When Demian Maia took down Chael Sonnen at UFC 95 and finished him off with a triangle choke in a matter of minutes, it was quintessential Maia: Clean, efficient grappling meant decisive victory with only six total strikes.For Michael Bisping, it’s difficult to overcome inside the cage the perception many have of him outside the cage. Prior to 2016, fans were more likely to think of Bisping in terms of his cocky persona and trash talking than any individual fight. Unfortunately for Bisping, if one fight stood out, it was almost certainly his knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100. This year has been a different story. It would be hard for a fighter to do much more than Bisping has to alter past negative impressions and create positive new ones. He defeated the all-time legend that he chased for so long in Silva. He knocked out a dangerous champion who had defeated him previously in Luke Rockhold. He then defended his title successfully against the man who handed him his most humbling career loss. It has been pretty much a …
