UFC 110: Michael Bisping believes he should have earned decision victory

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Wanderlei Silva and Michael Bisping had a back and forth battle in the co-main event of UFC 110. The decision ultimately went in favor of “The Axe Murderer” and Bisping was not pleased with the result.

“I don’t know,” Bisping said. “It was a close fight. Personally, I think I won rounds one and two.”

Silva clearly won round three after he dropped Bisping at the bell and round one was in favor of Bisping as he controlled with his takedowns, but round two was a toss up. Silva’s guillotine choke attempt in the closing moments of the second frame seems to be what influenced the judges scoring.

“I mean, Wanderlei did a great job,” Bisping said. “Congratulations to him. Full credit to him on winning the fight.

“Personally, apart from the guillotine  – and I got dropped in the third round – but apart from the guillotine attempt off the takedown in the second round, as far as round two, I really didn’t have any offense come my way. I felt I clearly won those two rounds.”

Bisping was hurt very badly in the final frame and at first it was unclear whether the ref stopped the bout or the bell rang. Silva dropped Bisping and even had a flash back to his PRIDE days when he thought about landing a soccer kick.

A victory in this bout could have put Bisping right back in the title picture, but he will now have to work his way back up after going 1-2 in his last three fights.

“I’m a little annoyed, you know?” Bisping asked. “I don’t come here to put on a good performance. I come here to win. Winning is what’s important.

“I trained my ass off. My team works really hard. We don’t put all this effort in to lose to a good fight or a good performance. Yes, Wanderlei is a legend, and I was very proud to be in there with him, but I’m a little disappointed right now.”

Bisping wouldn’t be opposed to a rematch with Silva. He came out of his match with Silva unharmed and he is ready to get back to fighting right immediately.

“I’m healthy,” Bisping said. “I’m good to go. I feel like I could do another three rounds right now. … I’d love to get a rematch with Wanderlei someday, but I want to keep fighting top guys.

“I lost tonight. I’m pissed off about that. I don’t train this hard to get losses. But I want to get in there ASAP and fight another good name and get back to winning ways.”

The British fighter seems to always be looking to gain respect for his skill and he is eager to get back in the octagon and prove his doubters wrong once again.

“I take this very seriously,” Bisping said. “This is my life. I don’t think anyone realizes how hard I train.

“I’ll be coming back strong, believe me.”