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bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

[ooyala code=”x2NGllMTE6_HyW2tKFq1FWjcnN4MYmRQ” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Going into UFC 196 there are many questions surrounding Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

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Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Many fans and analysts were critical of Mousasi’s performance against Leites and Gegard responded to those critics at the post fight press conference:

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

Michael “The Count” Bisping had a lot to say about former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the week’s leading up to UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Bisping had stated on frequent occasion that the former title holder was a cheat and that all the steroids in the world wouldn’t save him in their upcoming fight.

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

Former Strikeforce title holder Gegard Mousasi earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. At the post fight press conference, Gegard was asked who he would like to fight next. Mousasi gave the following response calling out two of the divisions top contenders:

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

https://youtu.be/vdMNK-ynCac Saturday, in the ‘UFC London’ main event, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva fought their hearts out for 5 rounds.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

https://youtu.be/xnW4vA6_y-o We are officially less than a week away from UFC 196 on March 5th, where Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will face off in a welterweight showdown between two of the best trash talkers in MMA.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

In the main event of UFC London, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva went to war for 5 rounds.

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

‘UFC Fight Night 84’ in London delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at tonight’s post fight press conference.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

Following the action in London tune in to BJPenn.com for the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ post-fight press conference.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

In the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva went to war for 5 rounds.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

Saturday afternoon in London, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva went to war for 5 rounds. Ultimately, Michael Bisping was awarded the unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva in front of the fans in London, keeping his unbeaten streak in the UK alive!

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

In the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ on UFC Fight Pass, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva went to war for 5 rounds. See the replays below!

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

The main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London featured former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva (33-7 MMA) taking on hometown hero and perennial contender Michael “The Count” Bisping (29-7 MMA). Round one begins and Bisping presses forward with a jab. Anderson is circling. Michael throws a head kick but just misses. Leg kick from Bisping partially lands. Silva is using a lot of movement. Bisping is coming forward and lands a hook and then a jab. Nice kicks from Bisping score. Good right hand and then a leg kick by “The Count”. Anderson responds with a front kick. Bisping misses with a high kick. Silva comes forward but Bisping backs him up. Another head kick and then a right hand by Bisping. Silva looks a little frustrated. Nice shot by Bisping. Anderson is walking him down though. Leg kicks form Silva. Bisping replies with one oh his own. Good left and then a right by Bisping. Anderson counters with a shot of his own. Bisping moves forward and lands a shot to the body. He misses with a high kick. Good right hand by Bisping. Anderson got clipped. Wow. Silva fires back and the horn sounds.

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 showcased a middleweight scrap between former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi (38-6-2 MMA) and former UFC title challenger Thales Leites (25-6 MMA). Round one begins and Mousasi opens with a right hand. Leites eats it and shoots in for a takedown. Gegard holds him off at first but Thales now has a body lock. He tries to drag Mousasi to the floor but Gegard winds up on top. He quickly exits the guard of Leites. Nice right hand lands for Mousasi. Leites comes forward but eats a counter left from Gegard. Nice jab from Mousasi and he follows that with leg kick. Good punch from Leites but Gegard answers with back to back jabs. Nice leg kick from Mousasi. Leites returns fire with a solid leg kick of his own. Good jabs from Mousasi land crisp. Leites shoots for a takedown but Mousasi says no. Leites has him pressed against the fence and scores with a couple of knees to the body. Mousasi with the trip. He lands a nice shot from the top and stands back up. Under a minute remains. Good inside leg kick from Gegard. He follows that up with a jab. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

The UFC Fight Night 84 main card kicked off with a bantamweight bout between Brad Pickett (25-11 MMA) and Francisco Rivera (11-6 MMA). Round one begins and Pickett opens with a leg kick that misses the mark. Good left hand lands for Rivera. Nice inside leg kick scores for Rivera. Good punches land for both men. Pickett with a solid leg kick and then a shot to the body of Rivera. Francisco responds with a good leg kick of his own. Pickett moving forward but he eats a leg kick and then an uppercut from Rivera. Nice right hand and then a head kick scores for Rivera. Francisco with a clean right that drops Pickett. Brad quickly gets back to his feet. Another nice punch, this time a hook, lands for Rivera. Spinning back kick attempt from Pickett partially connects. Nice left hook from Rivera drops Pickett. Brad hops up and starts throwing bombs. Both men with huge shots. Pickett with a takedown attempt. It’s stuffed. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

The UFC Fight Night 84 prelims concluded with an intriguing featherweight bout between Makwan Amirkhani (13-2 MMA) and Mike Wilkinson (9-2 MMA). Amirkhani with a quick takedown to start the fight and he quickly moves to side control. Good hammer fists from the top by Amirkhani. Makwan is very controlling in the top position. Wilkinson looks for a key-lock submission but bails on it after Amirkhani lands a few more solid shots. Wilkinson tries to scramble but Makwan keeps him at bay. Round one comes to an end after some decent ground strikes from Makwan.