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Photo: Fight metrics back the judges decision in Bisping vs. Silva bout

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Michael Bisping picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career at yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 84 event in London, when he earned a unanimous decision victory over former middleweight title holder Anderson Silva. Some fans and analysts felt that “The Spider” should have been awarded the victory last night. However, after looking at the fighter stats from yesterday’s main event, it is pretty clear that “The Count” threw and landed more frequently than Silva.

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Anderson Silva on loss: "It's total corruption"

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was not happy when it was announced that all three judges had scored the ‘UFC Fight Night London’ main event in favor of his opponent Michael Bisping. “The Spider” felt the he was robbed by the judges and had this to say about his first-ever decision loss inside of the octagon:

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Video: Michael Bisping says he blames Herb Dean for his stitches

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career yesterday in London, when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision.

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Nick Diaz blasts Michael Bisping with harsh meme

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Apparently former UFC title challenger Nick Diaz was not to happy with Michael Bisping’s decision victory over Anderson Silva in London. Nick took his Facebook last night where he shared ‘fight.memes‘ photo blasting “The Count” for what some are calling a ‘controversial’ victory:

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MMA world reacts to Michael Bisping's win over Anderson Silva

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

Saturday afternoon in London, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva went to war over the course of 5 rounds. Ultimately, Bisping was awarded the unanimous decision win. Immediately, Twitter went wild with reactions from fighters in awe of Bisping’s impressive win over arguably the greatest fighter of all time.

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Exclusive Video: Nate Diaz on the Mitts Prepping for McGregor

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

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Exclusive Video | Nate Diaz strategy for UFC 196: "Kill or be killed"

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

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Exclusive Video | Nate Diaz wants fight with Georges St. Pierre

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

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Bisping on defeating Silva: "This is the stuff childhood dreams are made of"

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

Michael “The Count” Bisping shocked a lot of people when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Bisping was asked if the victory lived up to his expectations at the UFC Fight Night 84 press conference. He responded with the following:

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Bisping: "I've always had respect for Anderson. This fight was everything to me"

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.

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Mousasi: "I want Bisping or Vitor Belfort next"

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:

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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen weighs in on Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva

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.

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PHOTO | Scorecard from Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva fight

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

In the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ Michael Bisping picked up an impressive unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva. The win was an emotional one for Bisping, who called Anderson Silva the greatest fighter of all time after the fight in his Octagon Interview.

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VIDEO | Michael Bisping backstage interview after win over Anderson Silva

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

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

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UFC Fight Night 84 Bonus Report: Four fighters take home $50,000

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.

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VIDEO | 'UFC London' 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.

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REPLAY! Anderson Silva lands controversial knee against Michael Bisping

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

IT'S NOT OVER!! IT'S NOT OVER!! They're carrying on!! #UFCLondon https://t.co/2x3a2oHZp6 — #UFCLondon (@UFCEurope) February 27, 2016

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Dana White weighs in on Michael Bisping's win over Anderson Silva

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!