Really?Bisping?This is like beating Matt Serra or Eddie Alvarez for the title lol
Woodley was seen as a great fighter, not some fluke champ...
Lol, this is such bullshit.
Yeah, the circumstances surrounding Bisping getting that belt were fortunate but he was still the winningest fighter in UFC history (at the time), had only been finished 3 times before that having only ever lost to former or future Champions with the exception of Chael and TK.
On top of this Bisping, on paper, is arguably the worst stylistic match up possible for him, cardio machine pressure fighter who picks up the pace the longer the fight goes, is difficult to TD and even more difficult to keep down and is extremely durable.
Especially after 4 years off in a division you've never competed at against an opponent with, on top of all the stylistic problems he presents, also has a substantial size advantage.
Or he could have fought Woodley who presented the same challenge he'd already seen and beaten several times and had habits that would make him very easy for GSP and his team to game plan for and exploit.
Woodley had never really been seen as a "great fighter" as the blueprint was well known for beating him and had been executed to perfection by 2 of GSPs friends and training partners already.
Nothing against Woodley but Bisping has left a greater legacy than he has and was definitely the bigger challenge, he more than likely would have beaten Tyron quite decisively had it been him and not GSP that night but obviously that's nothing but pure speculation on my part.
