Bisping relevance at middleweight

[GuiSilva]

Whenever I pay for a ppv with Bisping on it i'm cool with it, the guy is alway ready to put up a good fight.

As far as his relevance as a title contender I feel Bisping will Always be that hard worker and Always does good, but never great.

I also think he will never hold the belt even if Anderson wasn`t the champ, and he will Always strugle to keep up with the best at middleweight.

Agree, disagree ?

 

[Kanster]

Agreed, a lot of MW's would have to retire before Bisping comes anywhere near a belt.

 

[ThinkBig500]

Agree. Okami would beat him if they fought, which wouldn't be surprising if he beats Belcher.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

hes a pretty good draw, it seems, and hes good enough to beat most people - hes kind of like chael in that way or some other exciting guys (either pre fight or in the fight itself) that always have a place in the ufc - not everyone can be champ, but there has to be a full division

 

[SpiderCrawl]

He'll beat Belcher for sure, I'd love to see him fight for the title, but probably won't happen, could though if he is gifted a title shot.

 

[Jack Fulham]

An Anderson vs Bisping title fight in London would make sense for the UFC. Bisping can never quite put the streak together to justify it though.

 

[cwatz]

Bisping is a great fighter, but he will never be at the top of the division.

Hes been a bottom half top 10 guy forever, and hes unlikely to pass that.

 

[overrated492]

Bisping can beat the likes of Belcher, Okami, Stann, Munoz, etc...but falters against the likes of Weidman, Vitor, Anderson (obv), Rockhold, etc...

He's literally the cross between elite and good.

 

[Wax999]

The UFC has TRIED to get him to that title shot and he was close but he lost that close decision to Chael. Maybe if he had beat Vitor he would've been given a shot at Anderson, idk. He needs to fight some top guys at 185 that A-aren't on TRT and B-win those fights lol. The 5 losses he's suffered in the UFC (Rashad, Hendo, Chael, Vitor, and Wanderlai), had those been wins he'd have challenged for the belt for sure by now. Those are the biggest fights he's had, even the Rashad fight was big considering it was the first time 2 TUF winners had fought each other and they were both undefeated.

 

[Augustus Caesar]

I'm indifferent.

Bisping's work ethic is second to none, and he is good enough that if he was to improve just a little bit, he could possibly become the champion if Anderson retired.

 

[robmorpeth]

I think there will always be a place for him in the UFC whether he's vying for contention of fighting as a gatekeeper or journeyman.

He's popular, polarising, he's a draw and he hypes fights.

Unless he does something crazy, Paul Daley style for example, I see him fighting out the rest of his career in the UFC.

 

[FastTracker]

Bisping is the Mir of MW, not a gatekeeper but can t reach a title shot

 

[Pixel Fist]

He's got where he has on pure determination and heart, its the only reason he isn't sub par imo.

 

[HumanFund]

Sounds about right to me. Good but not great, really has a couple of fighter types that he has very little chance of success against.

 

[Pixel Fist]

Bisping is the Mir of MW, not a gatekeeper but can t reach a title shot

Mir has had 5 shots at the heavyweight title (including his interim and unification attempts)

 

[trane]

I like Bisping but he seems destined to be a fringe guy/lower half of the top 10 kind of fighter

 

[theDude0913]

IMO he's a very good fighter, who definitely entertains win or lose.... I mean the Hendo KO was one of the most amazing KOs EVER, I actually enjoyed his Sonnen fight as well

 

[FastTracker]

Mir has had 5 shots at the heavyweight title (including his interim and unification attempts)

i know but i meant Mir right now, he is for sure a top 5-10, above a lot of fighters but can t crack at top 3

 

[TexasP]

Bisping can beat the likes of Belcher, Okami, Stann, Munoz, etc...but falters against the likes of Weidman, Vitor, Anderson (obv), Rockhold, etc...

He's literally the cross between elite and good.

Actually I say Anderson and vitor and maybe okami beat bisping.
Bisping vs wiedman rockhold jacare is a toss up. He beats mostly everyone else that can't beat him with a heavy hit.

 

[HaulParris]

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.