(11-06-2017, 12:36 PM)Last42min Wrote:

(11-06-2017, 09:40 AM)UCF Knight Wrote: Why does Bisping deserve respect?  Look at his career, who has he beat?  He beat Anderson Silva when Anderson Silva was no longer himself.  He's beaten all mid card level guys and he's been propped up by the UFC because he's the only Brit that has had solid success and even that can be argued.

Bisping is a blow hard that before back dooring himself into the championship was nothing more than a gate keeper.

I would argue that he didn't even beat Silva. I didn't think he won his first title defense against Hendo. It's not a coincidence that both of those fights were in London. Imo, Bisping should have never been champ (because he shouldn't have beaten Silva to get the shot). That said, I hate that GSP got to jump every other fighter that had paid their dues. GSP is an intelligent guy, and Bisping was the perfect guy to go after to maintain his belt. At least the fight between the two was a good fight, so I have no complaints there.

While I agree with everything you said about Bisping, I disagree with you about GSP jumping every other fighter to get a title shot. He is one of the greatest fighters of all time and when he walked away, he was still champion. He never lost the belt in the ring, so why would he have to wait for a title shot when he comes back? He deserved a shot before anyone else, because he was never technically beaten to lose the belt in the first place. He just walked away from the sport. It's like Conor McGregor, (even though I hate the guy.) He has basically walked away from the lightweight championship. Tony Ferguson is now the interim champ. If McGregor ever decides to come back, he deserves to get a title shot right away, because he technically never lost the belt. I doubt he will come back, but if he does, he goes to the top of the list.

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