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In the aftermath of UFC on Fox 2's neck-and-neck co-main event, Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping, MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani took the opportunity to ask UFC President Dana White how he scored the action. As always, White was upfront with his opinion.
Said White:
"Actually, I did score that fight. I had Bisping two rounds to one. I was actually the guy saying before this fight, this isn't a five to one underdog. Bisping wrestled with Rashad (Evans). Bisping wrestled with (Matt) Hamill. There's debate as to who won the Hamill fight, but he was in there with Hamill. Bisping has great wrestling, good stand up and great submissions, too."
White was not alone in his sentiment, as public opinion largely seemed to be split 50-50 down the middle on Saturday night. That being said, it should be noted the fine folks over at CompuStrike sided with the judges on this one, with Sonnen claiming the advantage in every striking facet outside of head shots.
HT: Caged Insider. Photo by Esther Lin for MMAFighting.com.
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White clearly is working too hard, because this is the third time he’s been wrong about who won a decision. To me he lost all credibility to score a fight after agreeing with the judges that Diego beat Kampmann which was one of the worst decisions in mma history.
"I don't walk around looking at cameras telling people that I am the best fighter in the world to hear myself talk. I say it for the same reason they put warnings on packages of cigarettes, because fighting Chael Sonnen may be hazardous to one's health."-Chael Sonnen
by Raker on Jan 30, 2012 11:01 AM PST reply actions
I think the first round could’ve gone either way, the second I give to Bisping, and the third definitely has to go to Chael. I wouldn’t be suprised to see a rematch between these two somewhere down the line. Especially if Sonnen manages to snatch the title from Silva.
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by @KatanaClothing on Jan 31, 2012 11:11 AM PST reply actions
still think Bisping edged this one.
Bisping vs Munoz then have the winner of that fight the winner of Sonnen-Silva.
by HipHopJunkie44 on Jan 31, 2012 11:19 PM PST reply actions
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