Michael Bisping Vs. Chris Leben Fight Video UFC 89

Leben made Bisping look bad, these ufc commentators don’t even mention the fact that Bisping ran the entire fight. This is all we got to look forward to with the ufc, a bunch of hype and evasive boring fights!

wat are u talking about, this fight was crazy

I expected that comment to be from Black Gerbil. I was wrong.

Great technical fight.

wow…

bisping performed the lyoto machina bitch tactic, run a fucking marathon backwards while landing a few punches once every blue moon and hope for the fucking decision.

what a bitch, he even said his plan was to get a decision at the end of the fight.

Not really. Lots of pretty good action. Probably best fight of the night. Maybe EliteXc is more your speed, heet.

Are we watching MMA or point matches. I am sick and tired of these cowards that keep backing off and countering. What happened to the warriors/the lytle /taylor fight was the best of the night. It’s great to have a game plan but leban just kept moving forward and bisping just kept sticking his jab out…boring. it reminds me how lennox lewis used to fight..just a tech fight. there are always ways of doing things just to get the win, but in the end fans want to see two warriors battling and fighting with heart.

What’s starnes doing fighting leben? I thought they kicked starnes out the ufc. Leben came to bang!! Starnes was more technical, but still did what starnes likes to do. I don’t blame leben for doing what he did at the end, I mean nate did it to.

If u look at Leben’s face, Bisping wasn’t just running. Common, he fucked the dude up.

bisping’s head that is

aaand the Bisping haters continue hating..I didn’t find the fight that boring..I found the vera/jardine fight boring becuz I remember Vera’s fights at hw were definitely not boring. I found Bisping’s “evasiveness” and counter-punching MUCH more exciting that Lyoto UD Machida..who fights that way against ALL guys, even if they don’t have knockout power! (Which Leben obviously does, and hence Bisping’s gameplan)

Bisbing won by points. Leben looked good. Angles and moving are allowed and recommended in MMA fights… it just comes down to tactics and styles… most of yall… just go watch some backyard fights and stop being an MMA fan, you make me look bad. lol

I had Leban 2 rounds..

About what I expected.

amen.

It doesnt matter what bisping does. The American haters will always hate!!

Damn i hate how UFC fighters try to win on points. Owww Pride, those were the years.

Bisping V Silva next!!!

He will be the first UK UFC champ!

Why is everyone mentioning Anderson Silva already? Bisping hasn’t fought anyone at 185 anywhere near the top 10..let him fight Okami or Marquardt or Dan Henderson or even Jason McDonald, and if he wins against this level of opponent then and only then mention the spider..Bisping is a LONG LONG way from a title shot…

How can guys say leben looked good? Just because he kept walking forward and threw a few kicks? It did nothing to help him, he could not land shots and bisping made his face look terrible from “ALL” the shots landed. ANyone who looks at the fight can see he landed many more punches than “once in a blue moon”. Why would you stand in there and “street fight” when you actually have skills that allow you to be a precise striker?

Maybe MMA is not for you guys, thats what it’s about. But you can search Kimbo Slice on you tube and get your fix.

Leben looked like a 1 dimensional fighter. When his looping, amateur-like punches failed to land, he became a punching bag. If Leben had more skill, then he could have cut the ring off and made Bisbing fight his game, but he didn’t because he couldn’t. Same thing with Ortiz and Machida: if Ortiz wasn’t such a 1 dimensional meathead, then could have taken Machida out of his game, and Ortiz could have forced his own game on Machida. Once again, he didn’t because he couldn’t.

no man, trust me, if every fighter had this mentallity about every single other fighter, if every fight was like this one, trust me, UFC would go to shit in about a year, believe it or not, this is entertainment business.

Ok for all the guys who are sitting up on their clouds, passing judgment on all the people saying the fight was boring all i have to ask is, what kind of fights do you like to watch. Ones where Michael “will never loose in england not even if Hamill kicks his ass in a boxing match” Bisping dance around an opponent instead of just standing and banging, or one where Chris Leben is just in the middle of the ring, like he was with Terry Martin, dropping bombs.

I find Michael Bisping to be very over hyped and lack any power what so ever. After watching that fight Leben might have looked beat up, but it sure didnt feel like he was. all he wanted the entire fight was for bisping to stand with him toe to toe and deliver what the fans wanted. But Bisping would lose that match seeing as you just cant knock leben out. Even at the end Leben allowed Bisping to land a few direct punches and a legkick that landed flush on the side of his face and it didnt faze him at all.

I expecting somone who has such good kickboxing to stand with leben not run away. And its a shame it was unanimous because of how Bisping simply used the lyoto Machida technqiue. Leben did look 100x better then he has in the past and i think with more training he will become even better. Where as Bisping will eventually fight somone really good outside of England, like he did with Evans, and lose, because apparently American Judges wont score people high enough for what i now call his style the run and gun.

Not true, not true, come on guys if u watch the video again u can clearly see that Bisbing is coming forwards towards Leben in the first 4 sec. of the fight!……ha ha!

bisping technique: run backward,hit and run again,and punch,kick and run some more.this what i called dont knock-me-out technique and save your ass from a TKO.

jarxt8 says

“Here’s something though, what do you think Leben was thinking dropping his hands at the end of the rounds and just eating shots like a suicidal teenager?”

he did that to show what a faggot bisping really is, afraid to punch a guy in the face strong enough to knock him out, and he succeeded.

i believe leben got more fans from that loss than bisping, and bisping will certainly get no title match if he continues to use that pussy tactic.

lol, crazy how people get pissed when a fighter loses because another fighter was smarter, faster, landed more punches, could not be held down, landed with knees, did everything better than leben. Leben was beat up, it showed. By the numbers he was also outmatched in every area. How is it fixed?

BRawling gets you nothing against a technical and precise fighter. Sure, sometimes you get lucky but just look guys……this time he did not and lost. He actually only landed a couple shots.

Sorry, leben lost the fight. If bisbing was such a pussy surely Leben could have beat him correct?

And for someone who ran Lebens face looked pretty bad…very strange a pussy who did nothing but ran could even do that.

I had no skin in this fight. It could have gone either way and I’d be fine with the outcome. I was just expecting to see a fight. Not a running excercise. I’m now a LEBEN fan … he came to fight and was clearly the aggressor and donminated the ring for three rounds. I guess these judges forgot that aspect of scoring the bout. Instead they and the commentators were clearly influenced by the 10K home crowd fans. I do believe BISPING knows he’s not ready for a title match after that fight … he even said so.

decisions aren’t bad for the sport, I’m not wanna these drunk idiots demanding blood or a KO. But in this fight only 1 guy came to fight, this is supposed to be an aggressive combat sport, the back peddling should of been called to Bisping’s attention by the ref. Disqualification should also be considered if nothing is done.

Don’t blame Bisping for Leben’s lack of ability. I thought Bisping did a good job. Leben simply looked clumsy and unable to do anything. There were *many* exchanges during the fight and plenty of clinches, yet Leben didn’t really do anything with it. That’s what I found boring. This isn’t boxing. How can any fighter truly “run away” in an MMA fight when it’s legal to grab, tackle, kick, throw. A good fighter will find a way to deal with someone with good movement. There were countless mentions of Silva above. Do you think Bisping could run from him? I doubt it.

For all the fans of Bisping —Bisping,Iyoto Machina fight. 50 laps around the octagon.

bisbing won but leben showed up to fight and letting bisbing punch him to show the lack of power was just funny / and i think bisbing is over hyped but capable, obviously no match for hendo, silva, or franklin if he returned to 185

As a fan of MMA, I’d have to say Bisping fought a smart technical fight. He saw Leban’s weaknesses, used his range and movement to out strike, avoid damage, and score points over Leban. He clearly won the decision, anyone saying otherwise is a fool. Do I like Bisping? No. I think he’s an arrogant piece of shit that got an easy road to build the hype, and a strong UK fan base. Even when Matt Hamil kicks his ass in the UK Bisping still wins. Besides Hamil and Rashad, how many threatening fighters has he faced. While he is a very skilled and fit fighter, I can’t wait till he finally has to start facing better fighters and then his victories will come to an end.

Now Leban is a more entertaining fighter, that has matured and gained some more skill. Although he still has a way to go. He brought everything into the fight except a back up plan once Bisping saw through him. I even found it funny when he dropped his gaurd and let Bisping take his best shots on him. That must be embarassing for Bisping, reminds me of that Cuban Tae Kwon Do Olympian that kicked the ref in the head. Leban has fought surperior fighters and will only continue to grow.

Scar tissue*

And the fact that he said he was hoping for a decision is such a cop out. its like saying hey im happy i have no power and cant stand with the dude. Its ok, ill just do a little dance around and win out a decision. I should fight silva next. Yeah, good luck

i am most disappointed on vera. man whats wrong? you should go back to HW.

Bispings last 2 fights before this were all about attack. He dominated and was the aggressor . But once again American haters just have to hate.

If you guys think that MMA is all about standing toe to toe, then your playing to much smackdown vs raw on xbox. You wouldnt last 5 minutes in this sport with that kind of mentality.

So your moaning about Bisping not engageing into a brawl …Geeesh what next, will you expect a fighter to walk in the cage and just lie on the floor just because he is fighting a wrestler ? or would you expect him to try and keep it standing?….probably not because that would be a game plan and we couldnt have that could we!?

I really don’t like “fighting for points” , but the 10 point must system in place in the UFC encourages it. Bisping did exactly the right thing according the UFC’s rules. In PRIDE he would have been yellow carded a number of times. That’s why some of PRIDE’s rules should be considered in the UFC, and UNLESS a guy significantly beats the other guy, the judges should call it a draw – i.e the case of Taylor/Lytle and Vera/Jardine.

I mean sure if this was a STREET FIGHT, Bisping did exactly what he should, avoid damage, bust the other prick up, and NO DOUBT the count is the better fighter – BUT – this isn’t a street fight, both men want to fight each other, they are paid to fight and paid to entertain, not just to win on points…. Anyway, bisping technically did the right thing, but I don’t know how many fans he would have won in the process. I know a LOT of people will be cheering Dan/Rich at Bispings next fight.

Props to leben for a good show of respect post fight too..

once again the problems with the ufc: octagon(ring is preferable) is too big. If unfairly benefits both stand-up and ground-fighters in the wrong way stand-up guys who don’t wanna be taken down could simply back themselves into a corner or simply run circles(Bisping). Ground-guys could always drag opponents to the corner or edge of the cage lay-n-pray and waste time. #2 A “10min 1st round” would be beneficial, it would make decisions more dominant in most cases. #3 10point must system abolished for MMA. #4 stomps, soccer kicks, 4point attacks must be permitted. #5 is a matter of opinion “elbows” personally they should be permitted when fighters are standing only. Elbows on the ground seldom produce KO’s, mainly cuts.

Man some of you guys are getting out of hand. First of all, if every fight in MMA was a bunch of Haymaker throwing, coked out vikings standing in the middle of the ring with lots of violence and little technique, many people would not watch it. maybe just as much if MMA was all grappling or all stock and move boxing.

what you guys have to understand is that Lebens only real skill is being able to punch hard and get punched hard. why would a fighter who wants to beat him stand in his only strong dimension? a slugfest? I Watched that fight and was on the edge of my seat the entire time witnessing bisping dip in and out of dangerous KO attempts with fast combinations that made LEBEN look like he had cosmetic surgery by the end of the fight. MMA is not all about brute violence… thats part of it… the other parts are endurance, finesse, strategy. Bisping showed how someone who punches less hard and has a weaker chin can go against the opposite type of opponent and stull turn his face into meat. I loved this fight. If you dont like these type of fights, then just dont want Bisping fight… or Machida… or anyone who fights that way. Watch old tank abbot fights or watch Kimbo slice….. or bettter yet just watch WWE or boxing. MMA is not a sport of barbarians slugging it out in a mud pit… its about martial artists pitting their techniques together from all the martial arts styles worldwide

Well said Chamberfool, but a lot of the WWE fans on here won’t understand it. I tried already…. They want slug fests no matter who’s fighting.

Black Gerbil1, there’s no way bisping could ever beat anderson silva and deep down you know it. keep dreaming and go u.k. hot deals gerbil!

I don’t think anyone here said that fighters should always stand and throw down for 15 minutes every fight…just that when a fighter is moving in reverse for 15 minutes it’s rather boring and cheap.

For example, I thought that Machida vs Ortiz was a Very exciting fight. Machida did back up a lot, but also attacked too. He was just to quick for Ortiz to counter when he attacked. Now don’t get me wrong; Bisbing was pretty fast too…but only when headed backwards.

…Anyone remember having that one friend who would ONLY use low kicks in tekken 1 because they were almost a sure hit? They often won and it didn’t break any rules, but it was still boring and cheesey…That’s what Bisbing reminded me of.

You Know i have to say i am amazed by the comments here because only a few people are speaking from the heart. I am from the UK and I am a Bisping fan but i did want Bisping to commit more to the fight and not back peddle as much, I know why he did it though, because when you loose your counting you meal ticket until your out of the UFC, but when you win you have the opportunity to keep improving…
If you think Bisping isn’t taking into account what the fans say you are wrong, he’s a smart guy and the smart thing to do is improve while your winning.

Ground & pound in the Machida/Ortiz fight? They were on the ground for about 25 seconds in the 1st two rounds combined, and Machida almost lost the fight when he took the fight to the ground in the 3rd with that vicious knee. He should have made Ortiz get up. They may have stopped the fight since Ortiz probably couldn’t have gotten up. However, I couldn’t care less if I ever see Bisbing fight again whereas I’m anxiously awaiting Machida’s next match.

honestly the most entertaining parts of the fight was A) Bisping running so fast away from Leben that he kept hitting the cage with his heals. B) Lebens hook towards the end of the fight that almost made Bisping fall over sideways….C) Lebens determination to make it a good fight, too bad Bisping didnt feel the same way…

i love how much americans get pissed off when someone from a diffrent country does well at something, come on guys give credit where credits due, bispings a good fighter and yes you have more and better fighters but hes not that shit, you need to grow up and start liking and hating fighters for there fighting. correct?