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"Nobody knows what happend before the press conference" he told us, "Just before I walked in, I got a phone call saying that my dad had been attacked in the car park by several people." Bisping tried to come to his father's aid, but was unable to find him. "A security guard came down on a moped and I jumped on the back of the moped and we were flying around looking for him and we hit a road block." Not the ideal situation to meet the press after a controversial decision. So when reportes suggested he lost the fight, Bisping lost control a little bit. "It wasn't the right thing to say, but there was things that went on beforehand." he explains, "The guys that asked the questions, I apologize to them but I had just been in a spin for the last 10 minutes."
On the controversial decision, "The Count" also has a lot to say. "The fight was very close, you know, and he surprised me a little bit and he's improved." He was also very complimentary of Matt's improved stand up. "He came out and he shocked me in round one, I'd dedicated most of my training to defending the takedown because that's what I thought he was going to do. He hit me with a right hand that rocked me a bit and I had to recover." But still thinks he won the fight "So round one, definitely his. But rounds two and three I think I did a better job." he continued, "I still was beating him to the jab and slipping his punches."
On his post-fight comments Bisping had this to say, "That was just me having a go. You know the way I am, sometimes I talk first and think later." He admits that telling Matt to go back to wrestling wasn't neccesarily the best thing to say, but he's quick to add "it was only 60 seconds earlier that we were punching each other in the face." His final word on the subject was simple, "He is a good fighter and perhaps I should have shown him more respect."
He spoke about the fans reaction on the internet aswell, "Fans are always going to have their opinion and they can say what they want, people will always have conspiracy theories. I took a close decision, so the judges were corrupt. If I'd have lost, I wouldn't be good enough to fight on Cage Wars let alone the UFC"
Perhaps what will interest fans the most is that Bisping is determined to have a rematch, "I called Marshall Zelaznik (Ed. UFC UK President) and asked him to speak to Dana and Joe on my behalf and tell them that I want a rematch. You know that's what the fans want, it's worth doing again, I'll do it wherever they want to do it."
On the controversial decision, "The Count" also has a lot to say. "The fight was very close, you know, and he surprised me a little bit and he's improved." He was also very complimentary of Matt's improved stand up. "He came out and he shocked me in round one, I'd dedicated most of my training to defending the takedown because that's what I thought he was going to do. He hit me with a right hand that rocked me a bit and I had to recover." But still thinks he won the fight "So round one, definitely his. But rounds two and three I think I did a better job." he continued, "I still was beating him to the jab and slipping his punches."
On his post-fight comments Bisping had this to say, "That was just me having a go. You know the way I am, sometimes I talk first and think later." He admits that telling Matt to go back to wrestling wasn't neccesarily the best thing to say, but he's quick to add "it was only 60 seconds earlier that we were punching each other in the face." His final word on the subject was simple, "He is a good fighter and perhaps I should have shown him more respect."
He spoke about the fans reaction on the internet aswell, "Fans are always going to have their opinion and they can say what they want, people will always have conspiracy theories. I took a close decision, so the judges were corrupt. If I'd have lost, I wouldn't be good enough to fight on Cage Wars let alone the UFC"
Perhaps what will interest fans the most is that Bisping is determined to have a rematch, "I called Marshall Zelaznik (Ed. UFC UK President) and asked him to speak to Dana and Joe on my behalf and tell them that I want a rematch. You know that's what the fans want, it's worth doing again, I'll do it wherever they want to do it."
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