Bisping could be a mental mess at UFC 105

Although Bisping should be the huge favorite in this fight

Care to explain why he should be? As far as I see it most people think Kang has a better all around skill set than Bisping, and he has much more experience, against a better quality of opponent. I don’t really see anything that would suggest Bisping should be the favourite apart from it’s in his home country, which doesn’t outweigh any of the above.

That title is really misleading. Sure, you can question how he’ll bounce back from a knockout loss, but the link concludes he might be a mental mess from a lot of premises that are purely speculative. Faulty premises = faulty conclusion.

First off; Yes, people do come back from loses. In fact, loses at times, have the ability to bring out the best in someone. GSP is the perfect example bouncing back, and being even more dominant than before. In his loss to Matt Hughes in their first meeting, GSP learned to dictate the pace and become even more aggressive. He came back and destroyed anyone who they put in front of him. Then came the loss to Matt Serra by KO. Then GSP bounces back, and now, he is more sound and intelligent than before.

Now, with that being said, GSP lost by KO, but it wasn’t a devastating KO like Hendo gave Bisping. GSP got caught, and overwhelmed. He got rocked, but he didn’t go unconcious. Bisping was literally Knocked Out Cold. The reason I support this post is because a KO like that has the potential to completely change a fighter.

We see it in boxing all the time. Sometimes, after devastating KO’s…a fighter is never the same. In MMA, that outcome is even more likely. Why? Because in Boxing, all the fighters worry about is the punching aspect of it. In MMA, you can get beat in a variety of ways.

Not only did Bisping lose, but he lost in a way that he never did before. And aside from being KO’d for the first time in his career, he did everything wrong in that fight and he paid the price for it. That KO is going to be lingering in the back of his mind, and though he doesn’t admit it now, but when he gets in the cage….thoughts and flashbacks could resurface. The last thing you want to be in a MMA fight is extremely hesitant, gun shy, and worried. When you think too much while fighting, it’s a recipe for disaster.

I agree…..Bisping could enter a mental mess in this match. The only way we’ll find out is come fight time. If he seems hesitant, and gun shy….it’s over for him. He’s always been an “Outside” fighter. He hits, and moves, and from time to time, he’s engaged a little on the inside. Now, after that KO….he might never wanna close the distance again. Which could mean either two things; He becomes more of a ground fighter, which I don’t see happening, or, he’ll be extremely boring…..which is a good possibility.