Quote of the Day: Michael Bisping Says "I’ve Got to Find That Killer Instinct" Against Denis Kang

by Nick Thomas on Nov 9, 2009 10:09 AM EST in News Comment 13 comments

"I wanted to fight ASAP, so it feels like it’s been forever, a very long time since I fought Dan Henderson." "I’ve been itching to get back in there and get back to my winning ways. You’re only as good as your last fight and unfortunately in my last fight I got knocked out. So that’s part of the reason why I’ve been so keen to fight again and put that behind me. This is going to be my second fight this year, and for me, I’ve been way too inactive." (That inactivity can be blamed on his stint as a coach on TUF)

"Mentally for this fight, I’ve got to come out there and push the pace." "My best performances in the past have been when I’ve come out and been the aggressor. So I’ve got to go back to that and back to my old self, if you will. If you’ve seen my old fights, I’ve come out there and I’ve just gone straight through guys, finishing most of them in the first round. My first ten professional fights, I only went past the first round once, so that’s what I’ve got to go back to – I’ve got to find that fire inside me and just get that ruthless killer instinct back."

-- Michael Bisping, Manchester’s Pride, talks about his homecoming.

HT: UFC.com

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I hope Kang Hendos him. I hate Bisping.

by attgnp on Nov 9, 2009 10:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know if Kang will KO Bisping, but on Kang’s good days, I feel that he is better than Bisping in every facet of MMA (striking, wrestling, BJJ). I can definitely see Kang taking Bisping down repeatedly and winning a decision. I would like to see Kang finish Bisping by KO, TKO, or submission for sure, but I will settle even for a decision just as long as Kang wins and Bisping loses.

by chrisbboy82 on Nov 9, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed. I don’t know if Kang will KO him but it sure as hell would be nice if he did.As long as Kang is getting the W I will be happy. I’m really holding back on fighter bashing Bisping right now. My level of hatred for him is one notch down from Junie Browning.

by attgnp on Nov 9, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Kang will kill him

I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08

by MicahW on Nov 9, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You know what he should do – watch Hendo’s last fight, where he had some guy completely outclassed, waited, then floored him. THAT is a killer instinct in action. I wonder if Bisping will mind…

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Nov 9, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

If you’ve seen my old fights, I’ve come out there and I’ve just gone straight through guys, finishing most of them in the first round.

He has a good point. It isn’t like the guys he fought in Britain were easier fights or anything.

Jakob “Striking Viking” Lovstad > Denis Kang

by lowellthehammer on Nov 9, 2009 10:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

yes, yes, I know…everyone hates Bisping.

That doesn’t change the fact that he’s one of the easiest bets of the year in this fight.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 9, 2009 10:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I actually don’t understand a lot of the Bisping hate, and for what it’s worth I bet on him to take this fight. The quote where he tries to say he’s going to tear through guys in a minute like he did in Britain is just ridiculous though.

by lowellthehammer on Nov 9, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

kickass username.

by woooburn on Nov 9, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He’s always been a cocky SOB, and his petty high-school-jock antics on TUF really caused people to turn on him.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Nov 9, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Jordan Breen has given a long explanation of whats wrong with Kang that ive come to agree with. Hes a terrible defensive grappler so he gets caught in a lot of submissions that someone who has his level of offensive grappling shouldnt be caught in and he can get in trouble when the other guy has the power in his striking to put pressure on him. Unfortunately, i dont think Bisping has either of these things and so id be suprised to see Kang lose this.

by Rabbit915 on Nov 9, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs