As usual, Michael Bisping played the role of agitator quite well in the weeks leading up to his UFC Fight Night London showdown with Anderson Silva.
The outspoken Brit had even more material than usual, considering Silva’s positive steroid test and embarrassing explanation following his UFC 183 bout with Nick Diaz last year. “The Count,” who has faced a number of opponents with spotty drug test records over the course of his career, predictably relished taking the ex-middleweight king to task for his transgressions.
However, after Bisping survived an entertaining and sometimes controversial five rounds with “The Spider” to win a unanimous decision on Saturday, he was effusive in his praise of the Brazilian.