Michael Bisping believes Luana Pinheiro was legitimately hurt after being hit with an illegal upkick during her fight against Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 26, and to suggest otherwise is unfair to her.
During an exchange on the ground towards the end of the first round, Markos caught Pinheiro with an upkick to the face. The reaction of the Brazilian was to fall back to the canvas in obvious pain, but many — including UFC color commentator Paul Felder and Markos — questioned its authenticity considering how delayed it was.
The main point of contention here is how Pinheiro threw her arms back when falling back to the canvas.