And endurance turned out to be the difference in Bisping's entertaining middleweight scrap with C.B. Dollaway at UFC 186. Bisping maintained his pace, while Dollaway slowed over the second half of the bout, powering Bisping to a unanimous decision victory at Montreal's Bell Centre.
The judges' scores were 29-28 across the board.
"CB Dollaway, he's tough man," Bisping said. "Hell of a fighter. I thought he would be easier, but this is the UFC and everyone can fight."
Dollaway (15-7) got Bisping's attention late in the first round, when Dollaway cracked him with a huge left hand which dropped Bisping and followed up with a ground-and-pound flurry, which did enough damage to take the round.