Michael Bisping today enjoyed a successful octagonal outing in China 11 years ago.
The UFC organized its latest event from Shanghai on Saturday, where Johnny Walker Zhang Mingyang finished in the main event to spoil the hope of the Chinese light heavyweight competition for a big win over home.
The promotion has visited the country many times in the past, also on this day, August 23 in 2014. The UFC organized its third event in the Cotaiarena in Macau, with a well -known name that returned to the head.
Two years after Cung Le Brutally Rich Franklin had eliminated to claim Ko van de Nacht and Ko of the year for 2012, the second StrikeForce middleweight champion once returned to the location for another main event.
On that occasion, however, Le was in the wrong end of a devastating finish …
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Michael Bisping defeated Cung Le a pulp in his last UFC fight
Michael Bisping went to China for a few months in the summer of 2014, removed from his setback against Tim Kennedy. That result left 'The Count' far from the title that he would gather a shocking way against Luke Rockhold two years later.
An important result in Bisping's title ambitions came to Le at UFC Macau. With then Future Champion Rockhold in presence, the Brit successfully secured his first collision with the former Strikeforce champion by tearing another striking ex-title holders of that organization.
At the age of 42, many predicted to fade in the later rounds. After a strong opening round against a Bisping that was more patient than normal, it turned out to be the case.
The tide turned into round two and Bisping continued to deliver a brutal beating, causing Le's face to enter the fourth round swollen, bloody and unrecognizable. It was seconds in that frame where a brutal knee dropped the veteran and set up a predictable TKO interruption.
While Bisping would go to Dethrone Rockhold after losing their first fight, Le did not again compete in mixed martial arts.
Michael Bisping was on a commentary for the newest event of UFC in China
Bisping was back in China 11 years later to call Beside Brendan Fitzgerald and Laura Sanko, when a number of prominent names went to the cage in Shanghai Indoor Stadium on August 23.
Before Walker's shock ended in the headliner, former Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling got the better from Brian Ortega in their five-round Co-Main event.
There were also a few striking knockouts, including the newest memorable result for flight weight Charles Johnson, who continued to improve his name “Prospect Killer” by coming from behind to turn Lone'er Kavanagh out.
Sergei Pavlovich, Sumudaerji and Rongzhu were one of the other victors on Saturday.