Jorge Rivera Vs Michael Bisping (Fight)
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UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch has what will prove to be an interesting middleweight match in Michael "The Count" Bisping vs Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera. This match is part of the main card and the event goes down Saturday, February 26th at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Fighters Profile:
Michael Bisping
Record: 20-3
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 185
Age: 31
Nationality: English
Style: Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Boxing
Strengths: Standup, heart, adapts to any situation, fitness
Jorge Rivera
Record: 19-7
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 185
Age: 38
Nationality: American
Style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Strengths: Well rounded
Michael Bisping fought in the light heavyweight division since 2004-2007 and has been fighting in the middleweight division since 2008. He moved to the new weight division when he lost via split decision to Rashad Evans in UFC 78: Validation, it was his very first loss. Since moving to 185lbs he has lost to Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva via decision, both are MMA veterans like Bisping. He is ranked #10 in his division by Sherdog.com.
Michael has never been submitted and has only been KO'd once. It seems Bisping has only been losing to top contenders in his weight division. Bisping is on a two fight winning streak and has a win over Chris Leben, a fighter that has beaten Jorge Rivera. His 20 wins are via 12 KO's, 4 submissions and 4 decisions.
Jorge Rivera is coming of a three win streak and has wins over Nate Quarry and Kendall Grove. He has also fought Martin Kampmann, Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin, all those fights ended in losses. 13 of hid wins have been via KO, 2 by decision and 4 via submission. He has been KO'd 4 times and has submitted twice.
Both fighters are aggressive, have been champs in two lesser MMA organizations and are coming off dominating wins. You can expect an all-out war.
Fighters Profile:
Michael Bisping
Record: 20-3
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 185
Age: 31
Nationality: English
Style: Jujutsu, Muay Thai, Boxing
Strengths: Standup, heart, adapts to any situation, fitness
Jorge Rivera
Record: 19-7
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 185
Age: 38
Nationality: American
Style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Strengths: Well rounded
Michael Bisping fought in the light heavyweight division since 2004-2007 and has been fighting in the middleweight division since 2008. He moved to the new weight division when he lost via split decision to Rashad Evans in UFC 78: Validation, it was his very first loss. Since moving to 185lbs he has lost to Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva via decision, both are MMA veterans like Bisping. He is ranked #10 in his division by Sherdog.com.
Michael has never been submitted and has only been KO'd once. It seems Bisping has only been losing to top contenders in his weight division. Bisping is on a two fight winning streak and has a win over Chris Leben, a fighter that has beaten Jorge Rivera. His 20 wins are via 12 KO's, 4 submissions and 4 decisions.
Jorge Rivera is coming of a three win streak and has wins over Nate Quarry and Kendall Grove. He has also fought Martin Kampmann, Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin, all those fights ended in losses. 13 of hid wins have been via KO, 2 by decision and 4 via submission. He has been KO'd 4 times and has submitted twice.
Both fighters are aggressive, have been champs in two lesser MMA organizations and are coming off dominating wins. You can expect an all-out war.