Matapos ang 25 pakikipagbanatan sa loob ng octagon, natupad na rin ni Michael “The Count” Bisping ang pangarap na maikasa ang isang malaking tagumpay na magpapabago sa kanyang career sa Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Nitong Linggo, nagwagi si Bisping kontra sa alamat ng mixed martial arts (MMA) na si Anderson “Spider” Silva sa main event ng UFC Fight Night sa London, England.

“For me this is the stuff that childhood dreams are made of. Fighting in your nation’s capital at the O2 Arena – sold out – against Anderson Silva? It doesn’t get any better than that. And the fight was a war. It was a back-and-forth battle and I think the crowd enjoyed it. I enjoyed it and I won. So of course it lived up to my expectations,” naluluhang sinabi ni Bisping pagkatapos ng kanyang five round unanimous decision victory.

Nameligro pa si Bisping nang malaglag ang kanyang mouthpiece ilang segundo na lamang ang nalalabi sa 3rd round, ngunit hindi ito naging sagabal para sa kanyang mithiin.

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“I of course wanted to get back in there. Whilst I got a breath left in my body I will always try and continue to try and fight. I felt fine and when the round stopped I wasn’t sure what had happened. I was like, ‘No, please don’t tell me that this is over. I’m fine.’ Fortunately it wasn’t the end and I got the job done,” pahayag ni Bisping.

Pagkatapos ng five rounds, inihatag ng tatlong judge ang round one, two at four para sa tinaguriang The Count.