TUF 14 Finale Recap: Bisping dominates, Brandao and Dodson win in the finals

was smh the whole time at Mayhems stand up..I guess Bisping lives to get beat another day

cant believe that people picked mayhem, especially some of the writers for this site. it was aways going to be bisping with better standing and cardio winning the fight.

@anton. Anyone can get a pick wrong, but as chief editor i have to give you some stick here. you said 'miller to win decisively' in a fight that bisping won decisively and dana said was one of the most one sided fights in ufc history. I feel too many people get carried away with not liking someone as opposed to viewing them as a fighter.

@ck1 - i couldn't have put that better myself! They are jaded in their judgement of a fighters abilities because of their dislike for them, Bisping is an ideal case in point. They let their feelings affect their perspective. It's silly really, there are many fighters i dislike but that doesn't make me blind to their abilities or how good they are, you have to laugh really........

word i picked miller for that reason and i regret it he looked horrible bisping used him as a punching bag

**** the 5 of u weaking me!!I wanted Bisping to lose but miller disappointed me and made him look good. If u think Miller was impressive then ur as weak as his stand up!!

miller gassed and bisping won fair and square i'll give you that. however miller also hadn't fought in over a year and we all know how that effects fighters. i'd give miller another couple fights to determine whether he is ufc worthy now that he is actually back fighting again

Miller gassed due to poor cardio its nothing to do with a year lay off, Antônio Nogueira was out for over a year come back and won, Rashad Evans same story, Chael Sonnen same again, brock lesnar had a year out come back and won and he will most likely win his return bout the lay off doesnt count for much in this day, nothing but poor preparation and poor cardio on his behalf

i agree but i think it was more nerves that caused millers to gas so easy, not saying he wud of won but the guy can fight 5 rounds and more but miller wasnt used to been so much in the media and spotlight and he had so much pressure on his shoulders that he never had before, thats why he gassed so easy, he was taking deep breaths after 1 min in the first round

I think Rogan may have been right about Mayhem getting over excited and becoming frantic rather than pacing himself. I hope he is given another shot as although he did very poorly it was all down to his tank which was dismal but he certainly did well with striking and ground work in R1. It's similiar to Shane Carwin vs Lesnar. Both did good first rounds and fell to nothing in R2. I thought it was impressive that he could sit there and taunt Bisping to keep hitting him and he never seemed close to going out. I don't think he was in danger of being stopped by bisping only he was in danger of being stopped by the ref for not having the gas to do something back which happened. I would certainly give him another shot. Mayhem has been in some real wars and had the tank for those so I would say this is likely a one off.

you can't really put sonnen on that list because he came back to a complete mismatch against stann. brock lesnar you can't add to the list because he hasn't fought yet. nogueira came back and even rogan was talking about how slow he was. rashad evans is the only person i will agree with being on that list.



now you have to listen to this.

people react differently to the long layoffs. mayhem hadn't fought for over a year because he got ****ed over by strikeforce. he came back and gassed.mayhem has never gassed like that before so i will say it is due to the layoff.



he deserves another fight as he is now back and knows he needs to work his cardio more..

not matter how much poeple hate bisping and discredit him, it is getting hard to argue he is not top 10.

I can see Chael or Munoz easily beating Bisping. Bisping's TDD isn't that great. All he did was stuff a couple of lazy shot attempts in the second and third round. I'd like to see how he would fare against NCAA level wrestling.

Are you one of the ones stating Miller was gonna beat Bisping?



Fact is Bisping is a top tier fighter. Very good TDD, good stand up, excellent cardio. All round a tough fighter and he finishes the majority of his opponents. People say Sonnen gonna do this and Munoz gonna do that, but on paper they are nowhere near Bisping's level for consitency and finishing.

Wrong. Miller did have the skill set to beat Bisping. Despite some sloppy striking he handedly took the first round. The story of this fight was conditioning. At the end of the first Miller was gasping in his corner. Had he not completely gassed he would have won. Dana White is retarded if he drops Miller. The guy needs a better conditioning trainer and he will close that hole.

you cant say that if miller hadnt gassed he would have won, thats theory. He did gass and he didnt win are the facts. You might aswell make an excuse for every fight you see. Thats like saying if someone wasnt hit with that big shot he would have won. leben would have beat munoz if his eye was affected! chuck liddel would have beaten rashad if his shot had hit rashad first.! some people always make excuses. conditioning is a major part of the fight game, if you dont come with it, then dont make excuses for it.

@IChokePeople - PMSL.....You surely can't be serious!!! If he hadn't of gassed he would have won!!?? lol COME ON!! get real man. I agree that Miller IS actually a better fighter than we saw but he has been out of action for way too long to expect to win a debut fight in the UFC, especially against Bisping who is the much better fighter in any context, period. After only fighting twice in 2 years eight weeks training is not enough but even when Miller is in peak condition though and at the top of his game his striking is terrible, his game has always been to get you to the floor and submit you, and if he can't he's fu**ed. That style of fighting will get him absolutely nowhere in the UFC and that's for damn sure, as we've seen........

@Terra. Miller won the first round by a good margin. Then he gassed. Your arguments about lay offs and time training actually compliments my position. Had he not gassed, I see no reason to think that rounds 2 - 5 would have looked much different. Of course it is a fight and anything can happen but his conditioning was clearly the story of the fight last night.

You can assert the better skills and dominance of a fight up until the end and acertain a likelyhood of change in a rematch. In this case Bisping only had advantage when miller was tired on the feet and on the ground so it is okay to assume more gas would be a much closer fight or even in favour of Miller. Many could look at Silva vs Sonnen in the same way but unfortunately Sonnens record doesn't place the possibility of a win ahead of Silvas record and it is more or less deemed a fortunate fight for him. But Miller has a great record which brings substance to the possibility he had a bad night and is not a bad fighter. Miller certainly seemed to be capable but he hadn't the batteries in this one fight. He has gone the distance before and has a great string of victories that in my opinion hold strong to anything bisping has accomplished. Fact is that randy beat Chuck first but then Chuck beat Randy twice and in a more devestating fashion each time. We need to see more of miller before we pass him off as hype.

bisping is a bit above average fighter. He gets rocked by dudes who are undercard material and losses every big name fight hes in. silva, munoz, chael, vitor, okami, stann would all beat him

when was bisping beaten by an undercard fighter?

@griffin - don't talk complete and utter rubbish just because you don't like a fighter man. So your saying Dana White is wrong, Joe Rogan is wrong and all the other proffesionals a lot closer to the scene than you are all wrong about his abilities. "Gets rocked by dudes who are undercard material" i'm pmsl @ you man, do you realise how stupid and uneducated about the sport you sound making statements like that, grow up man and say it like it is. I don't think he's ready for a title shot or anything but he's much better than you "haters" want to admit. You just sound childish slagging him off though so carry on....lol.....

lol i dont think hes anywhere near ready for a title shot and i actually like bisping. Anything can happen in MMA but he really shouldnt be getting hurt by dudes like rivera and Kang

i watched a wec fight of millers the other day and while i was watching it i was like "wow, miller kind of sucks" but i was hoping he has made some big improvements, especially with him claiming this to be his first real training camp. but he looked just as bad. bisping was actually right, i dont think jasons gonna be fighting much longer after being exposed like that. oh, and btw this is a guy who almost beat overrated jake shields and went a close 5 round dec with.

"the question then is does the winner of Sonnen vs. Munoz get a shot at Silva or does the winner of that fight have to go through Bisping before getting a shot at Silva"



- seriously I don't see how bisping is in the "title eliminator" scene - because he defeated jorge rivera and mayhem miller?

have we forgotten about vitor belfort?



best have a bisping - belfort bout.

Oh tell me, who did Belfort beat to get his shot?

Bisping said himself that after his recent performance he knows he's not ready for Anderson hence the reason he didn't call out the champ.

People are giving Miller a lot of criticism which is undeserved I think. His striking looked pretty unorthodox in the first and his takedown and ground control easily won him the 1st round. His cardio has always been one of his strong points, so not sure what happened, whether it was an adrenaline dump or what. To call him not ufc worthy is ridiculous when you look at other people in the division who Miller could easily beat going off his first round performance. A loss from Bisping isn't at all embarrasing, certainly not as much as people are making out anyway!!

@BigDschlong - I really don't understand where you're coming from, there was nothing unorthodox about Millers boxing skills, they were just non existant. His striking was terrible from the opening seconds untill the fight was stopped, and i was amazed at just how quick Miller gassed out. Don't get me wrong i actually like Miller, he's a funny guy man. I think the reason for it was the fact that he had only had 2 fights in 2 years before this fight and the last fight of any significance he had was against Lawler and that was eons ago. As well as the fact that he wasn't taking his training seriously enough, which was obvious from how quickly he gassed out. In his current condition Miller couldn't win a fight in the bantamweight division, if he wants a career in the UFC he's going to have to work extremely hard, on his boxing and his cardio, that is the worst debut i have ever seen i think. I don't know why you're trying to sugar coat it calling his terrible striking unorthodox, probably because you hate Bisping from your statement. Bisping actually seemed a lot more humble after this fight and even applauded Miller for a great season which as cool and there's no two ways about it, he destroyed Miller and the only damage he suffered was a hematoma above his eye from that headbutt. Say it like it is man don't chat rubbish.......

@terra



I agree with most of what you say, my only disagreement is that Bispings whole humble thing was an act. We've seen how humble he is after fights when he does not deserve to be, the only reason he was humble this time is because Miller had such a poor performance.



Guarantee you would have seen the real Bisping come out if it was a close decision.



But aside from that, spot on.

terra you are starting to sound pretty dumb. I agree 100% that Miller's striking was sloppy but the fact remains that Miller out struck Bisping in the first round. I did not appear that his punches did much damage but they were landing. He then managed to control him more on the ground than the vast majority of fighters Bisping has faced. What is your deal with Miller? Were you one of the Bullies on Bully Beat Down?

Couldn't be more wrong, I didn't pick a favourite for this fight because Miller is my favourite fighter. However, I'm from the same city as Bisping, think he's a great fighter and would cheer for him over Miller if forced to choose, so don't say my opinion is biased because its not. His striking could have been better I agree, however his angles and combinations were unorthodox as they have been if you watch his other fights. Can't really tell me to 'Say it like it is man don't chat rubbish'...when you come of with statements about miller not being able to win a bantamweight fight. If your going completely discredit miller and ignore his takedowns and ground game and the fact he outstruck Bisping in the first, then yes you are correct, he won't make it in the ufc.

He barely won a round with little activity.. nothing to write home about. He hit maybe 1-2 somewhat significant strikes, likely because they were not thrown properly and hard to tell what angle they are coming. He did very little damage on the ground as well. Sure, he would have won the round (barely) but it was by no means significant for either fighter.



There is really no reason to give him much credit for that fight. He''ll be lucky to be seen in the UFC again with that performance, why make excuses?