UFC Signs Bisping, Condit and Ben Henderson to Extensions
Posted on September 1, 2011, 02:38 AM by Trent Reinsmith
The UFC recently extended the contracts of three of their fighters, with Michael Bisping, Carlos Condit and Ben Henderson all signing new deals.
MMAJunkie.com reported that Bisping’s deal is for eight fights. Bisping (21-3) is currently riding a three-fight winning streak as he heads toward his December 3 bout against his Jason “Mayhem” Miller. The two coaches of the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter” will meet during the season finale of the show. Bisping’s last loss came to Wanderlei Silva at UFC 110 in February 2010.
Also receiving contract extensions were Ben Henderson and Carlos Condit. Henderson and Condit are both represented by Malki Kawa and First Round Management.
First Round sent out a press release on Wednesday announcing the signings, “These fight contract extensions show the MMA world that the UFC values Ben Henderson and Carlos Condit as two of its top, young stars,” Kawa said. “Both are only 27 years old and have proven that they are contenders for titles in their weight divisions and also have strong fan bases. Fans will now be able to see them continue to grow in the octagon.”
Henderson (14-2) has put together two impressive wins over Mark Bocek and Jim Miller since losing the WEC lightweight title to Anthony Pettis in December 2010. Prior to the loss to Pettis, Henderson had won ten straight fights.
Condit (27-5) is on a four fight winning streak heading into his October 29 fight against BJ Penn at UFC 137. Condit has not lost since dropping a split decision to Martin Kampmann on April 1, 2009. Before that loss he was on an eight fight winning streak.
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literally couldn't disagree more. Of the three he's clearly the smartest investment.
a) he's the most hated man in MMA, the fans will constantly tune in to watch someone try to shut him up. The same with Chael Sonnen. That means he will always earn his place on the PPV because he persuades people to part with their cash. He's also a very exciting fighter and tends to go in their and bang. As a Brit too he's very important the UFC as an anchor in the UK market.
b) The guy's got a good streak in the UFC's lightest division. He could definitely get a title shot soon. If he beats Miller he'll be fighting a top 5 guy, arguably the loser of Sonnen vs Stann. I don't even think Mayhem is that heavy a favourite against him. Miller's hands are OK and his wrestling is functional - Bisping has beaten plenty fighters like him and generally only has losses against MMA royalty.
BUT; I will agree that he'll never get the belt, he may make it into the top 5 but the top 3 is out of his grasp.
think about if Sonnen and Bisping fought... fans would start throwing hand grenades in the cage during the fight
Bisping has faced top competition much more regularly than Mayhem, and has won much more consistently. His only losses are to former champions. He is naturally bigger than Mayhem and is a more technical striker. They are both solid wrestlers, with Mayhem's only advantage probably being on the ground. Bisping's aforementioned size and wrestling ability will make it difficult for him to take the fight there. Bisping's striking is very underated. The only guys to successfully outstrike him have been bigger, more powerful strikers: Wandy, Rashad, and Hendo. Mayhem is not on the same level as those guys, and I don't think he's even really close. In addition, Mayhem has not fought in almost a year now, while Bisping was in the octagon a little over 6 months ago.
In summary, Bisping holds almost every advantage over Miller. If Miller is the favorite against him, it is only because of his popularity. I hope he wins, but I sure as hell won't pick him.
@ drunk. I was going to say, just wait for the haters to start talking sh.t about bisping, and here it is the 1st comment!
when I saw "signs" I hoped it was Overeem and Dan Henderson
contender should go back to school and learn how to read a full ****ing sentence.
when I saw "signs" I hoped it was Overeem and Dan Henderson
I think both these guys are tools ..
i am not gonna be truly happy unless they have a simultaneous knock-out.
But when it comes time to do the picks i will go with Bisping to win the fight.
nice,War Bisping!!!!!
An 8 fight extension for Bisping is insane! Good looking out on the Bendo & Condit signing.
I completly agree.After his last performance you give the guy a raise..