“My prediction for the public main event” – Michael Bisping boldly predicts the winner of the Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler challenge at UFC 281 1

“My prediction for the public main event” – Michael Bisping boldly predicts the winner of the Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler challenge at UFC 281

Michael Bisping is one of the best speakers in MMA history. Since retiring from the sport, he now works for the UFC as an analyst, commentator and screen personality. In a video posted on their YouTube channel, “The Count” discussed the upcoming fight between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler at UFC 281.

bisping He talked about how the fight is likely to go down. said “In laps 2 and 3 we’ll see Dustin Poirier get in there and really try to build a lead, obviously looking for TKO. But Michael Chandler is very tough. But he was dropped… He appeared to be a bit undersized.” He was referring to the Oliveira and Ferguson fights as Chandler was both knocked down.

Bisping also spoke of Poirier’s ability to wear out great fighters, citing Justin Gaethje and Conor McGregor. Finally, at the end of the video, the British gave his final prediction for the fight. said, “My guess for the public main event is Dustin Poirier-Michael Chandler. I’m saying Dustin Poirier will get a TKO in the 3rd round.”

The fight between Poirier and Chandler carries a lot of risk as both fighters do. took quite a few shots to each other. And in addition, the winner of the fight can get a header shot which makes everything more important. If both men win the title in the future, their stories could be similar to Michael Bisping’s. ‘The Count’ suffered adversity and a gruesome injury on his journey to becoming a UFC marvel.

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How did Michael Bisping lose his right eye?

Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping takes out his glass eye

Michael Bisping was a long-time UFC journeyman. He’s always a few steps away from winning the title but never really wins. However, he has always fought the best fighters available, including the likes of Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, and Chael Sonnen, among others.

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In one such fight against Vitor Belfort, he suffered a career-changing injury. Belfort kicks Nick Bisping in the eye. Michael would later learn that the injury had caused the retinal detachment. This caused vision loss in her eyes, a devastating blow to her title prospects.

Despite such pain terrible injury, Michael Bisping continued to fight in the UFC. And, to the surprise of many, he finally got what he had long missed. He won the UFC middleweight title after quickly conceding a fight against Luke Rockhold.

With this win, Michael Bisping proved that he is not a journeyman and is a champion. In doing so, he cemented himself as the greatest British mixed martial artist in UFC history.

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