Nikita Krylov vs. Misha Cirkunov for UFC 206... Gonna be a belter. Could even setup the next LHW contender considering the state of that division...
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Can't wait until they announce Punk's next fight.
We've seen next to nothing of him!
Quite happy with this, should be a good match. Is this thread safe again after all that McGregor uproar?
Looking forward to this weekends card, although I must admit that it's a bit much at times now, with an event each weekend.
Why the feck is 204 on at a US time when it's in the UK. Bit of a joke that like. So people attending the event are gonna be there till like 7am? Or is it not going out live?
Well maybe not quite that late but yeah main card literally starts at 3am UK time. Might be a slight advantage to Henderson there, assuming he's been training in the US and Bisping has been training here?
Although you'd assume Mike would have been adapting his body to it in the run up if so.
That's true, forgot about that one!
If it's any consolation there's about a month inbetween 204 and RDS vs. Ferguson so nice break there.
That's decent. Hope WWE does me a solid and has a nice break of pace in PPV's too. Real first world problem that.
They'll probably add three more in.
Main event normally goes on about half 5-6 though. Not the best way to endear the company to the British public is it. Don't seem why it wouldn't be on at our time if they want to put the event on here
Yeah it's an odd one. UK events in the past have been UK friendly haven't they?
I was drunk last night, I think I created some new memories of him that never happened.
The PPV money is made in the US so it has to be on at a time where you US PPV audiences will watch.
I expect 'Little Johnny come lately' to fight Aldo, Edgar and Holloway before Conor does.
Really, this is the only way the UK can get the big title fights. If it isn't a success, the UK will go back to having Leben and Munoz headlining...
Probably, wonder how long it will take for people to say Conor Jr ruined MMA for everyone?
Bisping was great in his weigh in speech, pumped for this fight, will be absolutely gutted if he loses though 
Still a bit pissed that the main event won't start until 5am or even later. Would've tried to get a ticket to 204 if it was on at a reasonable time. I'll stay up and watch the whole card though. Some interesting fights there. Belfort and Mousasi should be a good scrap as should OSP and Manuwa. Bisping v Henderson is a fight I wasn't that hyped for. Would much rather see Bisping defend against Jacare, Weidman or even a rematch with Rockhold. It's just strange to have him make his first title defense against a guy who is ranked 13 when there's a lot of fighters more worthy of a shot. I suppose it is nice for the UFC to give Henderson a title shot in what should be his last fight. Hendo is a MMA legend I'm gonna' miss him when he finally retires. Not that bothered who wins out of him and Bisping.
feck Hendo, one of the dirtiest fighters around. I hope Bisping destroys him.
Seems like the fight is a reward for both Bisping and Henderson for years of service. One gets the rematch he wants at home as his first title defence, the other gets one last shot at the title before leaving. Kinda nice while being total bullshit at the same time.
Best case scenario tomorrow is Hendo knocks him out and retires and Bisping gets fecked back off into mid table obscurity.
Yeah that's the way I see it. Rankings are meaning less and less in the UFC now anyway.
I wonder what will happen then if Hendo wins and retires. Does Rockhold v Jacare become a title fight or does the winner of that fight face the winner of Weidman v Romero for the title.
What time will Bisping vs Henderson be approximately on at British time? 5am?
Probably around that time depending on how the fights before it go
4:30am alarm about right to catch the best of the main card?
Your opinions on what is best for MMA confuse me at times
A perfect send off to Hendo's long career and Bisping being reinstated back to his natural place would be ideal, as it would allow Rockhold, Weidman, Jacare, and Romero to duke it out.
I much prefer to see Bisping win and lose it fair and square to one of the others if they can beat him
Bisping is the rightful champ. Henderson really didn't deserve the shot although I get why they did it
I agree that Hendo doesn't deserve a title fight and was critical of the idea well before it was confirmed. Likewise I also feel that Bisping improbably fluked his way to the belt after the Silva fight and the one off win against Rockhold, where both fighters didn't take the fights seriously.
Weren't you saying about drugs ruining the sport and undeserved title shots a few pages back?? Henderson is a known drug use and getting an undeserved title shot but that's fine. Surely you'd want Bisping to win for the good of the sport and a deserving opponent beat him?
Not unless there's evidence Henderson is on something now. In a perfect world Hendo will win so both of them can feck off once and for all and allow the grown ups to resume regular service in the division.
Exactly and let's look at some of the guys who have beaten Bisping and tell me what they have in common
Henderson
Chael Sonnen
Wanderlei Silva
Vitor
Bisping is as clean as you will get, and despite being far from the most talented really earned that title shot through years of graft. If rockhold didn't take him seriously, he was never a worthy champion in the first place.
Fair enough. I quite like Bisping and think fair fecks to him for getting the title, each to their own though...can see why people wouldn't like him.
Am looking forward to it tonight prob not cos an going as it's not the best card. Heading down soon but not gonna bother drinking so can imagine will see some sights with Bisping not on til 5!!
How do you know he's clean ?
If Bisping wins he'll just face someone who will beat him next anyway. Either way it's a minor (though needless) detour before the division rights itself.
This is why the Henderson fight was always such a farce. Two mid table fighters who bizarrely find themselves in a title fight.
Doesn't Bisping have the most wins in the middleweight division ever if he wins tonight?
Bisping should win on paper but Hendo has a very real chance of landing a KO at any time. Rooting for Bisping as I've never really liked how Hendo routinely throws unnecessary strikes against already KO'd opponents. I'm feeling a bit nervous for Bisping as succumbing to another H-bomb seems like exactly the kind of thing the universe would do to be a sod.
The most wins in the UFC ever.