UFC Fight Night 147: 10 memorable moments from the UFC's previous shows in the UK

#1: Bisping’s war with Anderson Silva – UFC Fight Night 84 – 02/27/2016

Michael Bisping's war with Anderson Silva is the most memorable UFC moment in the UK

UFC Fight Night 84 was initially supposed to see Michael Bisping taking on Gegard Mousasi, but about two months before the event, the UFC threw everyone a curveball – Bisping would instead face Anderson Silva – the legendary former Middleweight champion and a man who ‘The Count’ had been dying to fight for years. Instantly, the stakes were raised and the show, taking place in London, became a must-see one.

Nobody could’ve expected how good the fight would be, given both men were seen as past their primes in February 2016, with Silva actually returning from a year-long suspension for a positive drug test. For 25 minutes, the two UFC legends went to war; Bisping had Silva hurt in the first round and dropped him in the second, only for Silva to come back and drop Bisping with a flying knee in the third that could’ve ended the fight had the round not ended seconds later. Silva even celebrated prematurely following the shot.

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But Bisping survived into the 4th and somehow managed to win the round, despite being a bloody mess at this stage. That left Silva needing a 5th round finish, but despite landing a trademark front kick to the jaw that had Bisping badly hurt, he couldn’t put the gutsy Englishman away , and in the end the judges awarded ‘The Count’ a unanimous decision, giving him the biggest win of his career to that point.

The fight was an all-time classic – arguably the best UFC fight of 2016 – and for the sheer drama it provided, as well as the huge stakes with it being Bisping’s biggest fight to that point, it remains the most memorable moment in the history of the UFC’s shows on UK soil.

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