Michael Bisping has joined the chorus of voices declaring opinions on Julianna Pena’s historic victory over Amanda Nunes at UFC 269, telling his YouTube channel that it wasn’t one of the biggest upsets of all time, and Nunes definitely wins a rematch.
“In terms of the Peña-Nunes upset – which it was an upset, it was a huge upset, a lot of people said it’s one of the biggest upsets of all time that we’ve ever seen in the UFC. I disagree.
Bisping: Nunes Wins Pena Rematch
I think Julianna Peña should be extremely proud of herself. Of course, she just became a champion, she just realized a dream. She defeated the female GOAT. An incredible achievement, BUT it’s not the biggest upset.
Matt Serra beating Georges St-Pierre, I think it tops (Peña-Nunes). I think according to the bookies it was the biggest upset of all time and then when you consider the fact that Matt Serra wasn’t even a current UFC fighter.
Matt Serra at the time had been released from the UFC, came back, won the ultimate fighter, that’s how he got a shot at the belt, and I don’t think anyone gave him a hope in hell of beating Georges St-Pierre and he went out there and absolutely demolished him. So that’s my No. 1.
Bisping continued, claiming that he has total faith in “The Lioness” to come back and reclaim her title. He criticized Nunes’ lack of “Fight IQ” in the moment, but believes that Nunes will be the ultimate victor when the pair inevitably fight again.
“When you’re in a fight, you’re in the UFC, you go in there and it’s a big fight. A main event. There’s thousands of people and you’re the f*cking star and things don’t go your way, and BANG you get caught with a shot and you’re rocked!
What we saw Nunes do, and it’s commendable and the crowd loved it and they’re all screaming and cheering, she just stood there swinging back and forth.
What Nunes should have done was be a little bit more crafty. She should have got on her bike, use her footwork to be a little bit more elusive, dance around the octagon a little bit, get your equilibrium back.
Nunes probably beats her in the rematch. I’m not taking away from what she did. I honestly believe Nunes will beat her in the rematch.”
The UFC are certainly chomping at the bit to book a rematch, so we’ll find out soon whether Nunes is still the titan of the sport we all remember.
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