Originally Posted by
proposition joe
Dan Miller, Akiyama, Mayhem are not cans. Leben is far from a can. Bisping would almost undoubtedly lose to the Sonnens and Belforts and Okamis and Munozes but he has as good of a resume as anyone. His wins are better than those of Belcher, Palhares, Weidman, Boetsch even though I think he loses to most of those type of guys. He deserves credit for being an above average fighter. Would he get as much love if he wasn't from the UK? Hell no. But he wouldn't get as much hate either. Look at all of the guys who come in and go 1-2 then get sent back to the Tachis and Shark Fights of the world. Bisping has proven that he is a main-card level staple of the UFC and that deserves respect. Not being elite doesn't make someone below average.