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Michael Bisping was a pioneer for English athletes in the UFC when he debuted 10 years ago and still remains the country’s top fighter. The No 6 ranked middleweight from Lancashire, now aged 36, will next fight all-time great Anderson Silva in London.Sky Sports remember sitting down with Bisping last summer to discuss his ups and downs... Elvis Sinosic Bisping smashes Sinosic on the ground With just two UFC fights under his belt, both of which were in the United States, Bisping returned to home turf in 2006 to protect his 12-0 undefeated record.That was the first time I had fought for the UFC in Manchester, and the first time that I realised people back home were following what I had been doing in America, he said.I was high on adrenaline and sprinted to the Octagon like a madman. The officials had to remind me to take my shirt off!He knocked out Sinosic in the second round in another vintage fight in a city with a rich tradition.People who had been watching boxing for years told me they’d watched Ricky Hatton and Mike Tyson fights in Manchester but that night at UFC 70 was special. I’ll never, ever forget that. People who had been watching boxing for years told me they’d watched Ricky Hatton and Mike Tyson fights in Manchester but that night at UFC 70 was special. Michael Bisping Dan Henderson Henderson handed Bisping a crushing defeat The highlight reel of Bisping falling unconscious after a brutal right hand is played to this day but the 2009 defeat set the tone for a career of silencing critics.I was 5-0 since dropping down to middleweight and I was going to fight for the world title if I beat Henderson, but I didn’t,” he said.It was a vicious knockout. Everybody said he’s finished, he’s done about me. That includes the UFC commentators and a lot of people who were close to me. They previously had my back and were pro-Michael Bisping. They said it was impossible to come back from such a bad knockout and be the same fighter.Dennis Kang Bisping beat Kang to silence critics Four months after being on the receiving end of Henderson’s spectacular KO, Bisping returned to Manchester but without the fanfare or expectation of previous times.Heading into the next fight after Henderson people didn’t want to know me, he said. But I destroyed Kang who was a very tough opponent.Knees to the body enabled a comeback victory that sent a message to all the doubters.Chael Sonnen Bisping and Sonnen fought to a controversial decision Bisping was on the wrong end of a controversial unanimous decision four years ago that allowed Sonnen to advance to a pair of classic world championship matches against Anderson Silva.If I had beaten Sonnen I would have got a title shot, he said. I thought I beat him, he thought I’d beaten him, but he got the shot.I spoke to him afterwards and he told me that he earned millions of dollars from fighting Anderson. He knew I won our fight.Thales Leites Michael Bisping defeated former world title challenger Thales Leites Bisping headlined the UFCs first ever trip to Scotland last July and duly dispatched Thales Leites, his Brazilian opponent, in a promising sign of things to come. Leites had unsuccessfully challenged for Anderson Silvas middleweight title in 2009 but Bisping did enough to earn a split decision victory.The result rocketed Bisping from 10th to No 6 in the official rankings and led to another, far more high-profile Brazilian foe. Silva, the 40-year-old great who reigned the middleweight division for seven years, is Bispings next test. Fjällräven Kånken Rea . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. 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The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Smeared with grass stains and blue field paint, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barretts ruffled uniform was proof of what No. 24 Penn States defense can do with two of its most versatile players available.Linebackers Brandon Bell and Jason Cabinda returned Saturday night for just their second game together since the season opener and led Penn States 6-sack, 24-21 win, with Barrett out of sync most of the night.It was the kind of performance Brent Pry envisioned when he took over Penn States defense last winter. Pry vowed to terrorize offenses with high-pressure packages akin to those his predecessor used to mold the Nittany Lions into a top defensive unit the last two seasons.A game plan like Saturdays had to wait for Bell and Cabinda, and some of their backups, to get healthy.Ive been telling you guys for three years that this Brent Pry guy is pretty good, and he has stepped up, coach James Franklin said. I mean, we lost seven linebackers this year, for long periods of time and our defense just kept grinding and grinding, making no excuses, and just playing.The Nittany Lions (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) didnt have to grind this time. They simply attacked.With Bell and Cabinda back, Penn State went after Barrett with extra-man pressure all night. The Nittany Lions blitzed or showed pressure on more than 56 percent of their plays after playing more base defenses with their starting linebackers hurt. Pry, who was the teams linebackers coach before ascending to defensive coordinator when Bob Shoop left for the same job at Tennessee, has always valued Bells ability to time and disguise the blitz from the outside linebacker spot. He wasted little time getting the veteran involved.Although Bell hadnt practiced since Week 3, he showed no signs of rust and combined with fellow outside linebacker Manny BBowen on 16 blitzes.dddddddddddd Bell finished with a sack and factored in on 19 tackles.Cabinda last practiced in Week 1. Playing with a cast on his left hand, he finished with 12 tackles and was also called on to pressure Barrett, blitzing four times up the middle before Ohio States final drive. Then, in a different look, Cabinda sped around the outside to help create back-to-back sacks that ended the Buckeyes night.Those two veterans have been in the trenches like that before, so it didnt really faze them, Penn State safety Marcus Allen said.But Cabinda attributed his success to the players in front of him, and theres no doubt that Penn States rotation of five defensive ends and six defensive tackles wore Ohio State down. Especially tackles Jamarco Jones and Isaiah Prince, who were driven backward most of the night.Eventually, Penn State was getting pressure by bringing just four.We say the team thrives off of how the defensive line plays, defensive end Garrett Sickels said. Whenever the defensive line gets (tackles for loss), whenever the linebackers get sacks, create turnovers, the more things we can do, were going to put ourselves in a better position to be successful.Penn State created some of that scheme flexibility as the game wore on.On Ohio States final drive, Pry shifted gears with a three-man front, with Sickels off the line. But at the snap, Sickels and Cabinda both charged into the backfield from opposite sides to help finish Barrett off.Up front, we knew thats where the battle would have to start, Cabinda said. We needed to be in a physical game. I dont remember the last time I was this sore after a game.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '