{"id":207242,"date":"2016-10-13T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T22:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=207242"},"modified":"2016-10-13T15:05:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T22:05:28","slug":"exclusive-chris-weidman-on-ufc-204-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/exclusive-chris-weidman-on-ufc-204-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE &#8211; Chris Weidman breaks down why Dan Henderson should be the UFC middleweight champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Bisping&#8217;s title defense over Dan Henderson on Saturday night was certainly controversial to say the least. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-204\/mma-community-reacts-michael-bispings-win-dan-hendeson\/\">Fighters and fans alike vocalized their disbelief and contempt for the judges&#8217; decision.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former middleweight champ and current contender Chris Weidman spoke <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/radio\/bjpenn-com-radio-ian-mcall-felony-wonderboy-chris-weidman\/\">exclusively to BJPENN.com Radio and gave us his thoughts<\/a> on the decision and who he thought won the fight!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I thought (Dan Henderson) beat the champion. (Bisping) was lucky to get the win over Dan.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I had Henderson winning that fight. I had him winning the first, second, and fifth rounds. The first round should have been a 10-8 round. Bisping was flopping all around the cage. It&#8217;s not like Dan hit him with just one clean shot and Bisping covered up and recovered. He was suffering for a long time in the first round. He took some huge shots and I thought it should have been a 10-8 round.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I thought he won the second round (too). Henderson dropped him again. And the fifth round, I thought Dan Henderson won as well.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bisping-Hendo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-206636\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bisping-Hendo.png\" alt=\"Dan Henderson Michael Bisping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bisping-Hendo.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bisping-Hendo-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bisping-Hendo-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bisping-Hendo-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bisping&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-204\/ufc-204-live-results\/\">rematch with &#8216;Hendo&#8217; took place at UFC 204 on Saturday<\/a> in Bisping&#8217;s hometown of Manchester, England.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of Bisping&#8217;s decision win over Henderson primarily cited the fact that the champion most likely got the victory due to this hometown support.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;When every punch Bisping lands you get the crowd going crazy, that gets the judges maybe listening to the crowd too much.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It was a bad decision. I&#8217;ve seen worse, but I thought Henderson won that fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Weidman takes on Yoel Romero at UFC 205, where he will enjoy the same hometown support from his fellow New Yorkers. The fight will likely determine Bisping&#8217;s next title defense, as a win for either man could propel them into title contention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dan-henderson\/pro-fighters-react-dan-hendersons-retirement-mma\/\">Henderson made good on his promise to retire after UFC 204<\/a>, and will leave behind an unparalleled legacy that spans every major promotion &#8211; from Pride FC to Strikeforce and the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Who did you have winning the fight between Henderson and Bisping? Did &#8216;Hendo&#8217; do enough to earn a 10-8 round in the first round? Or did Bisping do enough to win the rematch, in spite of the knockdowns? 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