Hamill Reacts to Bisping vs. Evans
Matt “the Hammer” Hamill is not impressed with the UFC’s recent decision to have Michael “the Count” Bisping face Rashad “Sugar” Evans in the main event at UFC 78: Validation. You see, Hamill has a score to settle with Bisping. The last time the two foes met in the octagon was at UFC 75, where Bisping defeated Hamill by a questionable split decision that sparked immediate controversy. It was expected that an immediate rematch between the two was necessary to determine the true winner. However, Hamill is disappointed to learn that the UFC had other plans; opting to go with Bisping versus Evans instead.
Hamill posted the following statement on his official website voicing his displeasure with both Bisping and the UFC’s handling of the situation:
Wow! Let me just say… I am in shock. First, I get hosed by two judges in London and now the much anticipated rematch has evaporated in front of my eyes. I’m starting to feel like the deck is stacked against me. Duff, my trainer/manager told me he thought something like this would happen when he read Bisping’s statement on the internet. He said it looked like Bisping was looking for a way out of the rematch. I posted a statement about my knee surgery on 9/25 so everyone would know it was minor, and I would be ready by mid December. I didn’t think six weeks was that long of a wait, apparently, Bisping and the UFC did. I am so hungry to fight. I had surgery to add wrestling back to my arsenal. I fought Bisping’s fight at UFC 75 and I was looking forward to fighting my fight in the rematch. I feel honored that so many people have told me I won the fight in London. It makes the decision easier for me to accept. I want to fight… I want to fight ASAP! Hopefully the UFC will schedule a fight for me soon. I would like to fight in December or January and hopefully Bisping after that… If Bisping has the guts to do it again.
Tags: Matt Hamill, Michael Bisping, Rashad Evans
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You know what? I hope that Rashad smashes Bisping, and Hamill learns how to finish, and goes on to great things. Hopefully his body will stop breaking down on him or he’ll stop overtraining or whatever’s happening.
i guess ufc is done protecting bisping… well.. maybe not… evans isnt much on finishing fights eithgt
good point zero. rashad may be a best-case-scenario for count douche. a grappler who doesn’t finish well. hamill’s a grappler who doesn’t finish well and douche stole a decision off of him, so i spose he could pick one off rashad.
the 14-0 vs. 15-0 thing is annoying, in a way, and i’m glad they put two undefeateds against each other, instead of nursing the records a la boxing.
Garth has a decent point as well. Despite the fact that boxing comparisons are inevitable, it’s still annoying. I think a decent card for UFC 78 could have had a dual main event. Hamill vs Bisping II and Evans vs Ortiz II. Some people arent huge into rematches, but I think it certainly could apply to the title of Validation.
Everyone could understand why Hamill is upset. If his next fight isn’t with Bisping, I hope it is with a big name fighter in the Light Heavyweight Division.
Hammill proved his worth, and built a fan base. The UFC will give him a chance to prove himself again. In a big fight too.
yeah… bisping might preform better at 185. he should drop the weight
You talk allot of sh*t about Bisping, the point is the judges opted for him in the fight.
I won’t argue that Hamill had the upper hand in the fight but thats where KO’s and Submissions and TKO’s come into play. But seriously, i can’t see an injury prone fighter doing big things in the UFC, Bisping on the other hand, he can finish fights and isn’t injury prone.
Rashad will probably mame Bisping, then hopefully we can see a rematch on US soil
i dont belive that is hamil becuase i heard the reason bispign and hamil never happend is becuase matt hamil had surgury and he is to nice of a guy to say what was said in that article