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Michael Bisping takes shots at UFC Fight Night 72 foe Thales Leites over his part in "worst fight in UFC history"
Jul 2, 2015 - 12:00:47 PM Michael Bisping takes shots at UFC Fight Night 72 foe Thales Leites over his part in "worst fight in UFC history"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

There's just something about Michael Bisping that leads to contention with his opponents. Rarely does he enter a fight with mutual respect, instead spending much of the lead up into his fights trading barbs back and forth with whomever is stepping across the cage from him.

Such is the case once again into a fight with Thales Leites at UFC Fight Night 72 in Scotland later this month, with Bisping responding to Leites saying he would submit him in that main event bout.

@thalesleites can say whatever he wants. While he was cut from the @ufc shortly after being involved in the worst fight in Ufc history, he then fought and sometimes lost to bums all over the world. The whole time I was taking on the best in the world, who were sometimes chemically enhanced. Thales is now starting a little shit talk, which I welcome. You have nothing I haven't seen before, and I'll see you in Glasgow. Enjoy the flight over, and check out the scenery. On the way back your gonna be dosed up on pain killers, wishing you'd stuck to jujitsu. @scotprohaska @athleticrecon #ufcglascow photocred @callum11231

A photo posted by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Jul 1, 2015 at 8:40pm PDT

Penick's Analysis: Have to give Bisping credit, even as his performances have failed to live up to the level he'd like to believe he's at, he keeps people interested, and continues to try riling up opponents. Will it work to do anything this time around? Maybe. But Leites is a significantly improved fighter from the fight Bisping is discussing here (Leites' infamously terrible fight with Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title). Bisping has always talked a big game, following through on July 18 could be a different story against the Leites he now faces.

[Michael Bisping art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]