Michael Bisping thinks Kevin Holland could have beat Stephen Thompson at UFC on ESPN 42 had he fought a little smarter and taken advantage of the times he took ‘Wonderboy’ to the ground.
‘The Count’ feels ‘Trailblazer’ demonstrated low fight IQ by letting Thompson back to his feet instead of following through with his takedowns and potentially finishing ‘Wonderboy’ on the ground.
Bisping was blown away by how exciting the fight was but felt Holland let his ego get the better of him by choosing to keep the fight standing and not capitalizing on his takedowns.
“We see all the time, people say, ‘The first one to shoot is a coward,’” Bisping, who called the action ringside, said at the UFC Orlando post-fight show on ESPN+ (h/t MMA Fighting).