MMA Fighting · Jul 17, 2015
‘Braveheart’ Thales Leites inspired by William Wallace against Michael Bisping
Jason da Silva-USA TODAY SportsScottish icon William Wallace defeated an English army in 1297, and UFC middleweight Thales Leites uses him as inspiration for his upcoming bout in Scotland.
Fighting Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC Fight Night 72 at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena, the Brazilian fighter finally gets the bout he always hoped for.
"Bisping fights in the UFC for years, we always fought in the same division, but our paths never crossed," Leites told MMAFighting.com. "Bisping does interesting fights, he’s aggressive, and he’s a popular name in Europe. So it’s great that I got this fight, and that I’m fighting him in a main event in Europe."