Hidden UFC 100 Storyline: Is Wolfslair to blame for Michael Bisping's loss?

In the words of Dennis Green, "Michael Bisping is who we thought he is." 

Still many were left wondering, why did Bisping keep circling to his left? 

His corner knew Michael was flirting with disaster as they screamed at him to circle right. But Bisping kept moving to his left with only brief periods of rightward movement. These moments were few but readily identifiable as Bisping started to his left only to quickly move to his right. It was as if you could see Bisping's brain battling his instincts at these moments. 

It should also not be forgotten that Henderson began throwing left hooks in order to herd Bisping into the path of his right hand. But Bisping didn't battle against this trap instead he eagerly circled into it.  

Yet Bisping's constant leftwards circling, even when not engaged, simply creates more questions. How could Bisping's coaches not of prepared him for Dan Henderson's power right?

"The Count" could simply be more comfortable moving in that direction when he is counter boxing but this is an inexcusable flaw when facing an opponent with a power right hand. Regardless of comfort Bisping's camp needed to train that habit out of him. It should of been second nature to Michael to avoid that right hand by moving to his right. Instead Bisping was fighting both his instincts and Dan Henderson never a good position for a fighter. 

In that respect Wolfslair and Bisping's trainers failed him. 

My colleague Zach thinks that we shouldn't hold Wolfslair accountable. The problem with this line of thought is that there is now a well established trend of prominent Wolfslair fighters disappointing in major shows. Michael Bisping's knockout loss is simply the latest example.

At UFC 99 Cheick Kongo failed to show any game plan, nor wrestling skills (his constituent Achilles heel) as Cain Velasquez put on a Roman-Greco clinic against the Wolfslair fighter. 

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson did defeat Keith Jardine at UFC 96 but the performance was underwhelming. It should be noted that part of that disappointing performance was due to a lingering injury, which would cause Jackson to pass up on a title fight at UFC 98. Still, Jackson's performance that night was far from his best. 

Three prominent fighters out of one camp and all have looked horribly unprepared in major bouts. Whatever Wolfslair is doing across the pond they will seriously have to reexamine their practices.  

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