Not content with being one of the most riled and trolled Mixed Martial Artist's this side of Josh Koscheck, Michael Bisping really seems to have his heart set of dividing everyone who follows the sport. His actions at UFC 127 were at best foolish and unprofessional and at worst malicious and childish.  
 
Now I'm English and therefore feel certain connection with 'The Count'. His home town isn't too far from me, I have a similar accent so I can understand him when he speaks and too be honest I can't blame him for his actions. If I had been on the receiving end on Jorge Rivera's tirade of school yard insults I'd want to knee the ugly mother fucker in the face too whether he was technically grounded or not. *Literally of course Jorge wasn't grounded* and he went on to milk the knee for all it was worth al la Koscheck vs Daley but this time the knee actually hit home. 
 
I can also understand Bisping lying his limey arse off and saying it was unintentional. After Hendo admitted to punching a fighter he knew was unconscious just to shut him up (Bisping incidentally) at UFC 100 he got fired for it. Bisping doesn't want to say "yeah I meant to knee the gormless prick and I enjoyed it!" cause he'll be following Hendo to Strike force quicker than a prematurely ejaculating pig! But yeah he said it was an accident....Bull. Fucking. Shit. 
 
Mike you took time to line that up, he was clearly on his knees, there is no way on earth you could be a professional fighter and not know full well the knee you were about to throw was illegal as all hell. That knee, although I feel he milked it a bit, changed Jorge is that fight. He just wasn't coming back anymore and Bisping was able to steamroll him and make the point deduction for the knee a nothing-ness. 
 
Mike then proceeded to call Jorge a loser and spit at/on (depending who you ask) Jorge's coach who took part in all the pissant school yard jibing. Bisping apologises for that too. Not cause he's sorry. Because he's covering his arse. 
 
Now the general consensus from MMA commentators has been sympathetic to Bisping. He was riled up beyond any point I've seen in recent fight history. Chael Sonnen never went this far. The trolls on the other hand who, remember, know everything, have been unified in called for him to be sacked, demoted, KTFO'd by Vitor (actually great match potential that) etc etc. For myself I, as you may have gathered, sympathise. Bisping is a highly skilled fighter and, I feel, a genuinely respectful fighter but he's also very emotionally vulnerable. What I mean by this is he, unlike the stiff upper lipped stereotype of the British, takes things to heart. Seeing him on TUF season 9 and earlier on 3 when he competed rather than coached gave numerous examples of how personally he can sometimes take things. Jorge knew this, manipulated it, and paid the price.
 
No doubt this led to Bisping fighting in the first place. We all know the people who take a friendly insult too seriously and wade in with fists first. This childish characteristic reminds me of Bispings behaviour on Saturday. At that point he wasn't a pro athlete. He was simply a man who'd had enough of these guy's who'd gone out of their way to mock him time and time again. In all honesty I can't say I would I reacted any different. As an athlete and ambassador for the sport in England Bisping fucked up royally. As a man he did what I feel any of us would do. Jorge asked for it in my humble opinion, it's just a shame Bisping couldn't rise above him.  
 
*This no knees to a downed opponent need to be revised. To me you're down if your hips or torso are on the floor. If you're on your knees you're not down, you're kneeling. If you are on your feet and put a finger on the mat you are not down, you are touching the mat with your finger. Both positions do not mean the fighter cannot defend against knee all it means is he won't be expecting it. Change the rule UFC it's stupid.
 
Also that Mark Hunt fight was fucking brutal! love it. And the Lytle fight! Cartwheel kicks! WHAT!?