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Michael Bisping was a pioneer for English athletes in the UFC when he debuted 10 years ago and still remains the country’s top fighter. The No 6 ranked middleweight from Lancashire, now aged 36, will next fight all-time great Anderson Silva in London.Sky Sports remember sitting down with Bisping last summer to discuss his ups and downs... Elvis Sinosic Bisping smashes Sinosic on the ground With just two UFC fights under his belt, both of which were in the United States, Bisping returned to home turf in 2006 to protect his 12-0 undefeated record.That was the first time I had fought for the UFC in Manchester, and the first time that I realised people back home were following what I had been doing in America, he said.I was high on adrenaline and sprinted to the Octagon like a madman. The officials had to remind me to take my shirt off!He knocked out Sinosic in the second round in another vintage fight in a city with a rich tradition.People who had been watching boxing for years told me they’d watched Ricky Hatton and Mike Tyson fights in Manchester but that night at UFC 70 was special. I’ll never, ever forget that. People who had been watching boxing for years told me they’d watched Ricky Hatton and Mike Tyson fights in Manchester but that night at UFC 70 was special. Michael Bisping Dan Henderson Henderson handed Bisping a crushing defeat The highlight reel of Bisping falling unconscious after a brutal right hand is played to this day but the 2009 defeat set the tone for a career of silencing critics.I was 5-0 since dropping down to middleweight and I was going to fight for the world title if I beat Henderson, but I didn’t,” he said.It was a vicious knockout. Everybody said he’s finished, he’s done about me. That includes the UFC commentators and a lot of people who were close to me. They previously had my back and were pro-Michael Bisping. They said it was impossible to come back from such a bad knockout and be the same fighter.Dennis Kang Bisping beat Kang to silence critics Four months after being on the receiving end of Henderson’s spectacular KO, Bisping returned to Manchester but without the fanfare or expectation of previous times.Heading into the next fight after Henderson people didn’t want to know me, he said. But I destroyed Kang who was a very tough opponent.Knees to the body enabled a comeback victory that sent a message to all the doubters.Chael Sonnen Bisping and Sonnen fought to a controversial decision Bisping was on the wrong end of a controversial unanimous decision four years ago that allowed Sonnen to advance to a pair of classic world championship matches against Anderson Silva.If I had beaten Sonnen I would have got a title shot, he said. I thought I beat him, he thought I’d beaten him, but he got the shot.I spoke to him afterwards and he told me that he earned millions of dollars from fighting Anderson. He knew I won our fight.Thales Leites Michael Bisping defeated former world title challenger Thales Leites Bisping headlined the UFCs first ever trip to Scotland last July and duly dispatched Thales Leites, his Brazilian opponent, in a promising sign of things to come. Leites had unsuccessfully challenged for Anderson Silvas middleweight title in 2009 but Bisping did enough to earn a split decision victory.The result rocketed Bisping from 10th to No 6 in the official rankings and led to another, far more high-profile Brazilian foe. Silva, the 40-year-old great who reigned the middleweight division for seven years, is Bispings next test. Keith Tkachuk Jersey . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. 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Linebacker Justin Evans said its easier to move on from that game since a single loss to the No. 1 team could still give them an outside chance at the College Football Playoff.We know with just one loss we can still do a lot, Evans said. We dont want to look too far ahead, but in the back of our mind we know that were still playing for something so its going to be there.Texas A&M returns to SEC play next week with a trip to Mississippi State before hosting Mississippi on Nov. 12.But first theyll meet New Mexico State for the first time. New Mexico State has had a tough time this season with just two wins and is coming off a 22-19 loss to Georgia Southern.New Mexico State coach Doug Martin knows things will be tough for his offense on Saturday in facing a defense led by Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall . New Mexico State is tied for 111th in the nation after allowing 21 sacks this season. Texas A&M has piled up 23 sacks, which ranks 12th in the country. Garrett leads the Aggies with four sacks and Hall and Jarrett Johnson have 3 1/2 each. Garrett and Hall have also combined for 18 quarterback hurries.The two defensive ends are first round draft picks so its going to be a real challenge for our offense to move the football, Martin said. But were a pretty good offensive football team so looking forward to that challenge.Some other things to know about the game:RUNNING WILDTexas A&M ranks third in the nation by averaging 251.4 yards rushing a game. The Aggies success has come from splitting carries between freshman Trayveon Williams andd Keith Ford and with quite a bit of help from Knight.dddddddddddd Williams leads the team with 727 yards rushing and Ford has added 304 yards rushing. Knight has 526 yards rushing and leads the team with nine rushing scores.Ford, who has missed time with an injury this season, impressed coach Kevin Sumlin by leading the team with 62 yards rushing against Alabama.At beginning of year I said wed need all the backs, Sumlin said. All provide change of pace for difference defenses. That was more of a Keith Ford-style of football game and I think you saw that. His experience in those situations showed. Way he runs showed. Physical, tough guy in that situation, a different back than Trayveon.TEAM STRENGTHNew Mexico State has seven different players who have at least 150 yards receiving this season, giving quarterback Tyler Rogers plenty of targets each week. The group is led by Gregory Hogan, who has 26 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns and Tyrian Taylor with 304 yards receiving.Our offensive kids have a lot of confidence, Martin said. We have a really good group of wide receivers that can really compete against anybody and it kind of gives us an edge.WE HAVE GOOD RECEIVERS, TOONew Mexico State isnt the only one with a solid group of receivers as the Aggies receivers might be the strength of A&Ms offense. Josh Reynolds has 515 yards receiving and five scores and Christian Kirk also has five touchdowns and has added 410 yards receiving. Ricky Seals-Jones missed two games with an injury before returning last week against Alabama and has 200 yards receiving.I still say thats the best receiving corps in the country, Knight said of A&Ms receivers. And theyve proven that time and time again, and its just getting the ball in their hands and being more consistent.PILING `EM UPNew Mexico State linebacker Rodney Butler leads the nation with 102 tackles. 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