ough long second-half scoring droughts during their losses. Utah opened the second half with an 11-4 spurt but couldnt get any closer.POLL IMP

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. 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CINCINNATI -- No second-half slump. No. 13 Xavier held on tightly to this lead, right to the finish.J.P. Macura emerged from his shooting slump by scoring 18 points, and RaShid Gaston helped No. 13 Xavier get the edge up front against the nations top rebounding team, leading the Musketeers to a 77-69 victory over Utah on Saturday.The Musketeers (8-2) were coming off back-to-back road losses that featured long scoring droughts in the second half. Xaviers balanced offense built a 15-point lead in the first half, and the Musketeers stayed ahead the rest of the way.Weve dropped two in a row by taking our foot off the gas pedal in the second half, Gaston said . We wanted to keep the pressure on and finish down the stretch.After you take two losses back-to-back, theres not much that needs to be said. You approach it with the right mentality -- by any means necessary, youve got to get the win.Gaston had 11 points and 14 rebounds, helping Xavier to a 33-28 edge on the boards. The Utes (6-2) came in averaging 47.7 rebounds. Gaston had nine points and 10 rebounds -- one less than Utahs total -- in the first half.RaShid has always been tough, said guard Malcolm Bernard, who had 11 points. Hes a bull down there, for real. His offense doesnt get as much credit as it needs to get.Macura was 5 of 7 from beyond the arc after going only 2 of 16 in his last three games. Trevon Bluiett also scored 18 points, hitting all six of his free throws in the final minute as Xavier closed it out.Down the stretch, we just have to be a smarter team, coach Chris Mack said . Maybe we just havent been in that situation enough. Well get better.Freshman Devon Daniels had a career-high 19 points for the Utes , whose two losses have been against ranked Big East tteams.dddddddddddd They also lost to Butler at home.That was our first true test on the road, coach Larry Krystkowiak said. I had to see how we would respond. We need consistency. We have different guys having good games, but not many back-to-back. It is usually someone different every night.BIG PICTUREUtah: The Utes top two scorers -- Kyle Kuzma and Tyler Rawson -- were a combined 2 of 10 for five points in the first half as Xavier took control. Kuzma finished with 11 points -- his second-lowest total of the season -- and Rawson a season-low three.Xavier: The Musketeers went through long second-half scoring droughts during their losses. Utah opened the second half with an 11-4 spurt but couldnt get any closer.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Musketeers figure to slip in the Top 25 based upon their 68-66 loss at Colorado on Wednesday, but limited the damage with their win on Saturday.BAD LUCK STATEThe Utes fell to 0-5 in the state of Ohio, also losing twice at Ohio State and twice at Cincinnati.NO SLUMPSXavier hasnt lost three in a row since 2013-14, its first season in the Big East.FROM THE LINEXavier shot only 66 percent from the free-throw line in its two losses. The Musketeers all 10 of their free throws in the final minute against Utah and finished 15 of 21.UP NEXTUtah hosts Prairie View A&M next Saturday, and then closes nonconference play the following week in Hawaii as part of the Diamond Head Classic.Xavier plays the first of four straight home games leading into Big East play, hosting Wake Forest next Saturday in the Skip Prosser Classic.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '