UFC 204 results: Michael Bisping keeps belt with decision over Dan Henderson in classic brawl

MANCHESTER, England – History nearly repeated itself on two occasions when Dan Henderson dropped UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping to the canvas in their rematch more than seven years in the making.

But Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC), fighting before a hometown crowd, got back to his feet this time, and proceeded to outwork Henderson (32-15 MMA, 9-9 UFC) in the championship rounds to earn a unanimous decision.

The middleweight title bout was the main event of today’s UFC 204 event at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. It aired pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 204 results include:

• Michael Bisping def. Dan Henderson via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
• Gegard Mousasi def. Vitor Belfort via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:43
• Jimi Manuwa def. Ovince Saint Preux via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:38
• Stefan Struve def. Daniel Omielanczuk via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 1:41
• Mirsad Bektic def. Russell Doane via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:22
• Iuri Alcantara def. Brad Pickett via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:59
• Damian Stasiak def. Davey Grant via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 3:56
• Leon Edwards def. Albert Tumenov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:01
• Marc Diakiese def. Lukasz Sajewski via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:40
• Mike Perry def. Danny Roberts via knockout (knee, punches) – Round 3, 4:40
• Leonardo Santos def. Adriano Martins via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

For complete coverage UFC 204, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Mike Bohn contributed to this report on site in Manchester.)