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Mike Bisping headlines The Ultimate Fighter Nations finale against Kennedy on Wednesday in Canada and is predicting a bad night for the American Special Forces staff sergeant.

Kennedy called Bisping out and has been vocal in the build up to the fight with disparaging remarks, even describing his opponent as the person he dislikes most in all of sport.

He also accused Bisping of making fun of his military service, something which the Brit denies.

Bisping said: “I never criticised the fact he was in the military. I was born on a military base, my dad served in the army for 20 years; my brothers are in the army, so I have got nothing but respect for people who serve in the military.

“The thing about Tim Kennedy is that he just loves the image. All he talks about is the military. He is like Uncle Albert of Only Fools and Horses,” Bisping added.

“When I am done with Tim Kennedy he is going to be looking for a job in the army recruitment office because fighting in the UFC ain’t gonna be his thing.”

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As far as Bisping is concerned, Kennedy is nothing but a “pretender and a wannabe” that is going to be exposed on Wednesday night.

Bisping thinks he wins “all day long”, with his experience and skills being too much for Kennedy to handle.

Bisping said, “These things I am saying are not open for debate. “I have better striking, I am faster than him, I have better footwork, and I can stop his takedowns.

“Let’s just say he does get me down, I will have no problem getting back to my feet, nobody has held me down yet and I doubt Tim Kennedy is going to be the first.

“He is not an accomplished collegiate or Olympic level wrestler. I have fought Olympic level guys and they couldn’t hold me down so I don’t see Tim Kennedy being that guy.

“You put all those things together and it has all the ingredients for a bad night for Tim Kennedy.”

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That is not to say that Bisping is taking Kennedy lightly and is mindful of the danger any fighter that steps inside the Octagon brings. Kennedy is known for his exceptional conditioning, but as far as Bisping is concerned that is not something to shout about.

“Everybody tells me he is a conditioning maniac, well that is great. “I expect nothing less, if you step inside the Octagon, I expect you to go five rounds hard. Don’t expect brownie points just because you can go the distance, you should be able to go the distance.”

He also remains focused on his goal of being the first British UFC world champion. Having won eight out of his last 10 fights, Bisping is certain if he beats Kennedy then he is next in line to get a shot at the middleweight champion.

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Who that will be, the Brit is less certain and is predicting that Lyoto Machida will beat champion Chris Weidman when the pair meet in July.

He said: “Machida is already fighting for the belt, I think he might win. Who is next in line? I am.”

He added: “I proudly represent the UK and I enjoying flying the flag in America and on the UFC and at international level.

“I want to be the first British champion and I want to go down in the history books as achieving that.”

The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale airs live on BT Sport 1 on Wednesday 16 April, programming starts at 10pm with the early prelims from 8:15pm exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.

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