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Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva strutted their stuff during workout sessions ahead of their UFC London clash - now just 48 hours away.

A big crowd turned out for the Oxford Street event, which saw the two engaged in a series of warm up drills.

Bisping was his ever-confident self and played to the crowd as he entered the mats. After proclaiming he was going to KO Anderson in round two he picked a child out from the crowd and proceeded to show him how to hits pads to the delight of the watching audience

After that the fun was over and it was down to business as he put on a good sweat showcasing his dynamic set of kicks and boxing skills on the pads.

This time around he managed to avoid kicking his trainer in the head as he did in a similar session ran in Los Angeles two weeks ago.

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Speaking afterwards in his media scrum, 'The Count' reiterated his excitement to get the fight with Anderson and said that he was doing not just for himself but for all British MMA fans.

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"It's my first fight back in London and there's a huge turnout," said Bisping.

"The place sold out really fast and the O2 Arena is an amazing venue. Anderson Silva is the biggest opponent I've faced and outside of a title fight, this is the biggest fight available to me right now."

"I can feel the buzz, I can feel the hype and I've trained accordingly. When I'm walking out there, I'm obviously representing myself, representing my family but I'm also representing Great Britain.

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"I'm going to prove we can perform on a world stage in mixed martial arts. We ruled the world at one point with great boxing world champions and it's only a matter of time before we have a UFC champion, hopefully, one day it's going to be me but who knows."

"The card is full by many up and comers, but I tell you this, I will be fighting my heart out this Saturday and the best version of myself will be on display and there will be no quit. I will fight with every ounce of heart and soul that I have."

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The legend Anderson 'The Spider' Silva also started his workout in a playful mood and danced and joked around with the gathered crowd throughout his workout. After a short stay working his Jui Jitsu on the mat, Anderson shadowboxing his way around the mats and then showing off his fancy footwork hitting pads with his coach.

Although Anderson hasn't fought outside of the US or Brazil since 2010 and not in the UK since 2006. He said, however, this evening that he was looking forward to fighting again in the English capital and said that he couldn't wait for Saturday night:

"Man I have great memories. I loved staying here back in London, I fight for a long time here in Cage Rage and it was great days and I'm so happy to be back in London," said the former middleweight champion.

When asked what we should expect from Anderson Silva on Saturday night his answer short and sweet:

"Victory, victory."