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In the history of mixed martial arts, a lot of fighters have never been the same after suffering the kind of brutal defeat Michael Bisping was dealt by Dan Henderson at UFC 100.With 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, UFC 100 was the biggest event in the promotions history until UFC 202 in August, featuring?Conor McGregors rematch against Nate Diaz, broke the record with 1.65 million buys. It was also Bispings first title eliminator. The stage could not have been bigger.And I get knocked out in the most vicious way possible, Bisping said in the documentary Michael Bisping: My Destiny, set to air this week ahead of Saturdays rematch with Henderson headlining UFC 204 in Manchester, England.Heading into their first fight on July 11, 2009, Bispings career was red-hot. He won the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series and a six-figure UFC contract in 2006 and was making waves and going through the rankings. He was also earning the kind of money to finally give his wife and children the life they had dreamed of since he quit his job as a factory worker in the English market town of Clitheroe, Lancashire, and began tearing through the U.K. MMA scene undefeated.?After moving down to middleweight in the UFC, Bisping immediately set his eyes on becoming champion. He went 3-0 and was told he would be given a title shot if he won against Henderson, who was then one month shy of his 39th birthday. With bad blood having brewed between them since their time as opposing coaches in season nine of TUF, there was plenty of trash talk from Bisping in the buildup.?But Henderson had the last laugh at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Springing forward, he caught Bisping cold with his trademark right hand -- a punch that has been nicknamed the H Bomb -- to end the fight, adding one more punch for good measure while Bisping was on his back, before the referee jumped in to stop it. The sight of Bisping falling limp to the canvas has become one of the most iconic images in the UFCs 23-year history.?I knew what people were saying about me -- hes done, hes finished, Bisping said. That pissed me right off. I knew I wasnt done.With the attitude that he still had a lot of fight left in him, Bisping was inspired to keep going.Its one of the things that I respect about Bisping, to get beaten that dominantly, then pick yourself back up and start fighting your way to the top again, UFC president Dana White said. Thats Bispings mentality.Bisping would fight nearly seven more years of ups and downs, including another two agonizing title eliminator defeats. First, he suffered a career-threatening injury when a tremendous high kick from Vitor Belfort detached his retina at a UFC event in Brazil in January 2013.I was unlucky with that, he said. Everything that can go wrong with an eye went wrong. It was one thing after the other. It was over a year, [I] sat there doing nothing. You miss that excitement, you miss that thrill. You miss being in the thick of it all. I wasnt sure if I was ever gonna fight again. Fortunately, the doctors did a great job. I had a number of surgeries, passed medicals. I could still fight.Then came a second-round submission defeat to Luke Rockhold at?UFC Fight Night in Australia in November 2014. His self-confidence finally wavered. When UFC commentator Dan Hardy stepped into the Octagon to interview Bisping, he noticed something new.That was the first time I saw a question in his eyes, Hardy said. That was the first time he looked like, Maybe Im not gonna make it.Bisping agreed.After the Rockhold loss, there were times there that I never thought I was gonna get a title shot, he said.But, after Chris Weidman pulled out of a rematch against new champion Rockhold at UFC 199 in June, Bisping took the fight on two weeks notice. At age 37, in his 26th bout in the Octagon and his first in a title bout, Bisping rocked Rockhold in a stunning first-round upset.I knew it was my destiny, said Bisping, a child prodigy in jiu-jitsu from age 8. Thats powerful words. But if you have that vision in your mind, and you go out there and put the hard work in, make the sacrifices -- and with a bit of luck -- your destiny might just come true.White didnt even have his jacket on, but freaked out and ran into the Octagon to congratulate Bisping on his fairytale win.Ive known Bisping for so long, I know how hard he has worked to get there and to win that title, White said. So I wanted to be out there, and I wanted to put the belt on him. To see him finally achieve the one thing he really wanted to achieve, it was a special night. I was happy for him.For Bispings first defense, the UFCs choice of opponent could not have been for poetic. He faces the now 46-year-old Henderson at the Manchester Arena on Saturday, with a chance to avenge that first setback of his career in front of a home crowd.Bisping claimed during a media event Tuesday that he couldnt bring himself to watch the 2009 knockout loss to Henderson until the rematch was booked. He was finally forced to sit on his sofa at his California home and analyze what went wrong.My wife [Rebecca] sat next to me -- she was watching it, and I said, Oh my god. Jesus. Turn this off. Turn this off, Bisping said. We all have bad nights at the office. That was a good night at the office for Dan; it was a terrible night for me. What can you say?Of course, I wanted to see what happened. It was seven years ago. But it didnt resemble me at all. Id had many fights going into that fight, and thats not how I fight.Bisping insists he is a different fighter from the one who was brutally dispatched in 2009, and that Henderson, a former user of the now-banned testosterone replacement therapy, will not be the same either.Im much improved mentally and physically; Dan Henderson is kind of the opposite, he said. Hes not on the steroids, hes older. If you look at the muscle mass he had in that fight compared to now, its like two different fighters.This isnt even a rematch, because the two versions of ourselves are so completely different. This is Michael Bisping 2016 versus Dan Henderson 2016, because its two completely different fights. Pedro Castellano Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. 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NEW YORK -- Henrik Lundqvist came up big when the New York Rangers needed him and got a key milestone win.Kevin Hayes scored the deciding goal in the shootout and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots through overtime and three more in the tiebreaker to help the Rangers beat the new Jersey Devils 3-2 Sunday night.Lundqvist stopped Damon Severson in the fourth round of the shootout to secure the Rangers sixth win in seven games and second against the Devils at home in eight days. It also gave Lundqvist his 389th career win, tying him with Dominik Hasek for the most by a European-born goaltender.He was an inspiration to me growing up, Lundqvist said about the feat. He was the first guy I saw play paddle down. I grew up watching him, so this special for sure.Lundqvist has been stellar since serving as the backup to Antti Raanta, who started four straight games from Dec. 8-13. In three games since, Lundqvist is 3-0-0 with a 0.98 goals against average and a .967 save percentage. He also made several big stops on Sunday, which included two saves on New Jersey breakaways, to fend off the Devils.Hank is such a competitor. He works so hard, Rangers center Derek Stepan said. Hes an absolute workhorse -- a great teammate. And I expected nothing less from him.New York coach Alain Vigneault isnt surprised by Lundqvists recent play.This is the start of my fourth year. As soon as I got here, I knew his preparation and his work ethic in practice, Vigneault said. Thats why he was one of the best goaltenders in the league at that time, and he continues to be. He just works at his game, hes really focused, and hes a great person.Mats Zuccarello also scored in the shootout, and Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan had goals in regulation.PA Parenteau and Miles Wood scored and Cory Schneider stopped 24 shots as the Devils lost their sixth straight. Michael Cammalleri had a shootout goal.Things are going to happen in hockey games, Cammalleri said. We arent hiding from the fact that were on a losing streak and we have to get out of iit.ddddddddddddParenteau broke a scoreless tie early in the second with his seventh goal of the season and the Devils on the power play. Parenteau pushed a loose puck underneath Lundqvist and off the post, but the Rangers goalie inadvertently hit the puck into the net as he tried to cover it up.The Rangers upped the pressure in the third and after several chances that were stopped by Schneider. New York finally found the back of the net as Mats Zuccarello quickly swung the puck from behind the net to Kreider, who tapped the puck in to even the score at 8:10.The Devils quickly responded to recapture the lead with 9:28 left in the third. Adam Henrique forced Dan Girardi to turn over the puck behind the Rangers net, fought off two Rangers players and sent the puck to Wood, who got a quick shot off in front of the net to give the Devils the 2-1 lead.However the Rangers kept pressing and tied it with 1:13 left in regulation as Stepan redirected the puck past Schneider.Its not the result we wanted so thats a little frustrating and disappointing, Schneider said. I thought our defending was good here against a really offensive team, but again at the end of the day its the two points that matter.Sunday was the final time the Devils will play at Madison Square Garden this season and the loss extended their struggles away from Prudential Center. New Jersey is now 4-11-5 on the road and looking snap their six game skid.Game notes Forwards Jacob Josefson, Luke Gazdic and Devante Smith-Pelly were healthy scratches for New Jersey. . Devils F Andy Greene has skated in 342 consecutive games dating back to March 6, 2012. . Rangers C Mika Zibanejad missed his 15th game due to a broken fibula that he suffered during a game against Ottawa on Nov. 20. . New York scratched F Brandon Pirri and D Adam Clendening.UP NEXTDevils: Host Nashville on Tuesday night.Rangers: At Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. ' ' '