LONDON – Despite all of the bad blood and frayed tempers heading into his co-main event fight with Fabian Edwards at Bellator Europe 6, Mike Shipman came out of the fight with his sense of humor still intact. Shipman (13-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) came out on the wrong end of a split-decision verdict at the SSE Arena, with the scorecards leaning Edwards’ way 28-29, 29-28, 30-27. And despite his defeat, the London Shootfighters man generously gave his time backstage to talk through his performance, and his take on the scores. When asked his take on the individual scorecards, Shipman immediately latched onto the name of the judge who awarded all three rounds to Edwards (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA). “Say that name again,” Shipman said after the scorecards were read to him during his post-fight media scrum. “Let me get my Facebook up and see if I can find him.” When Shipman was told that Cartlidge – an experienced judge and a well-respected staple of the British MMA scene – was “a very nice man,” Shipman joked: “He doesn’t sound like it! How’s his eyesight?” Then, he pondered for a second, then declared with a grin: “Ben Cartlidge … I don’t want Fabian next fight
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