Michael Bisping just can’t help himself — he has to antagonize fans and fighters. Maybe it helps him focus. Maybe he just didn’t appreciate all the boos. Maybe he’s just, as the British say, a ‘wanker’.

Bisping bounced out on stage at the Chicago Theatre to weigh-in for his UFC on Fox fight with Chael Sonnen. As the crowd booed, Bisping had a double-barreled response for them.

Both he and Sonnen have talked plenty of trash leading up to this bout, and thankfully it’s time to actually do battle in the Octagon.

Tiger Woods is off to a strong start to his 2012 season, tied for fourth with Rory McIlroy and five others after two rounds at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, two shots behind leader Thorbjorn Olesen from Denmark. Tiger is at 5-under for the tournament after shooting a 3-under 69 in the second round, while McIlroy would be tied for the lead if not for a rules violation that cost him a two-stroke penalty.

“I thought I played well today; I hit the ball just as well as I did yesterday and made a couple more putts today, which is nice,” said Tiger. “But the golf course is playing difficult. It’s starting to speed up a little bit and the greens were quicker, drier, and it was tough. No one is going low. Everyone’s pretty bunched and I think we have a majority of the field within nine shots of the lead.”

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay didn’t take kindly to some of the recent comments his longtime quarterback Peyton Manning made about the state of the team, which went 2-14 this past season with Manning out for the year with a bum neck. Both Irsay and Manning have said they want to see how the QB’s rehab goes before deciding his future with the team, but they’ve both made headlines this week.

Irsay was set off by Manning saying the team facility was “not a great place for healing” and “not a real good environment down there right now” in the wake of the firing of the coaches and general manager. On Thursday, the Colts owner was introducing new head coach Chuck Pagano and publicly scolding Manning for issuing false statements and being a “politician,” a big insult in America’s cold, dark Middle West. “There’s not any sort of bad situation around here for healing or anything like that,” said Irsay. “That’s not a correct perspective … keep it in house, in our family. Talk to each other if you have problems.”

Saturday night former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans will take on Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis when the UFC on Fox broadcasts live from the United Center in Chicago.

Evans currently sits at -190, with Davis at +155. I really like Evans in this fight. Evans has just one loss in his career, and that came in a championship bout to Lyoto Machida. He has fought and beat a number of big names and former UFC champions: Bisping, Griffin, Liddell, Ortiz and Rampage Jackson.

Davis is undefeated at 8-0, but he has never fought anyone the caliber of Evans. Adding to that, Davis’ best skill is wrestling — as is Rashad’s. Rashad also has a lot of power in his hands.

I like Evans to win via decision in this one. I just don’t see Davis being able to submit or KO Evans, and I think Rashad will take it.

While Tiger Woods is starting his year over in Abu Dhabi, many of America’s best golfers will be competing at Torrey Pines near San Diego at the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open. Nick Watney and Phil Mickelson are the co-favorites but it should be wide open. Defending champion Bubba Watson is in the field, as is 2010 winner Ben Crane, but Watney and Mickelson’s stiffest competition may be Hunter Mahan.

The best international players in the field include Justin Rose, Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els and Camilo Villegas. Dustin Johnson has the highest Official World Golf Ranking of any golfer in the field. Last year’s PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley will also be teeing it up at Torrey Pines.

Here are your 2012 Farmers Insurance Open odds for all the top competitors:

• Nick Watney, USA (World Ranking: 12) 14/1 – Won Farmers Insurance Open in 2009