Michael Bisping News

Chris Taylor - July 4, 2018

Earlier tonight terrible news struck the mixed martial arts world when ESPN reported that Max Holloway had been forced out of his scheduled UFC 226 title fight with Brian Ortega. “Blessed” has since been hospitalized this after suffering from concussion-like symptoms.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2018

Michael Bisping’s UFC career is as Hall of Fame worthy as they come. He realized championship heights, capturing the UFC middleweight title in 2016. He won season three of The Ultimate Fighter. He was one of the pioneers of the UK MMA scene, which has since become one of the most prosperous fight scenes on earth. He contributed to the sport in many other ways, most notably as an analyst on Fox, and now as a commentator on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series… No matter how you swing it, Michael Bisping deserves a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame. Yet you will not catch him campaigning for that spot.

Tom Taylor - June 18, 2018

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is now officially retired. The UK MMA pioneer announced his retirement on a recent episode of his podcast Believe You Me. “It ain’t worth it,” Bisping said. “I mean, what else am I going to do? I’ve won the belt, I’ve had tons of wins, I’ve done everything that I set out to achieve. What’s the point in flogging a dead horse? Not that I’m a dead horse, but what’s the point? I’ve done everything that I set out to achieve, and fortunately now I’ve used my platform to open other doors. You know, you’ve got to know when to walk away. I’m almost 40 years old, the time is now. So, I want to say, first of all, thank you to my wife. Without her, it wouldn’t have happened. That’s a fact. She was incredible every single step of the way. My children. My dad. My dad was amazing. And of course everyone in the U.K. and around the world that supported me.

Tom Taylor - June 15, 2018

“Sir Michael Bisping”. It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? If a petition created by UK MMA fans is successful, that’s what we’ll soon be calling the former UFC middleweight champ.

Tom Taylor - June 10, 2018

Turn sound on. Grab some popcorn. You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/8q2QxCvXxL — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 10, 2018

Tom Taylor - June 5, 2018

Speaking to ESPN this week, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping elaborated on his recent choice to retire from competition. The Brit says he had originally hoped to retire after defending the middleweight title three times, but had to reevaluate after losing the title to Georges St-Pierre in second defense.

Jordy McElroy - May 30, 2018

A perfect showman in the fight business toes the line between entertainment and reality. For the last 14 years, Michael Bisping, a former UFC champion and future Hall of Famer, has been as infallible as the world’s greatest trapezist, and yet, respect will be equally as hard to come by in retirement as it was when he was the top middleweight fighter in the world. This is the end for Bisping.

Tom Taylor - May 29, 2018

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1001561501570826241 Last night, on the latest episode of his podcast Believe You Me, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping announced that he’d be forgoing his much-discussed retirement fight, and hanging up the gloves.

Drake Riggs - May 28, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w102xwNDysI “You know, you can’t do it forever. Done it for a long time. Of course I’ve got issues with my eye. After the [Kelvin] Gastelum fight then I started having issues with my good eye, which I’ve never spoken about before… After the Gastelum fight, I went to a party with all my team, my friends that had flown in to watch. We went to a club, and because it’s dark I just kept seeing this flash out the corner of my good eye. I’m like, ‘what the hell?’ I kept looking. I kept seeing a flash so I kept looking, and doing that constantly.

Drake Riggs - May 16, 2018

One man who is never short on words is the former UFC middleweight champion, “The Count” Michael Bisping. With former opponent of Bisping’s, Vitor Belfort’s career coming to an end this past Saturday at UFC 224 with a violent knockout loss to Lyoto Machida, Bisping shared his thoughts on the legendary Brazilians departure from the sport on his podcast, Believe You Me.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

Over the last few months, former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping has been searching for a suitable opponent for the final fight of his illustrious career. During that time, the British legend has been linked to fights with Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, and Luke Rockhold, and called out by everyone from Brad Tavares to Gokhan Saki. From the sounds of it, however, Bisping might not return to the cage at all, and opt instead to ease into his well-deserved retirement.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

Several months ago, on a March episode of BJ Penn Radio, Jorge Masvidal shared a story of yet another heated run-in with former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping (read that here). During this incident, which occurred in Shanghai, China, Masvidal alleges that Bisping went off on him, blasting him with a profanity-laced tirade. This week, on the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Masvidal once again recounted this story. Not long thereafter, Bisping shared his side of the encounter on his podcast Believe You Me.

Chris Taylor - May 6, 2018

Bitter rivals Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping continue to beef on social media Former UFC middleweight champions and bitter rivals Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping continued to trade barbs on social media over the weekend.

Chris Taylor - May 5, 2018

Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Bisping take aim at Bellator’s Dillon Danis Former UFC champions Rafael dos Anjos (lightweight) and Michael Bisping (middleweight) took aim at Bellator MMA’s Dillon Danis on social media this weekend.

Chris Taylor - May 5, 2018

Michael Bisping shares his prediction for potential Luke Rockhold vs. Alexander Gustafsson fight Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping (30-9 MMA) is currently weighing is options for his retirement fight.

Tom Taylor - May 2, 2018

Last weekend, Bellator touched down in Chicago, Illinois with the exciting Bellator 198 card. One of the most talked about features of the main card was the MMA debut of Dillon Danis, an accomplished jiu jitsu practitioner who has recently risen to prominence for his role in Conor McGregor‘s camp. Danis would win this fight, which pitted him against 2-4 fighter Kyle Walker, with a slick, first-round toehold.  While Danis looked solid in his MMA debut, many onlookers have been turned off by the way he seems to mimic McGregor’s shtick. You can file former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping into that group.

Tom Taylor - April 16, 2018

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Tom Taylor - April 12, 2018

Last week, in the immediate lead-up to UFC 223, Conor McGregor touched down in Brooklyn, New York, and all hell broke lose. The former UFC lightweight champ and his cronies went berserk inside the Barclay’s Center—the card’s host venue—shelling a UFC 223 fighter bus with whatever they could get their hands on. This rampage reached a violent crescendo when McGregor infamously threw a hand truck through the bus window, injuring several fighters.