Michael Bisping News

Russell Ess - July 19, 2016

With the announced middleweight title matchup between newly crowned champion Michael Bisping and legend Dan Henderson, “The Count” has taken a trip to Thailand to get some Muay Thai training in.

Scott Hernandez - July 15, 2016

Immediately following UFC 200 on Saturday night, UFC President Dana White appeared on the Fox Sports 1 post-fight show, where he announced that Michael Bisping’s first title defense will likely be against Dan Henderson in Manchester, England. The MMA community was split in two over the bout, with some excited to see if Bisping could avenge his UFC 100 loss to Henderson, while others thought the fight made no sense given Henderson’s position in the UFC rankings.

Scott Hernandez - July 14, 2016

After Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 to claim the UFC middleweight championship, it was revealed that former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre had reached out to Bisping’s camp for a fight. Bisping stated that if St-Pierre, who hasn’t fought since 2014, wanted a title shot, all he had to do is sign on the dotted line.

Russell Ess - July 14, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

UFC #3 ranked middleweight Jacare Souza was passed up for a shot at the UFC middleweight title, just when he thought he had it in his grips. Dana White announced after the UFC 200 event that Michael Bisping would defend his title for the first time against Dan Henderson at a date to be determined. Bisping and Henderson have a history as Henderson knocked Bisping out in spectacular fashion at UFC 100 and “The Count” is looking for redemption, now as the middleweight champion.

Chris Taylor - July 9, 2016

Newly crowned UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will defend his title for the first time in a rematch against Dan Henderson according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news on FS1 following last night’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas.

Scott Hernandez - July 9, 2016

Following a historic night of fights at UFC 200, UFC President Dana White revealed on Fox Sports that Michael Bisping would fight Dan Henderson for his first middleweight title defense.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

Michael Bisping shocked the world just a little over a month ago by stepping in to fight Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 199 on two weeks notice. Bisping realized his 10-year UFC career dream, knocking Rockhold out in the very first round and claiming the UFC middleweight title. Now with UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones pulled from the UFC 200 light heavyweight title fight with champion Daniel Cormier, Bisping says he is willing to step in and fight Cormier.

Russell Ess - July 1, 2016

It sounds like Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson are getting the fight they both want. Combate reported on Friday that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and #13 UFC ranked middleweight Dan Henderson have both verbally agreed to fight one another for the UFC middleweight title in October. The report states that the contracts are expected to be signed in the coming weeks with the official announcement from the UFC coming shortly after.

Scott Hernandez - July 1, 2016

At UFC 200, Brock Lesnar will make his highly anticipated UFC return after nearly 5 years away from the Octagon. Lesnar will fight heavyweight legend Mark Hunt in the co-main event of the historic event.

Scott Hernandez - July 1, 2016

Back in early June, Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 to claim the UFC middleweight championship. Since then, Bisping has found himself being called out by nearly the entire middleweight division. In addition, Bisping revealed that former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre had contacted his team about a fight. St-Pierre hadn’t fought since his 2013 split decision win over Johny Hendricks, and while rumors have continually surfaced that St-Pierre will return to the Octagon, this remains the only time St-Pierre’s team officially requested a fight.

Scott Hernandez - June 30, 2016

Since winning the UFC middleweight championship by knocking out Luke Rockhold in the main event of their UFC 199 scrap, Michael Bisping has found himself called out by nearly everyone in the top 10 of the UFC’s middleweight division.

Scott Hernandez - June 25, 2016

Since Michael Bisping won the UFC middleweight championship by knocking out Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199, he has found himself being called out by nearly everyone in the top 5 of the UFC’s middleweight division. Bisping has done his best to respond to all of the challenges, pointing out that Luke Rockhold was just knocked out, Jacare Souza and Chris Weidman are injured, and that Yoel Romero has been suspended. However, the champ appears to be getting frustrated.

Russell Ess - June 24, 2016

Another name has dropped on the list of opponents for the new UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Bisping opened up on his radio SiriusXM show “The Countdown” about recently hanging out with another big UFC draw that has been out of the loop with a suspension, but will be eligible to fight again in August.

Scott Hernandez - June 22, 2016

Since winning the UFC middleweight championship by knocking out Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199, there has been much speculation as to who Michael Bisping’s first title defense would be against. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman is currently sidelined after undergoing neck surgery, #1 contender Jacare Souza is out after having surgery, Yoel Romero is currently suspended, and Luke Rockhold was just knocked out by Bisping. In on editorial for Champions.co, Bisping broke down the list of middleweight contenders, paying particular attention to Dan Henderson, who holds a highlight reel KO win over Bisping:

Russell Ess - June 20, 2016

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Scott Hernandez - June 18, 2016

Michael Bisping has been on cloud 9 since winning the UFC middleweight championship against Luke Rockhold earlier this month in the main event of UFC 199. Bisping stepped in on just 2 weeks notice for Chris Weidman, who was forced out of the bout with a neck injury, and ultimately knocked out Luke Rockhold in the first round. On the heels of his welcome back party at the Fox Sports 1 studio, Bisping took the middleweight strap home to Manchester, where he visited Old Trafford, home of the Manchester United football club.

Russell Ess - June 17, 2016

Chris Weidman is recovering from a neck surgery procedure that put him out of his title fight with Luke Rockhold at UFC 199. Instead of Weidman fighting for the title, Michael Bisping stepped in with less than two weeks notice and shocked the world when he knocked Rockhold out in the first round of their title fight.