Michael Bisping News

bjpenndotcom - 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.

bjpenndotcom - 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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bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

This past weekend, during the post-fight show for the UFC’s historic UFC 200 event, UFC President Dana White announced that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would be defending his belt against Dan Henderson first. While Henderson is ranked #13 on the UFC’s middleweight rankings, he holds a highlight reel knockout win over Bisping. As a result, the UFC is looking to cash in on the hype of Bisping vs. Henderson II.

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.

bjpenndotcom - 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.

bjpenndotcom - July 2, 2016

Nearly one month ago, Michael Bisping stepped into the Octagon on just two weeks notice to fight Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 for the middleweight championship. Bisping defeated Rockhold via first round knockout to claim the middleweight championship after almost a decade with the promotion. Now, in an interview with Starsport, Bisping reflected on the win, saying:

bjpenndotcom - 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.

bjpenndotcom - 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.

bjpenndotcom - 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.

Chris Taylor - June 26, 2016

Current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has been doing some verbal sparring with former division title holder Chris Weidman in recent weeks. The pair have been firing off insults at each other on Twitter and “The Count” recently took things to another level with this tweet insinuating that Weidman may have been taking steroids in the past:

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.

bjpenndotcom - 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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bjpenndotcom - June 18, 2016

While Chris Weidman may have been forced to pull out of his UFC 199 middleweight title scrap with Luke Rockhold due to the fact that he needed to undergo neck surgery, he has managed to keep his name in headlines due to his constant trash talk. With the recent talk of former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre wanting to come out of retirement to fight Bisping, Weidman shared his thoughts on both men with fans during a Q&A.

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.

bjpenndotcom - June 17, 2016

In the main event of UFC 199, Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold to claim the UFC middleweight championship. While many want to see a rematch with Luke Rockhold, or even a rematch with Dan Henderson for Bisping’s first title defense, former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre is reportedly interested in returning to the Octagon for a fight with Bisping. On a recent episode of Fox Sports Live with Jay & Dan, Bisping revealed that GSP’s camp actually reached out to request a title fight against the champ: