Michael Bisping

Michael “The Count” Bisping was the brash Manchester middleweight who won The Ultimate Fighter 3 and spent a decade as the UFC’s top contender who could never get a title shot. Dan Henderson’s knockout at UFC 100 became an infamous highlight, and he was later fighting with one working eye after a 2013 injury.

In June 2016, as a short-notice replacement, he knocked out Luke Rockhold in the first round at UFC 199 to become the UFC’s first British champion. He defended the belt by beating Henderson in a rematch, lost it to Georges St-Pierre, retired in 2018 and entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019. CagePotato covered every bit of Bisping trash talk.

Michael Bisping fact file
Full nameMichael Gavin Joseph Bisping
NicknameThe Count
Date of birth
Place of birthNicosia, Cyprus
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Cage Warriors
  • Cage Rage
Accolades
  • UFC Middleweight Champion (2016–2017)
  • First British UFC champion
  • The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight winner
  • Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion
  • UFC Hall of Fame (2019)

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