Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

Bisping in 2007
Born (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979
Nicosia, Cyprus
Other names The Count
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division Middleweight (2008–present)
Light heavyweight (2004–2007)
Reach 75.5 in (192 cm)[1]
Style Karate, wrestling, BJJ, Jujutsu
Fighting out of Manchester, England
Team Reign Training Center[2]
HB Ultimate Training Center
RVCA Training Center
Rank

Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Brady Fink[3]

Brown belt in Yawara Ryu Ju-Jitsu
Years active 2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 37
Wins 30
By knockout 16
By submission 4
By decision 10
Losses 7
By knockout 2
By submission 1
By decision 4
Website http://www.bisping.tv/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Michael Bisping (/ˈbɪspɪŋ/, BIS-ping; born 28 February 1979) is an English mixed martial artist. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He is a former Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion, and The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament winner. He was the first English fighter in a UFC main event at UFC 78 and the first British fighter to win a UFC championship at UFC 199.[4]

Early life

Bisping was born on a British military base in Nicosia, Cyprus, and grew up in Clitheroe, Lancashire.[5] His Polish paternal grandfather, Andrew (Andrzej), fled with his family from Poland to England after the German invasion in 1939. The Bisping family is of noble descent in Poland.[6] Bisping's father Jan was in the British Army,[7] while his mother is Irish.[8] He began training Jujutsu at the age of eight. In 1994, at the age of 15, he competed as an amateur in Britain's first "no holds barred" competition, a precursor to modern MMA, called Knock Down Sport Budo (KSBO).[9]

At the age of 18, Bisping decided to abandon his martial arts training "to pursue real life".[10] Less than a year later, Bisping began training in boxing, kickboxing, and karate on the advice of Allan Clarkin, owner of Black Knights Kickboxing, who saw potential in him. Bisping enjoyed a short but successful kickboxing career, winning the North West Area title and later the Pro British light heavyweight kickboxing title.[9] After again briefly quitting competition in 1998, Bisping returned to kickboxing to take the Pro British light heavyweight title for a second time. Soon after winning his second kickboxing title, he was forced to abandon his full-time training for a "real job". He worked at factories, slaughterhouses, and demolition companies; he was an upholsterer, postman, tiler, plasterer, and salesman.[11]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bisping made his professional mixed martial arts debut at Pride & Glory 2: Battle of the Ages on 4 April 2004, taking a 0:38 submission victory over Steve Mathews. Just one month later, Bisping scored his first knockout against John Weir at UK MMA Challenge 7: Rage & Fury. In his third MMA match, Bisping became the Cage Rage light heavyweight champion at Cage Rage 7, defeating Mark Epstein by technical knockout. Bisping went on to defend his championship title in a rematch against Epstein at Cage Rage 9 in a knockout victory that solidified Bisping as one of the top light heavyweight fighters in England. It also earned him the moniker "The Great British Hope", by UFC.com.[12]

At The Ultimate Fight Club UK: Natural Instinct on 29 January 2005, Bisping made his cage kickboxing debut against David Brown in a light heavyweight contest. With Brown badly cut, Bisping picked up the win via doctor stoppage in round 2.

Bisping made his debut for the promotion at Ultimate Force on 30 April 2005, defeating Dave Radford to win the vacant Cage Warriors light heavyweight title. Bisping then competed in another light heavyweight cage kickboxing contest, against Cyrille Diabaté at CWFC: Strike Force 1 on 21 May 2005, losing to Diabaté via decision after the end of the first extra round. He captured the FX3 light-heavyweight title on 18 June 2005 and was reigning on the UK's major federations. In his first Cage Warriors title defence, Bisping defeated Miika Mehmet at CWFC: Strike Force 2, on 16 July 2005.

In September 2005, Cage Rage stripped the light heavyweight title from Bisping due to "management issues",[13] though Cage Warriors stated that "Bisping was willing to defend his title but is being punished by Cage Rage due to his Wolfslair and Cage Warriors links".[14] Towards the end of 2005, Bisping again successfully defended the Cage Warriors title, this time against Jakob Lovstad[15] and Ross Pointon in the CWFC: Strike Force series of events, leading to a record of 10 wins and no losses.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In early 2006 Bisping was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter reality television series as a contestant training under Tito Ortiz. He won a preliminary bout against Kristian Rothaermel by TKO, followed by a semi-final win against Ross Pointon by submission after landing a flying knee and a series of strikes. In the finals, Bisping finished Josh Haynes by TKO at 4:14 into the second round, making Bisping the second Light Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter television series.

Five months after his victory in the TUF 3 finals, Bisping was slated to fight Eric Schafer at The Ultimate Fighter 4 finale, but withdrew because of problems acquiring his visa.[16] The fight was re-scheduled and held on 30 December at UFC 66. Bisping defeated Schafer by TKO at 4:24 in the first round.[17]

On 21 April 2007, Bisping scored a TKO win over Elvis Sinosic at UFC 70 in Manchester, England.[18] Sinosic came out fighting and Bisping eagerly obliged, firing back before throwing the Australian to the canvas.[19] Bisping then launched a vicious ground and pound attack, opening a cut on Sinosic's forehead.[20] In the second round Bisping was knocked down from a knee.[21] Then Sinosic almost secured a kimura[19] before Bisping reversed and pounded away until Steve Mazzagatti stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round.[19]

Bisping was a special guest referee at the Cage Warriors events Enter The Wolfslair on 5 March 2005 and CWFC: Strike Force 6 on 27 May 2006.[22]

On 8 September 2007, Bisping faced former Ultimate Fighter 3 rival Matt Hamill in London, England and won a controversial split decision after 3 rounds. Hamill pushed the pace and took Bisping down numerous times in the first two rounds, with Bisping hitting solid strikes and blocking numerous takedown attempts towards the end of the second and in the third round. Both American judges scored the bout 29–28 for Bisping, the lone British judge voted 30–27 for Hamill.[23][24]

Bisping's next match at UFC 78 against fellow Ultimate Fighter winner Rashad Evans resulted in his first loss, via split decision with the scores being 29–28 for Bisping, and 29–28 (twice) for Evans.[25]

Move down to middleweight

Since the start of his MMA career, people had been advising Bisping that he was a little too small for light heavyweight and would do better at middleweight, and after his loss to Evans, Bisping decided to drop down a weight division, with UFC president Dana White's support.[26] On 19 April 2008 at UFC 83, Bisping made his middleweight debut against Charles McCarthy. Bisping won by TKO, as McCarthy was unable to continue after the first round due to a forearm injury he sustained after receiving an unanswered series of knees and uppercuts from Bisping.[27]

Bisping's next fight at middleweight was scheduled to be on 7 June 2008 at UFC 85 in London, against Chris Leben. However, Jason Day stepped in after Leben was sentenced to jail for 35 days and unable to compete.[28] Bisping won the fight in dominant fashion in the first round, securing two takedowns and applying high paced pressure; it was his second 1st round TKO in a row.[29]

Bisping finally fought Chris Leben in the headliner of UFC 89 on 18 October 2008.[28] Bisping won by unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 30–27 (twice), and 29–28 for Bisping.[30] Bisping used effective counter punching in the fight to keep the aggressive Leben at bay.[31] After the fight Leben tested positive for Stanozolol and was suspended for nine months.[32][33]

After the fight with Leben, Bisping was confirmed as one of the coaches on the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter.[34][35] The other coach was The Former PRIDE 205lb & 185lb Champion Dan Henderson. After the show's conclusion Bisping fought Henderson at UFC 100 on 11 July 2009 at Mandalay Bay.[36] The fight was believed to be an eliminator for the UFC Middleweight Championship top contender spot. Bisping was knocked out by Henderson with a flush overhand right while he was circling to his left. Henderson followed up with a strike after Bisping had fallen to the ground before the fight was stopped. It marked the first occasion Bisping had ever conceded a knockout loss.

Bisping faced Spirit MC and PRIDE veteran Denis Kang at UFC 105 on 14 November 2009.[37] Bisping TKO'd Kang in the 2nd round.[38] Kang dropped Bisping with a right hand in the first round which stunned the Briton.[39] Kang followed Bisping to the floor and attempted submissions, but Bisping defended well and neutralised Kang's attacks despite Kang briefly having full mount.[38] In the 2nd round Bisping secured a single-leg takedown and the complexion of the fight changed. He unleashed a ground and pound attack on the Canadian, which Kang failed to recover from. The fight was awarded "Fight of the Night" giving both Kang and Bisping a $40,000 bonus.[40]

Bisping next faced former PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva at UFC 110 on 21 February 2010.[41] Wanderlei Silva's ability to flurry in the final seconds of the second and third rounds, two knockdowns, and an attempted guillotine choke contributed to his victory by a clear unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).[42][43]

Bisping defeated Dan Miller by unanimous decision on 29 May 2010 at UFC 114.[44]

Bisping faced and defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama on 16 October 2010 at UFC 120, winning 30–27 on all three judges' scorecards.[45] Though Bisping was rocked early in the fight by Akiyama, he regained his composure and landed combos repeatedly on Akiyama to sweep all three judges scorecards. The fight was awarded Fight of the Night honours.

Bisping faced off in an emotionally charged fight against Jorge Rivera on 26 February 2011 at UFC 127. Both fighters had trash talked each other before the fight, having to be restrained at the weigh-in during a verbal argument. Bisping dominated the first round scoring a few takedowns until he delivered an illegal knee to the head of Rivera. A point was taken from Bisping and, after a lengthy halt to the action, the fight continued. The fight ended with a TKO from Bisping in the second round. After the fight Bisping spat at Rivera's corner and confronted Rivera on pre-fight comments that Bisping thought disparaged his family. Rivera denied the comments and tried to mend things but Bisping told him to "Go home" and called him a "loser." He immediately apologised in the post match interview.[46] In the aftermath of the incident Bisping faced "disciplinary actions" and was fined.[47] Multiple fighters have since come forward saying they want to fight Bisping in light of the incident including UFC middleweight notables Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort, Demian Maia, Alan Belcher, and Nate Marquardt.[48][49]

On 27 May 2011, it was revealed that Bisping would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 14 opposite Jason Miller.[50] There were concerns that Miller had spies in Bisping's training camp, but Bisping was confident that was not true.[51] Bisping defeated Jason Miller via third round TKO on 3 December 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 finale.[52]

Bisping was expected to face Demian Maia on 28 January 2012 at UFC on Fox 2[53] However, an injury forced Mark Muñoz out of his bout on the same card with Chael Sonnen and Bisping instead fought Sonnen for a chance to challenge Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title.[54] Sonnen defeated Bisping via unanimous decision.

Bisping was expected to face Tim Boetsch on 21 July 2012 at UFC 149.[55] However, Bisping was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Hector Lombard.[56]

Bisping faced Brian Stann on 22 September 2012 at UFC 152.[57] Bisping won the fight via unanimous decision.[58]

Bisping faced former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in a fight which, if won, would have given Bisping a title shot. However, he lost the fight via second-round TKO after getting hit flush by a head kick.

Bisping went on to face Alan Belcher on 27 April 2013 at UFC 159. In the first round Bisping managed to out-box his opponent, score a brief trip take-down, and land a very accurate, clean and extremely solid knee. Bisping then noticeably stepped up the pace of the fight in round 2, landing some heavy kicks and multiple combinations of solid punches. The fight was then stopped at 4:29 of round 3 as Bisping inadvertently poked Belcher in the eye, rendering Belcher unable to continue. Bisping won the bout via unanimous technical decision. The judges' scores in Bisping's favour read 30–27, 30–27, and 29–28.

Bisping was expected to face Mark Muñoz on 26 October 2013 at UFC Fight Night 30.[59] However, Bisping pulled out of the bout with a detached retina eye injury and was replaced by Lyoto Machida.[60] The detached retina required surgery, including full removal of the eyeball.[61]

After nearly a year away from the sport due to his eye injury, Bisping returned to face Tim Kennedy on 16 April 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.[62] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

In April 2014, it was reported that both Bisping and Brad Tavares were interested in a potential fight.[63] However, in May 2014, it was announced that Bisping would face Cung Le on 23 August 2014 at UFC Fight Night 48.[64] Bisping won the one-sided fight via TKO in the fourth round.[65] The win also earned Bisping his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[66] After the bout, it was revealed that Le tested positive for elevated levels of HGH.[67] There has been some dispute about the abnormal test, as the lab in question was not WADA-approved, did not do the appropriate HGH test,[68] and destroyed the blood sample before confirmatory tests could be done.[69] Ultimately, on 21 October, the UFC reversed their decision and rescinded Le's suspension. This decision was made after several flaws were found in the testing process.[70]

Bisping faced Luke Rockhold on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.[71] He lost the fight in the second round after being dropped by a head kick and then submitted with a guillotine choke.[72]

Bisping faced C.B. Dollaway on 25 April 2015 at UFC 186.[73] Bisping won the fight by unanimous decision.[74]

Bisping faced Thales Leites on 18 July 2015 at UFC Fight Night 72.[75] He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision (47–48, 49–46, and 48–47).[76]

Bisping was expected to face Robert Whittaker on 15 November 2015 at UFC 193.[77] However, it was announced on 30 September 2015 that Bisping withdrew from the bout citing an elbow injury and was replaced by Uriah Hall.[78]

Bisping was briefly linked to a fight with Gegard Mousasi on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.[79] However, on 24 December, Bisping was pulled from the bout in favor of a matchup with Anderson Silva at the same event.[80] Bisping won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, and 48–47).[81] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[82]

UFC Middleweight Champion

With an injury to Chris Weidman forcing him out of the competition, Bisping stepped up with only 17 days notice to face champion Luke Rockhold for a second time on 4 June 2016 at UFC 199.[83] He won via knockout in the first round to become the UFC Middleweight Champion and the first British UFC champion.[84] He was awarded Performance of the Night honors.[85] The result was considered by many MMA media as one of the biggest upsets in the UFC title fight history, as Bisping took the fight on short notice and was submitted in their first encounter 18 months earlier.[86][87]

Bisping faced Dan Henderson in a rematch on 8 October 2016 at UFC 204.[88] Bisping won the fight via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) and retained the UFC Middleweight championship.[89] Both fighters were awarded Fight of the Night for their performance.[90]

Acting career

On 6 April 2016, Bisping announced that he had landed a role in the upcoming film xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.[91][92] Later that month, Bisping revealed that he is a fan of the 1990s television series Twin Peaks and that he had gained a small role in the upcoming continuation of the series.[93]

Personal life

Bisping has three children with his Australian wife, Rebecca.[94][95] Their third child was born just before Bisping set off to the USA for final preparation in his fight against Dan Miller.[96] Bisping has family around the globe, including in Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[11] He resides in Orange County, California.[53]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 30–7 Dan Henderson Decision (unanimous) UFC 204 8 October 2016 5 5:00 Manchester, England Defended UFC & Lineal Middleweight titles. Fight of the Night.
Win 29–7 Luke Rockhold KO (punches) UFC 199 4 June 2016 1 3:36 Inglewood, California, United States Won UFC & Lineal Middleweight titles. Performance of the Night.
Win 28–7 Anderson Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping 27 February 2016 5 5:00 London, England Fight of the Night.
Win 27–7 Thales Leites Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites 18 July 2015 5 5:00 Glasgow, Scotland
Win 26–7 C.B. Dollaway Decision (unanimous) UFC 186 25 April 2015 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 25–7 Luke Rockhold Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping 7 November 2014 2 0:57 Sydney, Australia
Win 25–6 Cung Le TKO (knee and punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le 23 August 2014 4 0:57 Macau, SAR, China Performance of the Night.
Loss 24–6 Tim Kennedy Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy 16 April 2014 5 5:00 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 24–5 Alan Belcher Technical Decision (unanimous) UFC 159 27 April 2013 3 4:29 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss 23–5 Vitor Belfort TKO (head kick and punches) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping 19 January 2013 2 1:27 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 23–4 Brian Stann Decision (unanimous) UFC 152 22 September 2012 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 22–4 Chael Sonnen Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis 28 January 2012 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, United States UFC Middleweight title eliminator.
Win 22–3 Jason Miller TKO (knees to the body and punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale 3 December 2011 3 3:34 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 21–3 Jorge Rivera TKO (punches) UFC 127 27 February 2011 2 1:54 Sydney, Australia
Win 20–3 Yoshihiro Akiyama Decision (unanimous) UFC 120 16 October 2010 3 5:00 London, England Fight of the Night.
Win 19–3 Dan Miller Decision (unanimous) UFC 114 29 May 2010 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 18–3 Wanderlei Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC 110 20 February 2010 3 5:00 Sydney, Australia
Win 18–2 Denis Kang TKO (knees to the body and punches) UFC 105 14 November 2009 2 4:24 Manchester, England Fight of the Night.
Loss 17–2 Dan Henderson KO (punch) UFC 100 11 July 2009 2 3:20 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC Middleweight title eliminator.
Win 17–1 Chris Leben Decision (unanimous) UFC 89 18 October 2008 3 5:00 Birmingham, England Leben tested positive for Stanozolol.
Win 16–1 Jason Day TKO (punches) UFC 85 7 June 2008 1 3:42 London, England
Win 15–1 Charles McCarthy TKO (arm injury) UFC 83 19 April 2008 1 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Middleweight debut.
Loss 14–1 Rashad Evans Decision (split) UFC 78 17 November 2007 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win 14–0 Matt Hamill Decision (split) UFC 75 8 September 2007 3 5:00 London, England
Win 13–0 Elvis Sinosic TKO (punches) UFC 70 21 April 2007 2 1:40 Manchester, England Fight of the Night.
Win 12–0 Eric Schafer TKO (punches) UFC 66 30 December 2006 1 4:24 Las Vegas, Nevada United States
Win 11–0 Josh Haynes TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale 24 June 2006 2 4:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won The Ultimate Fighter 3.
Win 10–0 Ross Pointon Submission (armbar) CWFC: Strike Force 4 26 November 2005 1 2:00 Coventry, England Defended the Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 9–0 Jakob Lovstad Submission (punches) CWFC: Strike Force 3 1 October 2005 1 1:10 Coventry, England Defended the Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Miika Mehmet TKO (corner stoppage) CWFC: Strike Force 2 16 July 2005 1 3:01 Coventry, England Defended the Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Alex Cook Submission (guillotine choke) FX3: Xplosion 18 June 2005 1 3:21 Reading, England Won the FX3 Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Dave Radford TKO (punches) CWFC: Ultimate Force 30 April 2005 1 2:46 Sheffield, England Won the Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Mark Epstein KO (punch) Cage Rage 9 27 November 2004 3 4:43 London, England Defended the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Andy Bridges KO (punch) Pride & Glory 3 – Glory Days 7 August 2004 1 0:45 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Win 3–0 Mark Epstein TKO (punches and knees) Cage Rage 7 10 July 2004 2 1:27 London, England Won the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 2–0 John Weir TKO (punches) UK MMA Championship 7 – Rage & Fury 30 May 2004 1 0:50 Manchester, England
Win 1–0 Steve Mathews Submission (armbar) Pride & Glory 2 – Battle of the Ages 10 April 2004 1 0:38 Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2–0 Ross Pointon Submission (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 3 15 June 2006 (Air date) 1 2:13 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Semi Final bout.
Win 1–0 Kristian Rothaermel TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 3 27 April 2006 (Air date) 1 3:51 United States Las Vegas, Nevada Quarter Final bout.

Submission grappling record

Result Opponent Method Event Date Notes
Draw United States Chael Sonnen Draw UR FIGHT 20 March 2016 Three 5 minute rounds

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Plastic Kasper
2015 Strike Back TV Series
2017 xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Hawk Post-production
2017 My Name Is Lenny Roy Shaw Filming

See also

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