Michael Bisping Calls Bull**** On Reports He Turned Down GSP Fight
The MMA world saw a bit of a stir earlier today (Thurs., July 14, 2016) when a report surfaced from famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping turned down a potentially massive title bout with rumored-to-be returning former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.
That seemed to be the case – at least on the surface, anyway – when UFC president Dana White revealed that Bisping would face rival and MMA legend Dan Henderson in the main event of October’s UFC 204, which was tentatively slated for ‘The Count’s’ backyard of Manchester, England.
But if and when he gets past ‘Hendo,’ Bisping quickly rebutted the notion that he had turned down any fight with St. Pierre. He took to Twitter this evening to call the Roach interview a certain brand of excrement:
Hahahaha funniest bullshit I've ever heard. https://t.co/ZrXCztWGyV
— michael (@bisping) July 13, 2016
Earlier in the day, Bisping had replied to a follower that while he has no bad blood towards Roach, his facts were wrong as he hadn’t even been offered the fight:
I like @FreddieRoach . He must be misinformed. He's not the type to spread lies. I wasn't even offered the fight.
— michael (@bisping) July 14, 2016
If you saw his on-air response to Henderson’s Team Quest teammate Sam Alvey’s bizzare quasi-callout of Bisping after he defeated UFC debutee Eric Spicely at UFC Fight Night 91 in South Dakota, it’s clear that he wants nothing but to avenge his historic UFC 100 knockout loss to the revered Pride and Strikeforce champion.
Beyond that is unknown, but according to ‘The Count’s’ words, he’d most certainly take a bout against St. Pierre if offered.
With “Rush’s” comeback certain to take over as one of the top headlines in the UFC if and when it happens, he’d be foolish not to.
