Michael Bisping: I’d Beat Georges St. Pierre

Reigning UFC middleweight champion Michael “The Count” Bisping recently defended his title for the very first time earlier this month at UFC 204 against Dan Henderson, but it was rumored that he could be making a quick turnaround against former longtime welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at December 10’s UFC 206 from Canada.

After three years away from the sport, St. Pierre made it clear that he was interested in making a return to the cage, but negotiations then took a downward turn as he recently said that he was a free agent, a claim that the UFC quickly disputed.

Given St. Pierre’s star power, especially in Canada, it’s likely that the promotion is still attempting to get him on the card, and Bisping is hoping for the same:

“Georges talked about fighting me a while ago and I’d love to fight the guy,” Bisping told Sport360.com. “It’d be terrific for me business-wise and I also think I’d beat the guy.”

“I’m here if you want to fight Georges, let’s go. Sign the papers, buddy, that’s all you’ve got to do.”

After his bout with Henderson, Bisping was given a 180 day medical suspension for the damage he took in that five round war, but the Brit says he has cleared his tests and is healthy and ready to compete:

“I had a CT scan after the fight and I’m all good,” he said. “There’s some misinformation going around, I don’t know where they’re all getting it, but they are incorrect. I’m good, I’m healthy. My leg is a little bruised, but a bit of ice and a few more days and I’ll be good to go.”

UFC 206 is currently set to be headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson.