Michael Bisping Turns Down Vitor Belfort Fight in London


Brazilian Mix Martial Artist Vitor Belfort’s exit fight at UFC St. Louis last weekend was tabled after Uriah Hall, his planned opponent withdrawn from the card due to some medical concerns per source.

The incident left Vitor Belfort alone in the octagon but quickly announced his desire to have his departure party, this time, against his bitter rival, former middleweight title holder Michael Bisping.

But Vitor got one big problem, Bisping isn’t interested to be part of his retirement show.

“I’m not fighting Vitor Belfort in London, I’m not fighting Vitor Belfort in London. I am not fighting Vitor Belfort in London. 100 percent, I’m not fighting him. Zero percent chance.”Michael Bisping

Vitor Belfort was behind Michael Bisping’s retina injury when the two had previously headed UFC on FX7 back in 2013. Belfort finished out Bisping with a head kick and punches.

Per report, during those weeks, Vitor Belfort was granted an exemption to use Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

These were the two key reasons why the former Middleweight champ Bisping doesn’t have intents of having another episode with Vitor Belfort.

“So, here’s the thing. I don’t like Vitor Belfort. People looking at this video are probably saying, ‘Look at his eye, he’s a f**king mess.’ It is part of the reason why I never wanted to do a video podcast before, because my eye is a mess and it was Vitor Belfort that did it and he was roided out of his mind. He’s a known drug cheat. I don’t like the guy. I find him to be a hypocrite. It’s his last fight and he’s probably going to juice like crazy again anyway because who gives a f**k. ‘Oooh, I failed. So, what? Retired. Done. Gone.’” - Michael Bisping

Bisping truly dislikes Vitor Belfort and don’t want to be associated with him in any party, particularly on his last fight in London, he added.

“For me, the main reason is I don’t like the guy and I just don’t want to be associated with him and I know if we were to fight, it would just turn into a typical Michael Bisping performance of trash talk and all this type of thing at the weigh-ins and the press conference and all that stuff. I’d be talking s**t and I don’t want to do that.


“This is my - if I fight in London - it’s my last ever fight, and I want to handle myself the way I handled myself the majority of the time. I don’t want it to be some bitter rivalry with a guy that has caused me lasting disfigurement and that I’m emotionally charged up against. I’d rather go out there, put my best foot forward, enjoy the moment, fight somebody that I respect, fight somebody that’s gonna be a challenge but I have a lot of respect for, and do it in a classy way.


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