Bisping Talks Belfort Fight
Michael Bisping is getting ready to fight Vitor Belfort, his
last opponent that he has to face before getting a shot at the middleweight
title in the UFC. He sat down with MMA Fighting to talk about the fight. Rather
than engaging in a lot of the usual trash talking, he was straightforward and
honest, though he's confident that he could win the title if given the chance.
Bisping did admit that there is a chance that he won't win.
Bisping has been fighting in the UFC for seven years already but he did say
that, if he should happen to lose, he has no intention of giving up his career
over it. He said that he would "dust myself off" and that he'd build
himself right back up to where he is now, according to the interview.
Bisping has taken 5 out of the last 6 opponents he's faced
in the cage. He believes that he has all the physical and mental requirements
to take the championship, according to the interview and that he's ready now,
if he wasn't in the past.
Even though he's confident, he's not arrogant. He said in
the interview that Belfort is the toughest opponent out there in the
middleweight division, aside from Anderson Silva. Bisping and Belfort will face
off in UFC on Fox7. The fight has drawn a lot of interest, with Wanderlei Silva
commenting that he felt that Belfort was likely to come out on top but that
Bisping might take it if the fight goes beyond the 3rd round.
Bisping characterized his upcoming fight against Belfort as
a "perfect warm up" for Silva in an interview with ESPN. He pointed
out that both fighters are excellent strikers and that they're both left
handed. Bisping has been training to improve his performance against southpaws,
according to the interview.
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