Biography(references)Bisping was born on a British military base in Nicosia, Cyprus and grew up in Clitheroe, Lancashire. 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 . After again briefly quitting competition in 1998, Bisping returned to kickboxing to take the Pro British light heavyweight title for a second time. In addition to working at factories, slaughterhouses, and demolition companies, he was also an upholsterer, postman, tiler, plasterer, and salesman.
Fighter Trivia(references)Their eldest son Callum is an accomplished wrestler, a CIF champion as a high schooler who currently competes in NCAA Division II out of San Francisco State University. Their third child was born just before Bisping set off to the USA for final preparation in his fight against Dan Miller. Bisping stated his satisfaction after Belfort lost via a knockout from a front kick by Lyoto Machida on 12 May 2018 at UFC 224, in his retirement fight.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Hall of Fame (modern-era wing, class of 2019)
UFC: UFC Middleweight Championship (one time). One successful title defence vs. Dan Henderson
UFC: One successful title defence vs. Dan Henderson
UFC: First British champion in UFC history
UFC: Most wins in the UFC Middleweight division history (16)
UFC: Most fights in the UFC Middleweight division history (24)
UFC: Most total fight time in the UFC Middleweight division history (5:15:15)
UFC: Most significant strikes landed in the UFC Middleweight division history (1384)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
UFC: Fight of the Night (Five times) vs. Elvis Sinosic, Denis Kang, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson
UFC: Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Cung Le, Luke Rockhold
UFC: Tied for fourth most wins in UFC history (20) (w. Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones, Dustin Poirier, Rafael dos Anjos)
UFC: Retired with most fights in UFC history (29); since surpassed by Jim Miller
UFC: One successful title defence vs. Dan Henderson
Free Fight: Michael Bisping vs Anderson Silva | 2016
Michael Bisping vs Georges St-Pierre: Press Conference Highlights
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