Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Bisping
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English athlete Michael Bisping.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
I hate the expression, 'I'm not fake.'
I swear to God, I don't even know who Demi Lovato is. My son has a crush on her. Apparently, he was sat next to her when I knocked Luke Rockhold out, so Demi Lovato knows who I am, that's for sure.
UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport.
Fighting is different than other sports because you're not competing as regularly.
I'm very happy with my wrestling.
I don't need others to push me. I push myself.
It's going to take more than one loss for me to hang up my gloves; that's for sure.
I have been involved in this sport since I was eight years old, so, hopefully, I can train and coach athletes down the line.
There's no shortage of fighting talent in the UFC; that's what makes it such a great organisation, and that's why I'm so proud to be a part of it.
The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character.
What matters - the only thing that matters - is winning. It's nice to entertain the fans and to gain new ones, especially from the States, but on the night... that's all that matters.
Due to the UFC educating people on MMA as a sport, people give us the respect as athletes, opening doors to opportunities which wasn't available in the past. It has been amazing to be part of the UFC journey.
I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight?
I hit as hard and as fast in the first week of camp as I do in the last week of camp. So it doesn't matter if it's two weeks' notice or 10 weeks' notice.
Once I started fighting in UFC, things took a big U-turn. After my second fight, I came home and paid my mortgage off.
Fighting at home does bring pressure - of course it does. But I've always thrived on that.
I'm terrified of having to go back to a day job. And that's why I'm training like a man possessed. Because I want to keep winning.
Ultimately, when two professionals meet, I don't really see the location as being a defining factor. If you're a psychologically weak fighter, maybe it would be. But if you're a seasoned pro, it doesn't really come into it.
Omelettes, I'd say, are my secret weapon in terms of diet: I love them, they're nice and easy to make, they're very nutritious, and they're low in carbs.
I don't need their love. If they want to boo, let them boo.
Let's be honest: I don't want to walk out to boos. I always want to be cheered, like anyone, and I've been very lucky over the years to have a lot of support. Coming to America, I'm always the away guy, and so people thought their guy had to take me out, and they boo.
I'm in a sport where, on their day, anyone can beat anyone else if they are at the top of their own game.
I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work.
A lot of people get up to the top of the pile, maybe get one No. 1 contender match-up, and if they lose, they drift into obscurity. I lost, and I went back a bit. But I built myself back up. Three times.
I'm not homophobic in the slightest. I have lots of gay friends.
The underdog status suits me just fine.
I want to be liked; I just haven't lost sleep over it.
I have nothing against America; I love spending time there. I fell in love with the country the very first time I went out there, and I have a lot of fans in the U.S.
I love the way of life out in California, and I've made a lot of friends out there. The food is amazing.
I used to be weak - as did all British fighters - with wrestling, because we don't have high school wrestling or college wrestling here.
I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport.
Some people are born for a certain thing. And for me, unfortunately, I wish it was something a bit more artistic or whatever, but I was a born fighter. That's what kept me coming back. It makes me feel alive. And, I just know, there is nothing I do better in this world than fight.
Maybe when I'm done fighting, I'll open a gym and manage fighters and train fighters.
Patrick Cote, that would be one way traffic. I'd destroy the guy.
Back then in the early '90s, people weren't calling it MMA - we called it Knockdown Sport Budo.
Without wishing to sound arrogant, when I was younger, I used to win every single martial arts tournament I ever entered. I used to enter the under 14s and under 16s, win both gold medals in those, and then go in the men's tournament just for experience, and end up getting a silver medal.
Financially, I've done very well doing what I do. I've got plenty of money in the bank. I've got gigs with FOX doing analyst work, media work. The UFC has been very kind to me. Ultimately, however, I want to be world champion. I have to achieve that to validate my entire career.
I'm an emotional fighter; that's no secret. But it can be detrimental.
In my teenage years, I started kickboxing, then did a little boxing. When the UFC and MMA exploded in the early 2000s in the U.S.A. and Japan, I saw a way to make money and a career.
I've been on both sides of the boos.
I want to be world champion, and that's why I've worked for an entire lifetime to get here.
You've got to sell fights; you've got to be entertaining.
One of my proudest moments is definitely UFC 105 in Manchester when I stopped Denis Kang in the second round.
When I'm in the gym, different training partners tell me that I've got great conditioning, and I tell them, 'Really? Because, I'm dying here.' I think that I'm just as tired as anyone; I just push myself mentally.
I worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer. I did demolition work, was a postman, was a tiler, a plasterer. I even sold double-glazing door-to-door. But I always dreamed of being a world champion, first of all as a boxer.
The more in shape you are, the harder you can push yourself.
Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again.
I hate it when people call me a cage fighter. I'm a mixed martial artist. But people take one look at what we do, and they just start making assumptions.
I had held titles in all the major U.K. organisations, but we were struggling to make ends meet. There were times you don't have a fight lined up, and the bills are stacking up.
A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down.
I've beaten a lot of great fighters, but people say the big ones, I've lost them all. I don't want to go down as a guy who loses his big fights.
I'm a proud Brit and a proud Englishman.
If a football player has a bad game, he's allowed to do that because he plays once or twice a week. With fighting, it's once every few months.
I haven't seen any of the Cung Le movies, but I have seen the Cung Le Q&A that he did in San Jose, and I've got to say that was pretty hard to watch. That was pretty cringeworthy. Listen: stick to kicking; sticking to kicking eggs and setting Guinness World Records, because entertaining a crowd certainly isn't your thing.
When everybody fought Anderson Silva in the past, they were terrified of him. Absolutely terrified. That's part of the reason why he was so successful.
I'm not going to please everyone; not everyone's going to like me. I accepted that a long time ago, and if I had to shed a tear every time I got a hate email, believe me, I'd be severely dehydrated.
If you want to boo, that's your right. Boo. Go ahead. Boo me all day long.
I'm a fighter through and through, and I've got more heart and more determination than anybody.
A long time ago, I had a bird that annoyed me, and the bird had to go. The bird's neck was snapped. I would also snap Conor McGregor's neck in a similar fashion.
I was a big fan of martial arts movies - Bruce Lee in particular, as cringeworthy as it is. Jean-Claude van Damme was a big inspiration as well - it's a little embarrassing.
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