UFC legend Michael Bisping caught making controversial remark after TV mishap
Michael Bisping nonetheless has an extended method to go in his transition from fighter to broadcaster.
The former UFC middleweight champion has turn out to be one thing of a fan favorite for his punditry since retiring from the Octagon in 2018. But that improve in publicity additionally means a higher likelihood of screwing up whereas the MMA world is watching.
And Bisping, 44, was a part of the presenting group on the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, for UFC 298 on Saturday. The card has been hailed as arguably the very best of 2024 so far as Ilia Topuria stopped Alexander Volkanovski to win the featherweight title in the primary occasion, but it surely was Bisping’s blooper after the fights that has the fight neighborhood speaking.
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‘The Count’ was simply wrapping up the night’s protection with an empty enviornment within the background when he grew too complacent. And his unlucky alternative of phrases hasn’t gone down effectively with many viewers.
Referring to Topuria’s beautiful second-round KO victory, Bisping stated: “What a guy, what a night. Anaheim, California, certainly one for the books.” He then let his guard down because the ESPN manufacturing group failed to tell him the cameras have been nonetheless rolling when he thought he was off air.
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Unimpressed along with his personal remark, Bisping continued: “‘What a guy?’ That’s f*****g gay. Okay, buh-bye!” It’s the sort of pejorative use of the phrase one may anticipate out of a younger youngster nonetheless studying its that means, not one of the distinguished pundits within the sport.
And it is not the primary time Bisping has been accused of homophobic remarks, having been heard calling former opponent Jorge Rivera a “f****t” in 2011. He used the phrase once more in 2016 to insult Luke Rockhold, whom he beat to say the middleweight championship.
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However, Bisping has been mature sufficient to handle his previous utilization of the phrase “f****t” and instructed JOE in 2019 he regretted these remarks “one million percent”. He added on the time he is “not homophobic in the slightest” and acknowledged his mistake whereas confessing he’d “probably make more”.
