Top 66 Michael Bisping Quotes

It seems like every problem you can have with an eye, I had.

I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work.

I’ve been on both sides of the boos.

People give me advice all the time, and I don’t take a blind bit of notice.

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.

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.

You can push my buttons all you want and say whatever you want about me, and that’s fine… fighters do that.

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.

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.

It’s going to take more than one loss for me to hang up my gloves; that’s for sure.

I want to be the first British person to lift a UFC World Title.

I’m generally an optimist, but of course, when you’ve been with the UFC for a decade and still not had a title shot, there is a little part of you that wonders if it will ever happen.

I want to be world champion, and that’s why I’ve worked for an entire lifetime to get here.

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 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.

Maybe when I’m done fighting, I’ll open a gym and manage fighters and train fighters.

I’m very happy with my wrestling.

Of course it’s an honour to be fighting at UFC 100, but I don’t sit back and think about that. For me, it is only ever about winning.

I have been involved in this sport since I was eight years old, so, hopefully, I can train and coach athletes down the line.

Stefan Struve’s an amazing talent.

Best move is probably the flying knee I used in the Ultimate Fighter semi-final v Ross Pointon in 2006.

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.

I’m not homophobic in the slightest. I have lots of gay friends.

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.

Big respect to Dan Henderson.

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 started learning jiujitsu when I was eight years old. I had a lot of success and won ever competition I even entered.

People say sometimes that I’m distracted. I’m not distracted. I’m being smart. I’m capitalizing while the iron is hot. That’s why I’m trying to do movies. I do the podcast. I do a radio show. I work on FOX. I have a gym; I have a lot of things going on. That’s because when I’m done, I want to be set up.

If you want to boo, that’s your right. Boo. Go ahead. Boo me all day long.

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.

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 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.

I don’t need their love. If they want to boo, let them boo.

I am very, very hungry to compete.

I want to be liked; I just haven’t lost sleep over it.

I always support British athletes of all sports, including Tyson Fury. I think he’s a great boxer. However, if he’s calling out UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, then quite frankly, he’s living in a fantasy world and needs to come back to reality.

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.

As the UFC was getting bigger and bigger, I realized it was a potential career there, and that’s what I did.

I’ve already been KO’d, embarrassed. Nothing is going to be worse than that, so what’s to be scared of?

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’m a proud Brit and a proud Englishman.

I’m an emotional fighter; that’s no secret. But it can be detrimental.

Once I started fighting in UFC, things took a big U-turn. After my second fight, I came home and paid my mortgage off.

You’ve got to sell fights; you’ve got to be entertaining.

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.

The more in shape you are, the harder you can push yourself.

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 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.

In MMA, I found my calling.

I hate the expression, ‘I’m not fake.’

There will always be a place for ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’

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.

One of my proudest moments is definitely UFC 105 in Manchester when I stopped Denis Kang in the second round.

Fighting in England, for me, is the height of my career. It really is.

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.

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.

I used to do traditional weapons training, and I wasn’t bad with a sword.

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.

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.

Patrick Cote, that would be one way traffic. I’d destroy the guy.

I went to college and did advanced electronical engineering, not really knowing what I wanted to do. It bored me to death, so I dropped out.

The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character.

The underdog status suits me just fine.

Back then in the early ’90s, people weren’t calling it MMA – we called it Knockdown Sport Budo.

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.

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.