Bisping (photo) has not been scheduled to fight since injuring his elbow. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Asked about a possible challenge to Anderson Silva, Michael Bisping he criticized the Brazilian for his doping episode and was emphatic in saying that he had no interest in facing him. However, faced with fan reaction on social media, Bisping backed down and admitted to facing Spider.
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“It’s disappointing. I have a lot of criticism to make. People like to say sh… ‘Bisping, you’re running and scared’. Ariel Helwani asked me and I backed off a little on my previous comment, I said I wouldn't fight him or anyone else who had a history of steroid use. Why should I? Why should we, as fighters, agree to give these people a hard time, let them make their name behind our backs, and make money while they put us in danger? But with all the backlash on Twitter, with people saying I was scared, I said to Ariel, 'Well, f— it. If the UFC wants the fight, I'll do the fight. I am not afraid'. I really have nothing to prove to these people, but it pissed me off. If the UFC wants to make this fight, I'm in it. Let’s do it!”, said Bisping, in an interview with the North American podcast “Three Amigos”.
Despite the change in stance regarding a hypothetical fight against Anderson, Bisping maintained his critical tone regarding the Brazilian's doping case. “No one expected him to test positive. Anderson Silva He was always a fantastic fighter, he was always one of the public's favorites. He certainly doesn't have the physical type, his body isn't covered in muscle and things like that. But to be honest, that's a naive way of looking at the situation. If you're looking for someone with muscles, this isn't always the standout sign. As we heard at the hearing in Nevada, it was the first time he was tested out of competition, which is ridiculous. A fighter at his level, who is at the top of the sport, taking a test for the first time and testing positive. It's like I said last week, a man who has had the career he has had, in the spotlight for so long, being the most dominant fighter the UFC has ever seen, it just doesn't seem logical to me that at 39 years old he would use steroids for the first time. . He definitely tested positive and then came up with all these stupid excuses. The general consensus is that he took something,” he shot back.
At 40, Anderson Silva has a professional record of 33 wins, six losses and one fight without result. Suspended for a year by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Spider will only be able to return to the octagon in February 2016, and has recently declared that he would like to face Michael Bisping in Curitiba (PR), the city where he grew up. In turn, Bisping, 36 years old, has a record of 27 wins and seven losses. The “Count”, as he is known, would face Robert whittaker at UFC 193, in Australia, but ended up being cut from the event due to an elbow injury.
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