Bisping considers retirement and wants farewell fight against Rockhold

M. Bisping wants a duel with Rockhold (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)

The former UFC middleweight champion (up to 84kg), Michael Bisping Start preparing your retirement. He stated that he doesn't know if he will hang up the gloves without a farewell fight or if he will even return to the Octagon. Retirement has already been considered in the UFC London held in March of this year, but Bisping backtracked. Last Saturday (05), the fighter responded to fans on Twitter about returning to fight:

Honestly………… I don't know. But, I hear the last person I knocked out may be fighting for an interim belt. If he wins I'm in. I'm 225 right now and pretty ripped. Never doing 185 again. https://t.co/OWz2gxfSUZ

- michael (@bisping) 5 May 2018

Bisping: Honestly………… I don’t know. But I heard the last person I knocked out might be fighting for an interim belt. If he wins, I'm in. I'm 102kg now and pretty ripped. I will never weigh 84kg again (…).

He talks about the fighter Luke Rockhold when he mentions the “last person I knocked out”. The fight between Alexander Gustafson and Rockhold is on course at light heavyweight, perhaps for the interim title. So, if Rockhold wins, Bisping would like another fight to complete the trilogy.

Michel Bisping spoke about the possibility of a fight with Nick Diaz. Diaz has never fought at light heavyweight, and hasn't fought since January 2015. He was suspended by USADA and was only recently cleared to fight.

Maximum respect for @ nickdiaz209 and would be an honor to fight him……. I'm just to big though…. right nickname? 😂 https://t.co/rCKbrGBQFr

- michael (@bisping) 5 May 2018

Real talk, the Diaz brothers are the last of a dying breed. I'd love to! @ nickdiaz209 https://t.co/I54k82XGsh

- michael (@bisping) 5 May 2018

Bisping: Maximum respect to Nick Diaz and it would be an honor for me to fight against him (…). The Diaz brothers are the last of a dying breed. I would love!

The 39-year-old English fighter is coming off two defeats to Georges St-Pierre and Kelvin Gastelum. He has a record of 39 fights, 30 wins and nine losses.