Bisping, GSP have words backstage
GSP: “F@$% off man,” he explained. “F@$% off – you’re the one who put his hand on me. F@$% off man, you the one who … Don’t touch me man, don’t touch me.”
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping managed to get under welterweight G.O.A.T. George St-Pierre, during an altercation inside the Hockey Hall of Fame following a UFC 217 press conference. The dialogue was not unfamiliar to the parents of any eight-year-old child – you touched me, no you touched ME FIRST. Bisping is a master of these; GSP was wound up as easily an extension cord.
It all centered on a moment at the press conference when Bisping pointed at St-Pierre, and GSP swatted his hand away.
“Hey Georges, you don’t put your hands on a man,” began Bisping. If you put your hands on a man, that means you got a f***ing problem. Keep your f***ing hands to yourself pal. I will knock you f***ing out right now.
An obviously irate GSP responded in kind.
“F*** off man,” he explained. “F*** off – you’re the one who put his hand on me. F*** off man, you the one who … Don’t touch me man, don’t touch me. I’m not afraid of you, I don’t give a damn. I will break you, man. I will break you. … Touch me again, I’m gonna break you.
Then they talked over each other for a time,
You little f*cking nerd, said Bisping. Look at you, look at the state of you. You don’t do f*** all, man. You won’t do a f***ng thing. I’ll break your f***ing jaw. Don’t try and act tough, because it doesn’t suit you. You look stupid. … Little bit of control Mr. Martial Arts.”
Eventually, Bisping wandered off and a little kid wanted a picture with GSP, but when the fighter smiled and walked forward, the little man ran off.
Michael Bisping fights Georges St-Pierre in the main event of UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre on November 4, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.