Cyrille Diabate: Michael Bisping makes MMA fighters look bad
FO: Before you signed with the UFC you were part of the USA coaching team for The Ultimate Fighter 9…
FO: Before you signed with the UFC you were part of the USA coaching team for The Ultimate Fighter 9 with Michael Bisping (Team UK) and Dan Henderson (Team USA) as opposing coaches. What did you make of Bisping actions during and after the Rivera fight?
I’m not surprised at all. I’ve had problems with Bisping a few times. He’s a character. He’s very explosive. He tends to act and think after. His actions weren’t a surprise to me as he’s the type of guy that does that shit and then regrets it or tries to apologies after.
But his actions have gone by already and he’s hurt peoples feelings and he’s shown the public the bad side of the sport. Not even of the sport, but of fighters themselves. We don’t need that kind of publicity. There are so many people bad mouthing MMA as it is that we don’t need those kind of actions.