Rockhold: Bisping ‘needs to pay’
“Michael Bisping went on national TV and told everyone that he was the unofficial Strikeforce champion… I say he’s got bad taste, and he needs to pay for it. “
Over a year ago, Michael Bisping appeared on MMA Uncensored Live, and trash talked then Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
“Let me put it like this,” said ‘The Count’. “I’ve sparred with Luke Rockhold recently and let’s just say, I’m the unofficial Strikeforce champion. Sorry Luke, but these are the facts.”
Rockhold did not forget the comment, and following his main event win over Costa Philippou at UFC Fight Night 35 in Wednesday, Bisping got the call out, one of several he received this month.
“A lot of people are calling him out,” acknowledged Rockhold at the post-fight press conference. “But Bisping went on national TV and told everyone that he was the unofficial Strikeforce champion. He called it a joke, and this and that. I say he’s got bad taste, and he needs to pay for it. So, I’d like to get that match.”
Bisping replied, via Twitter, which stirred up another of The Count’s suitors.
michael @bisping
congrats on the win. Still hurt over me telling the truth about how I handed you your ass that time? Join the queue big fella.
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA
@bisping I know you are scared to fight me. Leave @LukeRockhold out of this. You are fighting (and losing to) me.
Bisping is recovering from eye surgery, with a targeted April or May return. What do you think of the match up?