Efter 10 år har Michael Bisping äntligen fått chansen på en UFC-titel. Bisping är fast besluten att göra det mesta av möjligheten – smocka Luke Rockhold i ansiktet och bli världsmästare på kuppen.
När Chris Weidman (13-1) tvingades dra sig ur UFC 199 var Michael Bisping (28-7) inte förstahandsvalet. Han verkar dock nöjd med att få chansen.
I en intervju med The MMA Hour pratar han om den kommande matchen.
”Look, I know I’m the underdog, Luke is a great fighter, he finishes guys and he’s finished me before. But, nothing about Luke scares me. I know exactly what to expect. Apart from that one head kick that dropped me, none of his shots hurt me at all.
I made some mistakes in that last fight – I was going in and out the whole time. This time, I am not going to play the long game, I can’t afford to do that. He’s going to have the better conditioning, let’s be honest. I am going to look to take him out early by closing the distance, push him up against the fence and unleash what I got. And I believe I can take him out.”
Bisping verkar helt klart sakna kärlek till övers för motståndaren Luke Rockhold (15-2).
”He’s a smug asshole, let’s be honest. Rockhold owns a victory over me, I want to rectify that. I want to set the record straight. Yes, I want to be the victor, world champion, but I also want to beat Luke Rockhold, it is personal to me.
When I look at him, I just want to knock that smug look off his face. He’s just the biggest, smug prick you’ve seen in your life and I would love another opportunity to punch him in the face and be world champion at the same time.”
Kommer Bisping att få titeln till slut, eller kommer Rockhold att kunna lämna oktagonen med självbelåtenheten i behåll?
Foto: Mazdak Cavian
