I went to college and did advanced electronical engineering, not really knowing what I wanted to do. It bored me to death, so I dropped out. Michael Bisping Read Quote
Financially, I’ve done very well doing what I do. I’ve got plenty of money in the bank. I’ve got gigs with FOX doing analyst work, media work. The UFC has been very kind to me. Ultimately, however, I want to be world champion. I have to achieve that to validate my entire career. Michael Bisping Read Quote
What matters – the only thing that matters – is winning. It’s nice to entertain the fans and to gain new ones, especially from the States, but on the night… that’s all that matters. Michael Bisping Read Quote
I’m not going to please everyone; not everyone’s going to like me. I accepted that a long time ago, and if I had to shed a tear every time I got a hate email, believe me, I’d be severely dehydrated. Michael Bisping Read Quote
Back then in the early ’90s, people weren’t calling it MMA – we called it Knockdown Sport Budo. Michael Bisping Read Quote
As a fighter, you know when you connect with a really good shot because you feel the impact on your fist. Michael Bisping Read Quote
If a football player has a bad game, he’s allowed to do that because he plays once or twice a week. With fighting, it’s once every few months. Michael Bisping Read Quote
I worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer. I did demolition work, was a postman, was a tiler, a plasterer. I even sold double-glazing door-to-door. But I always dreamed of being a world champion, first of all as a boxer. Michael Bisping Read Quote
I’m generally an optimist, but of course, when you’ve been with the UFC for a decade and still not had a title shot, there is a little part of you that wonders if it will ever happen. Michael Bisping Read Quote
I have been involved in this sport since I was eight years old, so, hopefully, I can train and coach athletes down the line. Michael Bisping Read Quote
