Michael Bisping Threatens To Hurt Matan After Getting Annoyed
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Michael Bisping, a former UFC middleweight champion, opens the podcast with a mix of humor, reflection, and self-deprecation, sharing his experience of sustaining a severe eye injury during a fight with Vitor Bell. He turns this physical setback into a narrative of resilience and uniqueness, emphasizing how it became a defining part of his career. The conversation meanders through various topics—ranging from fighters’ health and training, to political commentary on plastic waste and migration, to internet culture and slang like “midwitted.” Bisping also reflects on his current lifestyle, which includes commentating, podcasting, and managing a busy media presence. He jokes about the absurdity of fighter injuries, the potential dangers of "fight to the death" rules, and the idea of cursing rivals, while maintaining a light-hearted tone. The segment concludes with a playful yet serious discussion about training a physically small, medically challenged individual named Longneck into a UFC fighter, highlighting themes of potential, mental fortitude, and the humor found in personal and professional challenges. Throughout, Bisping balances vulnerability with levity, offering fans a candid, entertaining, and insightful look into life beyond the cage.
Hello everybody welcome back to the podcast for today's guest we have Michael Bisping welcome in thanks for coming for today's co-host we have my manager fire flooring please welcome in fire flooring bobby that's what he said his name was we also have a disciple of the Lord please welcome in a disciple of the Lord what makes him a disciple of the Lord? can you please put the mic close to you in your mouth? what makes him a disciple of the Lord? makes him a disciple of the Lord that's not really for me to decide how's that? I am not the Lord or a blasphemer it's quite a comfortable outfit you got there take a seat brother ha! so can you pull the mic close to your mouth and then introduce yourself for anybody who might not know you is that close enough? you hear me okay? all right well guys I'm Michael Bisping you watch it with that fork there buddy don't get you know don't get any ideas I'm Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight champion of the world what are you doing with the Lord? okay you said you're a former what? UFC middleweight champion a lot of famer you know that's about father of three great children husband son of a great father I'm not even asking this as a joker to be rude which I should I look at? you can look at both but this is the fake one okay yeah I couldn't tell actually yeah no it's good yeah it's very good it's very good it's hand painted you ever take it out and scare children? I do sometimes yeah they don't like it it's funny it's like my little party piece just to break the ice did the guy who took your eye he was actually supposed to take your nose well it happened in a fight he wasn't trying to take my eye but the game is to take the nose you got your nose he took your eye he didn't take my eye but he detached the retina so you know then it re-detached then it got glaucoma so it was one thing after another who was that who did that that was a guy called Vtor Bell 4 oh he's a legend too he is very well known fighter abuser of performance and Hansen drugs but still oh really oh well so is everybody a lot of people were back in the day and you know what I saw that guy I forget his name but there's a boxer who knocked out Mayweather's tooth and he goes around with the chain of his tooth have you ever seen that? I haven't seen that who's that what's his name I forget his name but he's a famous boxer okay I was thinking does Vtor Bell 4 walk around with your eye on a chain no I still have my eye oh really still there it's just I have a prosthetic you have it in like a box somewhere I mean I knew you were going to go straight for the eye it's it's low hanging fruit so I knew that's the one that was coming that's what you're most well known for yeah exactly I'm known that's me you got notes there is it unrealistic to expect fighters with severe brain damage to responsibly invest their money if they have severe brain damage then potentially it could be an issue but most of us get out the other side okay I mean most of us aren't as brain damage to this guy you know or that's not from fighting or this guy you know no I know some people are just born now yeah yeah this is going to get old pretty quick but when you're burning in hell that's never going to get old okay sounds necklace just falling off it's a beautiful necklace my kids warned me they wanted me to come on this show but they also warned me against it oh really yeah and then following up on that last one is it unrealistic to expect fighters with severe brain damage to responsibly eat their dinner what was the question the start of it it was the same as the other one is it unrealistic to expect fighters with severe brain damage to responsibly eat their dinner is it unrealistic to expect them to responsibly eat their dinner I don't think so really yeah they might start a food fight because they're kind of like shit people can you know they can eat it you know yeah I'm not going to waste here but I might break your arm if it gets too close you're trying to communicate now with you either it's going to be careful with that fork otherwise there will be an issue other than that because there it is oh you put it down it shit his pants already next question my turn do you want to help him pick it up no I don't he's all right he's got it covered do you know if communism exists you cannot roll around in the middle of the street like a ball in cause accidents yeah I'm not too sure I wouldn't have thought so I wouldn't have thought so so do you support that or no I don't support it no I don't support communism at all do you support rolling around in the street like a ball I support freedom doing whatever you want it's got to be some kind of for that you know rolling around in the street I mean what's your definition you know well I made it clear you're rolling around that guy causing car accidents no in this beautiful set so I guess yeah in the middle of the street you're going to get Bernalva you know yeah so maybe it shouldn't be allowed yes I don't think it is allowed but should it be allowed no it shouldn't be allowed no I like the laugh by that standard are you a communist I'm not a communist now far from it you said you shouldn't be allowed to do that and if communism exists it's not allowed it's a great gotcha I'm a gotcha podcaster okay okay I don't think you're a communist I don't think you're a communist okay okay you're saying you're a communist you support the aspects of communism like not rolling around like a ball you uh extrapolate what you want out of my answer but I'm not a communist you can use whatever high-level words you think mean something and it think that you've defeated me but I think you basically admitted you're a communist okay okay what we'll go with that well if you're going to do it that's fine but do it in your own country okay okay you know not in America no certainly no do you think Tom Aspinol should consider hiring you as his new coach um I don't think so no I think Tom's got a great coach with his father there's an awesome guy what about him that he's an add-on I mean you're going to understand he's problem more than anybody else of course of course but his problem hopefully will go away uh my problem is here to stay you know I've got one eye and that's that he's in his problem in both of his eyes no I think it's one eye he had an infection from what I understand uh he just needs more rest like a nothing shower or what if you got an infection from his fingers no that was after the fact Cyril Polk took me in the eye a couple of times um you know a double eye poke it was unfortunate it happens sometimes in this sport I don't actually know I give him the benefit of the doubt I don't think any fighters do that on purpose when you've got the opportunity to punch someone in the face what about John Jones hitting people in the balls and he kicks legs and stuff like that but uh well that's allowed that last part yeah no it is it is but he like he stomps on the naces that's also allowed it is some people call it a dirty move but I don't it's allowed it's in the rule book but um Tom's going to be okay so you guys are both British there's a lot you guys can bond about and then assuming he does and he just vacated right well he did he did yeah because he wanted the division to move along well um we were talking the other day I told him just take some time off enjoy Christmas with your family let all the other heavyweights fight it out you know rest up come back whoop some ass get your belt back and that's it you know you can be the same fighter as it was before when he returns I think he'll be a better fighter well he's that yeah now he's going to be able to see fine otherwise he won't be able to come back but he'll he'll come back and um with the lord he'll have a chip on his shoulder you know because he went through a lot of bullshit a lot of people were talking shit so I think he'll come back with a bit of a mean of streak which will make him a better fighter right yeah there you go you good there Bobby yeah do you want any of those toys for your children no it's fine no hahaha oh dear look how funny he made it it's it's hilarious your children will probably love it I know they would you know do you spend most of your day on Reddit arguing with people about consent law loopholes I don't I don't that sounds like a great way to waste your life waste your life yeah it sounds like a great way to avoid wasting your life in jail yeah but arguing with people online not arguing maybe like debating coming up with new ideas who are you debating with online other people
them person. Yeah, but some screen that kind of working together, not I don't go on ready. I'm not familiar with it. Well, it's it's a platform with some of the smartest people alive. Some real athletes. I'm sure you can meet some people there. I know enough people. I don't need to go online to find them. But then let's say you accidentally have s*** with a f***ing year old. You won't know you won't know the correct loophole. That will be tricky. You know, maybe they don't deserve to find a loophole. But still, there's probably ways to make that okay. I don't think there is. I don't think there is loophole or not. Listen, I don't move down well from the top national conversation. Well, we wanted to switch it off. Yeah, yeah, we went from the eye to the transition. Who knows what's next? Okay, let's see. Okay, let's see. Good Mythical Morning. Will a grill cheese? Frozen yogurt. What's the question? Will a grilled cheese? Frozen yogurt. What is the question? Frozen yogurt. Will a grilled cheese or frozen yogurt? No. Frozen yogurt. I don't understand the question. I don't eat grilled cheese. I don't know, I'm frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt. Yeah, it's a question. What? Frozen yogurt. I don't know if it will or not. Do you think that would come out good? How are you not understanding this? Would that come out as a good form of a grilled cheese if you made it with frozen yogurt? I don't think it would. No, should they try that? They might have done all right. Have you tried it? No. Why not? Because I'm not part of Good Mythical Morning. Yeah, but it seems like it's something that you're thinking about. Did you go on Reddit and look it up? No, no, I just got that idea from watching this guy. What about this guy? What about this? Do you have an opinion on the consent law of loopholes or Good Mythical Morning? No, just ungenerally frozen yoghurt and grilled cheese. Have you ever looked like you don't have much of a diet in general, even with all that tin foil wrapped around you. Oh, they'll walk him up. Okay, watch out. He'll fuck you up. I don't know. I have to communicate with the Lord. Good Lord. Michael Bisping walks into an optometrist's office. The optometrist points at his eye chart and says, can you read the bottom line? Bisping says, read it. I spent half my UFC career pretending I could even see it. Pause for Bisping's reaction. Hold on. Did that sound AI-generated? If Bisping says yes. Okay, I anticipated this. So I asked AI what to do if Mr. Bisping catches me using an AI-generated joke. Okay. If Michael Bisping realizes used artificial intelligence to write a joke about him, remain calm. Apologize. Speak from the heart and maintain strong eye contact. Okay. Okay. Amaton. Okay. Which eye? Which eye would you make strong eye contacts with? Oh, that was AI too. Oh, shit. Well, I'm not going to lose my temper with any of you. You're going to be fine. I mean, this guy needs all the help he can get. I'm sorry. Yeah. It's okay. Don't apologize. So what was the question? See, see, this would have been, see, sadly for you, maybe 10 years ago, you would have got a response. But this, no, that's great for me. I don't want you to attack me. Though, I know, I know, but it doesn't like, you know, like 10 years too late to the party. Or maybe even 13 years ago, I was a little bit sensitive about it then when it first happened, because I was still trying to fight. Well, if it had just happened, I certainly wouldn't mess with you. Yeah. Yeah. But I was really bad. I was trying to fight still. So I was trying to keep it a secret. And anytime anyone mentioned it or whatever, I used to get pissed off. But now I couldn't really give you any regret fighting with it. No, far from it. Far from it. I became champion of the world with one eye. And it's a much more, it took much cooler story. I guess, I guess, but at the time, I wasn't trying to do that. I was just trying to still didn't realize that that'd be a much cooler story. Like, I was with one eye, it comes to you. I was just trying to pay my bills. I just moved to America with my family to end, you know, pursue my fight career. And then I want to live in disgusting England anymore. Probably not, no, no. But I just carried on doing what I could to make money, you know what I'm saying? I see. Yeah. Is Ola Jiri, Ola Inka, Ola Tanji, a proper British name. I'd say definitely not. It doesn't sound like it. No, no, I don't think so. That sounds like a racially motivated answer. No. I don't think it does. It's not like Smith or Jones or Black Lady. Well, you don't have to be white to be British to my understanding. You could also be Nigerian. Yeah. Well, if you say so, you disagree? I don't disagree. I don't agree. I'm trying to get a good understanding of your political and social. I don't really get involved with politics or like because the government's really don't give a shit about any of us. So I just live my life, take care of my family. And just, you know, I don't let that shape bother me. I couldn't hear you over there. Yeah, I know it's very rude over the communications with the Lord. Yeah. From the disciple. Yeah. What's the fork doing? Is that picking up like a signal? Is that the idea? Are you asking me or the disciple? I'm asking all of you. Come on, Bobby. What the fuck happened to his eye? He took the die off. Oh, shit. That's great. Let me see that. Let me see that. There we go. What are you going to do, Bobby? You're going to go get it? Oh, shit. We've blown it. We've run good terms. I'm sorry, Bobby. Let's messed up. All right, it is. It's okay. There we go. Next question, please. In the time we're training MMA be a good way to secretly mock people. I don't know what's funny in the question or his laugh. I mean, if you were that way inclined, then perhaps it could be. Is there even a better way to do it without, you know, catching a charge? Unless we're talking about other loopholes on Reddit, but I haven't really thought about that. Yeah, I haven't looked at the loopholes, but well, there's a loophole right there. If you were training MMA with some kind of ulterior motive, it'd be a painful way to try and experience any kind of pleasure because, you know, I think you guys would quit after one session. You guys, all three of you. None of you have what I'm saying. Are you applying that I wouldn't be a good fighter or I'm a person watching people? I mean, I'm both. I don't know what the ****ing part actually. You never know. You never know. This guy in the middle, I'd have him down as that for sure. I mean, look at him. He looks like the what's he called from Pulp Fiction. The Gimp is like a tinfoil Gimp. No, he's he's what's inside the box. Yeah, the tinfoil Gimp. It's the real trick. This guy could be a **** as well for sure. You know, and I'm sorry, my son. If I saw your face pop up, I wouldn't be surprised. I don't really take that as an insult. I think it's kind of a compliment in the sense that it makes me interesting, you know. Hey, yeah, I mean, that's you don't want to be a in a typical person. I'm so normal. Yeah, well, you know, everybody has to have some standout in your own way, right? Exactly. But back to the question. Yeah, please. If you don't have to exactly be a good fighter to train MMA, especially training, you don't have to fight. I get why fighting, why fighting MMA like in real competitive matches would be a bad way to seek really people, but just training it. Yeah, training isn't fun either. The hardest part about being a fighter is the training. The fight is the easy part. But you're probably not going to get injured training, at least badly injured, right? You're not going to, somebody's not going to break your arm. My neck is in a lot of pain right now from accidents that happened in training. Oh, really? Yeah, the training is the hardest part. The fight's the easy bit. You know, you've got to train it. So then in your opinion, what's a better way to most people? Yeah, I don't know. I don't have one. We should start a subreddit. You should probably already there. Me and you should do it together. No, we should. I mean, as I said, I don't use Reddit. But I'm sure you know what to look. Oh, yeah, for sure. I mean, we could just start. You can make it happen. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. What's a thousand minus a hundred times 40 minus 40 plus 80 minus 90 times a million divided by 0.5? I'm not sure of the top of my head. I thought you. I'm pretty good at mental arithmetic, but that one was a bit much. I'm going to repeat it. Not really. Bobby, you should have your phone on silent. What happened? You got an alarm? No, Bobby's phone's going off. Yeah, he's probably time for him to go in the playground to playground to play time. Okay. What's this guy doing? Do you think the UFC would be more popular if the fights were to the death? Damn, but definitely not.
See? (laughs) Go on. What is it? (laughs) Oh, for crying out loud. Jesus, my kids warned me. They said, don't do it, Dad. Don't do it. But then they said, do it. And I'm with them now. I shouldn't have done it. But this, I am laughing. Do you regret it already? I don't regret it. But it's just like, I didn't realize you guys were quite so spasticated. But, um, see, that's a British word. Spastic? That's what I've heard them use it before. Yeah, maybe, maybe. But, what are they doing? Fair play, T.A. You're very original. You were original. You're doing your own thing. You know, you fit into a nice little niche. I was thinking about starting to put the show on YouTube kids. YouTube kids? No, it is kids again. You keep talking about kids and stuff like that. I don't let that side of things go. These are two completely different things. Welcome to today's co-host, Terry's Mike. Okay. Terrorist Mike? You posting this on YouTube. Why can't you call him Terry's Mike? Uh, because of how he looks. Hey. He looks like a terrorist. You didn't want to give him a fist bump? No, no, you couldn't. You missed it. No, no, it's on this side. So, I don't really see this guy. So, that's good. You don't see this guy? Not too well. No. If I'm looking. So, using the people making. Right now, I can see you, but I can't see him. So, the whole time. The guy making these weird noises, you think. Well, now I can't see my time. Completely normal. Now I can't see the host of the show, but he. So, you just sit back. Hey, guys, start with the interruption. Have to let you know that today's episode is sponsored by Factor. Now, even though these last few months, my routine has took a hit because of how busy I am. Factor helps me stay on track. They have banned over 175 bad ingredients. So, it's made to keep you living a healthy lifestyle. Factor meals can be ready in just two minutes and require no prep time or cleanup. 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I just had a nice coffee on the way here. With the paper straw? With a fucking paper straw. And it sucks, doesn't it? It absolutely sucks. Yeah. But it was in a plastic cup. So what's even the point anyways? What is that like 30 straws at least to make that cup, right? I don't know what the math is, but yeah. It is, it's silly. So what do you think we should do about that? I don't know. Maybe stop. Depending on plastic so much. So you support big paper then? I do. I support big papers. You have big papers. I mean, that's me. You got me. Oh no. It's out. I know. What's even the point anyways when you, it's like we're going to stop pollution. And then it won't even matter because India is responsible for like a million times. Yeah, exactly. It is. It's pointless. India and China are doing way more damage. So what, what is the point? Well, I wouldn't install China if I were you. Oh, well, it's true. It's true. I mean, the UK, they're trying to go on that zero, but what's the point? Where responsible for something like zero, one percent of pollution. That's what I'm saying, country. Yeah. It's about to be a lot higher because of all of the migrants. Maybe. They're not going to put up with paper straws. I don't think they will. They're not going to put up with public restrooms even. Are they not? Not from when I went there. It didn't seem like they were interested in that. Why, what would they do it? What could that, what could I have said they could have implied anything else besides the obvious? What's the obvious? I said these migrants moving into the UK are not going to put up with public restrooms. Okay. What does that imply? They defecate in private in their homes. Oh, I guess it could imply that if you're purposely misunderstanding, yeah, I guess so. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It could imply that. It could imply that if you had some sort of infection that spread to your brain or something, but otherwise it would imply something completely different. Yeah. Okay. Are you a midwit? Kind of from the last one. A midwit? Yeah. A midwit. Yes. Midwitted. Sort of. You're not an idiot, but you're just about average. Yeah, I'm a midwit. I think you're a genius. I think I'm a genius. No, that's the question. Are you a midwit? That's what a midwit is. I've never heard this. It's a Reddit term. It's a Reddit term. Okay. Okay. Yeah, we'll go with that. Midwitted. You are? I mean, I do okay. Like financially? I mean, just in general in life, I'm okay. I'm good. So, for a midwitted person, I figured it out. Do you make more money now or from when you were a fighter? Probably now. Really? So, what do you make now versus then as a fighter? I do pretty good now. If we had to put a number on it. Nah. So, it is a numbers game. It is a numbers game, but that's a personal matter. But I do well. No, I don't make more than when I was a champion, of course, but, you know. Oh, so you were just saying generally you make more now than over. I meant, obviously, when you were in the UFC fighting big opponents. Yeah, of course. Yeah. You're making more now. I do pretty well now. I work very hard. I'm a very busy man. I know you were trying to get me on here for months, but I'm very busy. It's a large chunk of that from commentating with the UFC stuff like that or that. Yeah. Commentating and then just everything else around it. You know, I do my own little podcast. I do a bunch of stuff. I'm always doing something different. So, I'm a busy guy. It's fun. Every day is different. You know. I never thought I'd be sitting there surrounding by these. Well, this is how you know stuff is going really well. Yeah. Exactly. When you end up here. That's when you know you've made it. Exactly. And this is how we know that the culture is evolving correctly. People are finally starting to understand real whatever this thing is. Yeah. Whatever this thing is. It is. But it's good for you though, right? Well, whatever this is. Mostly good for viral, but yeah. This is the real benefit. How much money do you make from this? Me? Yeah. You could fit all of the cash that I make into this amount, but viral. I don't think so. Viral, because my manager, he's the one getting all the money from it. The guy who left. Okay. He had me on one of those rip deals. On what videos? One of the. What videos? One of those rip deals. Yeah. Oh, right. You mean you had a shitty deal. No, either I give him all my money or he's going to get somebody to rip me. Oh, okay. Okay. Well, sounds like you. So I don't really have. Yeah, I don't really have much of an alternative, besides giving him all my money. Exactly. Sounds like you fucked. Did you feel personally insulted when Odysseus shot the Cyclops in the eye? That's a good question. I did it, although I did feel for the Cyclops when I watched the movie recently. Despite me not being able to relate to him in that way, I also felt bad. Yeah, I was, I was like. What a stupid move. It was just minding his own business. Yeah. Well, he was eating them, too. No, he wasn't. No, he wasn't. No, he was eating them. Not only when they kicked off. That's when he decided to start eating them. I think he was eating them before that. Was he? I think he didn't. I'm remembering it wrongly. Did you watch the movie? I did. It was alright. It was great. Did you get upset when you did that? You felt like an upset. I didn't get upset, but I lied. You know, I only asked one of them. The lead character.
just kept fucking making mistakes and that was a mistake. - You're saying the actor was making mistakes? He's a bad actor. - They can't know the character. - In the show. - Yeah, yeah. - For the movie. - Yeah, he kept fucking up. - Was that the biggest mistake? - It actually was, 'cause then he got cursed by Poseidon. - Oh, there you go. - I can't remember all the details, but yeah. - Well, that cyclops, it was up there with Poseidon. So that's why he could never get back home. So that was a big mistake he made. - Well, well, in that case then, yeah. - You have powers that I got too? - Do I have powers like that too? If somebody attacks you in the eye, you get to call a pod, some sort of sea lord to make sure people never make it back to their house. - I do. - So is that why Vitor Bellford got popped for steroids or whatever? - I don't know what Vitor's doing these days. He's lost at the ocean. - Is he? - He might just be dead. - That might be a metaphor. - For a lot of people. You could've really died away. You're gonna have to do bad, buddy. You're gonna have to try harder. - Well, you have no idea if this is working. - No, it's not working now. - How do you know that? - 'Cause he's just, what if he's getting messages right now? - He ain't got any messages. He's just doing it over and over. - He's just protective covering because he's-- - I was hearing stuff. - It's too powerful. - Is that it? - Was that the whole bit? - When you came up with this, like, okay, you just sit there and keep doing that. And eventually it's kind of a no yet. You're gonna have to do more, buddy. (laughing) (sighing) - If you went to the hot store to buy a hat and instead they gave you a gatorade, what would you do? - That's it, where's my hat? Thank you for the gatorade. My electrolytes were in check. (laughing) Where is my hat that I chose and paid for? I think it's a fair question. - The guy says, "I already gave you a hat." This was just an added bonus. I'm so thankful, thank you very much. It's a good deal. - That's it. I think you just walk out with the gatorade. - I was like, "His life was sufficient enough. "You know, I believe you have a hat that you don't have." - Oh, so he didn't give me a hat. - The guy's clearly crazy. You're confronting him about giving you a gatorade and he tells you you gave you a hat already. - Yeah, I'm glad. - He obviously didn't do that. (laughing) I've missed that part. I thought you said, "He'd given me the hat." - No, he gave me a hat. - You said, "Where's my hat?" And he says, "I already gave you the hat." The gatorade didn't have his bonus. - I wouldn't say that. I didn't insist on the hat. - He says, "I gave it to you already. "I'm gonna call the police now. "You're trying to steal it? "It's not a deal today. "I decided to give you a bonus gatorade." - Fuck it now. Jesus Christ. - I've defeated the disciple. - Okay, good. Take it off, yeah. Let's have a look at him. Did you learn anything? Well, that's a good idea. - Back to sleep. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. (laughing) Oh, dear. Oh, wait, I don't think you ever answered that question from like five minutes ago. If the using the UFC would be more successful if they fought to the death. - Probably not. - No. - Why? - That'd be a way more interesting version. - Well, the UFC exploded in popularity when they moved away from the non-rules format. You know, back in the day, there was no white classes. There was very, very-- - The team was way more interesting. - There was very little rules, but it wasn't allowed on TV. So then when Dana White and the Fatita Brothers bought the organization, the implemented white classes, more rules, rounds. - But they really had a lot more restrictions than, you know what I mean? - Yeah, but then it exploded. - So I think if you were to go backwards and fight to the death, then they'd probably get banned again. - But think about this. Back then, they didn't really have much of an option. You know what I mean? Otherwise, they would have been banned. Now they could just put these events on in like Saudi Arabia and there would be no ban because it'd be inside the-- - Fight to the death? - Yeah. Yeah, they might go for that. - Yeah, I don't know. - The one issue is that if there's a big popular star that loses, that's the last fight. - Exactly. - However, that will make much bigger stars. - Let Connor McGregor goes out. - Yeah, the guy's-- - Let's kill Connor McGregor's gonna be a shit. - An unbelievable star. - I guess, I guess who would have done that? Could be maybe, I mean-- - Wasn't the first one. - I think could be tried to do that. - Yeah. - Imagine if he had done that. Imagine how much more-- - I mean, it would have been very dramatic. - Yeah. - It was already quite dramatic. What happened after that fight? But were you there for that? - I was, I was there, I saw it, yeah. You didn't wanna jump in? Well, I was in the, I was doing the pre-imposed show. So I was in a booth way high up in the arena. And then you got arrested after. - I did? - Yeah. - No. - Why? - I was nothing to do with it. - I thought you said you jumped in from the-- - No, I said I didn't jump in. - You said I was, I did the pre-show and I was supposed to do the post-show, but then I jumped in and I got arrested. - Yeah, I don't think I said that. - This is like the hat situation all over again. - Ah, oh shit. My kids were right. - They were right? - They were right. - Well, they said do it, they said do it. Then they said, I don't know if you should do it. - No, no, you know you're really like the hat guy. - Now you're really changing the conversation. - Yeah. - Okay. - Do you ever cut off a goat's head and try summoning a warlock to curse your enemies? - No, I'll give it a try next time. And who would you curse? - Who would I curse? - That guy Bellford or something like that. - No, do you know what? To be honest, I don't really have any enemies. - Oh really? - I don't really spend time thinking about people like that. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of dickheads around. I met a few more today. - Oh, where did you meet them? - But yeah, I don't really spend time, you know, obsessing over, quote unquote. - You don't have to obsess over it. I mean, you could eat the rest of the goat after, you would actually be making yourself dinner to some extent. - To a certain extent, but I'm not really a fan of goats. - Have you tried it? - I have tried it actually. - I mean, I'm not a huge fan either, but it's not like that bad, right? It's okay. - It's okay, it's mid. You know, like what did you call me, midwitted? - Well, I was asking you to be a mid-tier meat. - Okay, well, it becomes S tier or high quality, whatever you wanna call it. If, at the same time, you get to curse your enemies, by use them a lot. - Yeah, I mean, I guess that would give you something. - I know your son, you don't have any benefit. You could just curse like, I don't know, Daniel Karmier and Joel Rogan. - I just saw Daniel Karmier. - I'm saying, so then you wouldn't have, I wouldn't need to curse him. Daisy's one of the best guys you could have it made. - I know, but for you, it's better if something bad happens to them. - I mean, I guess. - Then they'll need to hire you for every event and pay you more. - Yeah, well, I'm busy enough. - Okay, but then your value's gonna go up. - Yeah, if you don't go, if you don't go. - Trust me, trust me, I have enough on my plate. I don't need extra, I'm good. - You know? - So you say. - So I say, I know exactly. So I say, do you think you would be able to train Longneck into a UFC fighter? - Which one's Longneck? - He's my next guest in five minutes. - Ah, yeah. - I'd have to take a look at him. - Now here's, I'll just give you-- - Most people, most people you could train them up. - To be a UFC fighter, that is level. - It depends on their mentality. - What about Longneck? - Here's a thing about Longneck. - Well, is he mentally strong? - He's mentally (beep) - Ah, however, I'll say this. - That'd be an issue. - Although something that's, he might be strong. - Physically strong? - He might be very physically strong. - He certainly isn't physically strong. However, he might be for his weight class. He's probably about 70 pounds. And there isn't a weight class for that, but if he booked up, he could be like a feather weight or a fly weight. - Okay. - I mean, what does he really small? - What do you mean? He weighs like 70 pounds. - Ah, shit, yeah. Well, right now, yeah, he'd be way too small, unfortunately. - But he's not fat, so he doesn't have to go. - No, he doesn't sound as fat as his muscle. - Very, very skinny. - Yeah, exactly, that's the point. So do you think you'd be able to coach him into a professional fighter? Take in mind, he's also 34 years old with a bunch of health problems, and he's on drugs. Anything's possible, my friend. What about me? - Yeah, really? - Yeah, I think so. I'd be much more interested in the long neck experiment. - No, stand up. Let's have a look at you. - Unbutton your shirt. - What a weirdly homo erotic, yeah, yeah. - Well, you know, obviously the shirt provides some padding. You know, so that's why you wear it. It makes your shoulders look a little bigger, you know. - I just look like a business man. - You wanna see my physique? - Yeah, I'm not in there. - I do also, yeah, that's what I'm saying. - I'm not in fighter shape right now. - You certainly don't look like it. - Well, that's what I'm saying, but neither is the long neck. - But you've got a good, you know. - The mentalities you see here and do this, so maybe you could. That's what I'm saying, stand up. Give us a twirl. That sounds even weird or not. - It does. - That sounds like even gay or now. Very gay. - I think I'll try a different coach. - Okay, dude, try it out. - Well, that's it, we have to film with long neck now. - Okay, thank God. - Thanks for coming. - Is that it? - It still hasn't been about checking my head. - I just wonder if this guy here was gonna do anything. You thought he was gonna try attacking? - Yeah, I don't know, I just like just the final, something.
HAHAHAHA How you doing, Mike? Can you talk? Shit. HAHAHAHA
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Michael Bisping, a former UFC middleweight champion, shares his journey of overcoming a severe eye injury sustained in a fight, which he now embraces as part of his unique and compelling story.
He humorously reflects on the absurdity and irony of fighters facing physical consequences, including injuries and health issues, while questioning societal expectations around responsibility and recovery.
Bisping discusses the evolving nature of MMA, noting that the sport's popularity grew with more structured rules, but suggests that a "fight to the death" format might be too extreme and risky for mainstream appeal.
He jokes about political and social commentary, including critiques of plastic use, migration policies, and internet slang, while maintaining a lighthearted, self-deprecating tone.
The conversation touches on personal growth, financial success post-fighting, and the balance between humor, vulnerability, and professionalism in public life.
Bisping acknowledges the influence of media, sponsorship, and audience engagement, highlighting how his current lifestyle involves commentating, podcasting, and daily variety.
He humorously suggests that he might curse opponents like Daniel Karmier or Joel Rogan, though he emphasizes he doesn’t obsess over rivals.
The episode ends with playful speculation about training a physically small and medically challenged individual, "Longneck," into a UFC fighter, blending humor and serious discussion of fighter development.
Summary:
Michael Bisping, a former UFC middleweight champion, opens the podcast with a mix of humor, reflection, and self-deprecation, sharing his experience of sustaining a severe eye injury during a fight with Vitor Bell. He turns this physical setback into a narrative of resilience and uniqueness, emphasizing how it became a defining part of his career. ” Bisping also reflects on his current lifestyle, which includes commentating, podcasting, and managing a busy media presence.
He jokes about the absurdity of fighter injuries, the potential dangers of "fight to the death" rules, and the idea of cursing rivals, while maintaining a light-hearted tone. The segment concludes with a playful yet serious discussion about training a physically small, medically challenged individual named Longneck into a UFC fighter, highlighting themes of potential, mental fortitude, and the humor found in personal and professional challenges. Throughout, Bisping balances vulnerability with levity, offering fans a candid, entertaining, and insightful look into life beyond the cage.
FAQs
Michael Bisping lost an eye in a fight against Vitor Belfort, who accidentally struck him in the eye during a bout. The injury caused retinal detachment and subsequent glaucoma, leading to the need for a prosthetic eye.
Yes, Michael Bisping now uses a prosthetic eye and has shared that he became a UFC middleweight champion while fighting with only one eye.
He believes the UFC would not be successful if fights were to the death, as it could lead to bans and would be too dangerous, though he acknowledges it might create more dramatic moments.
He supports the campaign, calling paper straws 'silly' and stating that it’s pointless due to the larger pollution issues from countries like India and China.
He humorously calls himself a 'midwitted' person, a term he learned from Reddit, meaning he's not an idiot but just average in intelligence.
He is currently involved in UFC commentary, podcasting, and various media appearances, making him a very busy man with a diverse career outside of fighting.
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