Bisping Refuses to Fight Vitor in London

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Gay For Longo

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Here's an article I saw yesterday where Vitor is trying to get the fight.

Vitor Belfort tells Michael Bisping to 'stop finding excuses' and accept rematch at UFC London



By Guilherme Cruz@guicruzzz Jan 16, 2018, 6:00pm ESTVitor Belfort is campaigning for his retirement fight to be against Michael Bisping.

The UFC is scheduled to return to London on March 17, and “The Phenom”, who recently had a middleweight bout against Uriah Hall cancelled during the UFC St. Louis official weigh-ins, is now targeting a rematch with “The Count”.

Belfort complained after UFC St. Louis that the UFC wasn’t willing to pay him his show money after the bout fell through, and the Brazilian sees the possibility of fighting in London as “a way to help me with all the camp expenses.”

”Bisping stop finding excuses,” Belfort wrote on his social media on Tuesday. “UFC had offered us Belfort vs. Bisping 2 and I said yes. I will fight you in your country. How about that? Let’s make an amazing show for all the fans around the the world and retire in great fashion.



“Thanks UFC and Dana White for finding a way to help me with all the camp expenses and offering me this great fight. I promise you and all my fans: on March 17th in London you all will see ‘The Phenom’ in the Octagon. I’m leaving it all in there!”

Bisping and Belfort fought for the first time five years ago, headlining UFC on FX 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and “The Phenom” won via second-round knockout. The Brazilian was on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) during that period, which has always been a topic of criticism for Bisping.

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Vitor Belfort tells Michael Bisping to 'stop finding excuses' and accept rematch at UFC London
If Mike accepts, he better get it in the contract that if belfort fails his test, Mike receives x percentage of his pay
 

Rambo John J

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I'm biased because I'm a fan but it's part of his schtick. If he wasn't like that he'd be earning a lot less.
no watch the jorge rivera fight
it is him...zero class in that fight

fight changed on an illegal knee by mike
and then he showed no class in victory
 

Gay For Longo

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lol I had forgotten about all that other shit.

You're not making a good case for him!
Ya I know, he does some horrible shit in the sport which no matter how he likes it, will leave him with the legacy of an asshole

I can tell you about meeting him the first time on the streets of Montreal (1st Montreal UFC before bisping was a really big name) and him spending probably 10minutes just standing there with his wife (girlfriend at the time I believe) talking to fans, taking picture and all that (remember this is just on the street, not a signing or anything like that)
So anyways, after 10 or minutes Mike says he has to go get some shopping done before the fights (Ya this was the day of the fucking fights)
So everybody starts leaving but there was a dude in a wheelchair that wasn't able to get through the crowd to meet bisping, Mike walks over to the guy in the wheelchair and spent another 5 or so minutes just with that guy

I know he does some horrible shit, but as a person, the guy is a super nice and genuine man who likes to bust balls sometimes
 

Spidermoore

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no watch the jorge rivera fight
it is him...zero class in that fight

fight changed on an illegal knee by mike
and then he showed no class in victory
Also the fence illegal fence grab that prevented a takedown. That alone could have changed the whole fight if Rivera got some good GnP off of it.
 

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Also the fence illegal fence grab that prevented a takedown. That alone could have changed the whole fight if Rivera got some good GnP off of it.
ok yes...there were multiple things that fight that formed my opinion of mike B honor

its on tape
 

Onetrickpony

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One meeting with the guy and you would have the exact opposite opinion man
He probably will be remembered as a dick but from personal experience, one of the nicest fighters I've ever met
I don’t doubt it. On TUF he was a great coach and a good guy. I’ve conversed with his son and him on the Internet and I know it’s a clever facade meant to sell ppv but the regular mma fan does not. What mike is referring to is the way he’ll be remembered by the masses and they haven’t met him. They will remember all the shitty things he’s done in the media and unfortunately for him that ships already sailed.
 

silentsinger

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If Mike accepts, he better get it in the contract that if belfort fails his test, Mike receives x percentage of his pay
He's never going to have a problem paying the mortgage, it's his last fight and it's got fuck all to so with the money. Love him or hate him he's an ambassador for our sport and I understand why he doesn't want the potential of getting another eye all fucked up by some juicing wanker.
 

silentsinger

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Okay, he'll probably earn a million with PPVs, contracts and sponsorships so it has a bit to do with the money, but he still wants to leave his legacy with us and that's the most important thing for him.
 

RedDragonUK

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I’m not much of a Bisping fan but good for him turning down that cheating roid head. He’s earned his opportunity to pick his last fight. Vitor can fight in Brazil with the other cheaters