A brash Brit who became UFC champion, Michael Bisping retires from MMA
Michael (The Count) Bisping, who went from the furniture assembly line to UFC champion, has retired after a record-tying 29 fights in the Octagon.
The brash Brit won Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter” in early 2006 and become the face of the UFC in Britain. Ten years later, he upset Luke Rockhold to win the UFC middleweight title, which he subsequently lost to Canadian Georges St-Pierre.
The 39-year-old Bisping made the announcement on his podcast “Believe You Me.”
“It’s been a long journey,” he said.