Published 13:02 IST, May 27th 2020
Michael Bisping bites back at Conor McGregor after his ‘one-eyed’ remark
Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping lashed out at Conor McGregor for calling him a "one-eyed" fighter in one of his recent tweets.
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" torious" Cor McGregor has been a constant in combat sports news se past few weeks despite t featuring in any contest since beating Donald Cerrone in January this year. McGregor took shots at a number of UFC superstars after UFC 249 early in May. former UFC double champion lined up a number of MMA veterans and ranked m to determine ultimate G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) of sport. However, Cor McGregor went on to place himself above former welterweight champion Georges-St-Pierre and current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, a move that drew a strong reaction from UFC fans and fighters. While Jon Jones and lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov have alrey lashed out at Cor McGregor for his statement, former middleweight champion Michael Bisping also took aim at McGregor this week.
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UFC: Michael Bisping slams Cor McGregor for his ‘one-eyed’ comment
Last week, Cor McGregor posted a number of tweets and voiced his thoughts regarding various UFC fighters. Irish superstar lashed out at Michael Bisping in one of his tweets by calling him a “one-eyed” fighter. Though Cor McGregor did t take Bisping’s name, he went on to hint at Briton in his tweet. Michael Bisping fought a number of his fights with a bly damd right eye later in his career, which MMA veterans consider being a valid reason for Bisping's numerous losses. While most UFC fans have often lauded Briton for his bravery, Cor McGregor mocked Michael Bisping in his tweets by referring to him as a 'one-eyed' fighter.
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping responded to Cor McGregor on Twitter. Since Cor McGregor labelled Anderson Silva as "GOAT" in MMA, Michael Bisping went on to state that he has alrey defeated Silva. Michael Bisping n asserted that Cor McGregor’s logic “doesn’t really d up”.
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Michael Bisping earlier backed Cor McGregor during a number of his social media tantrums. A few weeks ago, Michael Bisping was asked to predict winner of a trilogy match-up between Cor McGregor and Nate Diaz, and Briton took McGregor's side and claimed that Irish superstar would “smoke” Nate Diaz in a fight.
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UFC: Cor McGregor's next fight
Though thing has been confirmed on paper, re are rumours that Cor McGregor could feature at UFC Fight Island in July. McGregor has alrey been liked with a fight against Jorge Masvidal and welterweight champion Kamaru Usman also offered a title fight to ‘torious’.
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13:02 IST, May 27th 2020