UFC: Michael Bisping reflects on life, Hollywood aspirations, coaching dream … and his fear of the calf kick
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Michael Bisping says he had never really been one to sit back and reflect on the achievements of a career that saw the British fighter rise from the brink of enforced retirement and on to the world middleweight title, and a place in the UFC’s Hall of Fame forever more.
But the past 12 months have given everyone, everywhere, more than enough time to take stock.
“I’ve never sat around and watched my fights much,” said Bisping. “But there has been lots of time to fill.”
Plus, for the 41-year-old, there has been the little matter of an eponymously titled documentary that’s now in the can and poised for a May release, in which Bisping is joined by the likes of Hollywood stars Vin Diesel and Mickey Rourke as they chart the course of his career.
There’s been no place to hide, really, as Bisping has returned to the tapes, and to the memories such as the night of June 4, 2016, and the moment he knocked out American Luke Rockhold (16-5) to claim the middleweight belt. Just one moment among the many and varied peaks and troughs that came along in a career that ended in 2017 with a lifetime record of 30-9.