It looks like Bisping won't be fighting at FN 127 London

[TITS]

It also looks like Branch was pulled from the Orlando card completely. Bisping was offered a fight on Tuesday and had until the end of the day to decide. I wonder who they offered him. It was probably Branch and The Count said nah.

Bisping had targeted the London card for his retirement fight, but the former middleweight champion recently said on his ”Believe You Me” podcast that his family and friends have urged him to call it a career now instead. “The Count” claimed that he had been offered a fight on Tuesday and that he had until the end of the day to accept it.

“I’m just debating whether or not I take the fight,” he said. “For me, whether or not those people can see, I have a bad eye. I have a bad eye and my wife doesn’t want me to continue fighting, and my manager doesn’t want me to continue fighting. I see out of that eye but not as well as I used to, and I’m still a young man so it’s kind of the reason I may hang the gloves up. My wife and manager and friends and people close to me say, ‘Mike, what do you want to do that for? You’ve done it. You’ve had the belt.’ I’ve done it. I’ve done what I set out to achieve.
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[Frankie Baby!]

I wouldn't want David Branch as my retirement fight either, I'd want a big name.

 

[TITS]

I wouldn't want David Branch as my retirement fight either, I'd want a big name.

Everyone else is booked except for Weidman.

 

[BigTruck]

Everyone else is booked except for Weidman.

Who'd kill burping.

 

[USA!USA!]

Everyone else is booked except for Weidman.

Vitor get a new fight?

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Everyone else is booked except for Weidman.

He had surgery on his hand

 

[The ScorpioN]

Bisping needs Rashad or Vitor.

Branch has no name and is very tough style for Bisping to beat, there's no upside in fighting him.

 

[The Invisible]

Taking the Gastelum fight was a huge mistake. Ofcourse he showed that he's a warrior but that fight ruined his retirement fight completely already. I mean, Rockhold vs Bisping 3 as retirement fight would have the greatest fight he could wish for.

 

[Gigaton Punch]

Everyone else is booked except for Weidman.

Weidman had hand surgery, he's gonna be out for a bit

Should've just taken the fight with Vitor. Vitor has looked terrible since they stopped TRT

 

[xMaxPower]

I wouldn't want David Branch as my retirement fight either, I'd want a big name.

like vitor...
its the perfect fight for bisping

theres drama... belforts a big name.... hes old and off hte roids so its a winnable fight for Bisping.

 

[TITS]

Vitor get a new fight?

No.

And this is for everyone else reading this:

Bisping has said a million times that he will not fight Vitor again. Get over it.

 

[Slapchoppin]

well he did get 2 concussions in one month a while back

probably takes a while before you get to fight again after that

 

[TITS]

well he did get 2 concussions in one month a while back

probably takes a while before you get to fight again after that

His managers should be tarred and feathered for allowing him to take that fight with Kelvin.

 

[J0N0]

I hope he calls it a day. mma isn't the kind of sport where you should be having a testimonial match and he seems physically and mentally checked out.

Enjoy your retirement Michael, you deserve it and thanks for all the great memories.

 

[Gabe]

He should call it a career. Has accomplished more than anyone thought he would and has made a bunch of money.