Yoel Romero isn’t fond of Michael Bisping’s run as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. “The Solider of God” will be waiting until Bisping defends his championship against Georges St-Pierre later this year. Romero is due for a title shot after “The Count” and “Rush” trade leather. Recently, Bisping poked fun at Romero […]
Yoel Romero isn’t fond of Michael Bisping’s run as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. “The Solider of God” will be waiting until Bisping defends his championship against Georges St-Pierre later this year. Romero is due for a title shot after “The Count” and “Rush” trade leather. Recently, Bisping poked fun at Romero […]
There is no end in sight for the mind games between Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero. Bisping, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder, is set to defend his gold against Georges St-Pierre later this year. The clear number one contender after the bout is Romero, but “The Count” has someone […]
There is no end in sight for the mind games between Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero. Bisping, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder, is set to defend his gold against Georges St-Pierre later this year. The clear number one contender after the bout is Romero, but “The Count” has someone […]
Middleweight champion Michael Bisping continues to draw the collective ire of the MMA community by fighting former welterweight Georges St-Pierre and eschewing consensus top contender Yoel Romero. It probably shouldn’t be that much of a surprise that Bisping is becoming a highly controversial champion after shocking the world against Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, then
Middleweight champion Michael Bisping continues to draw the collective ire of the MMA community by fighting former welterweight Georges St-Pierre and eschewing consensus top contender Yoel Romero.
It probably shouldn’t be that much of a surprise that Bisping is becoming a highly controversial champion after shocking the world against Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, then defending the title versus No. 14-ranked Dan Henderson, who was 46 years old and in his last professional bout, and now St-Pierre. His prior UFC run showed obvious signs that may be the case if he were to win the belt.
But regardless of the brash Brit’s outspoken style of fight promotion, all of this is just making it start to look like Bisping is ducking Romero, especially after he said he would immediately fight the Cuban wrestling powerhouse after his bout with St-Pierre. Let’s take a look at five ways “The Count” has already ducked Yoel Romero.
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4.) Fighting St-Pierre:
Let’s get the obvious one out of the way first and foremost: Bisping’s upcoming bout with the legendary former welterweight champion, while arguably the biggest spectacle fight the UFC has on the table right now, just doesn’t make sense for the UFC’s 185-pound title picture as a whole, and it’s become the center of a hotbed of controversy surrounding the always-popular division.
While it’s hard to blame the 37-year-old Bisping for taking a much-deserved huge money fight as one of the last few remaining bouts of his lengthy UFC tenure, it’s also hard not to blame him for taking on what many feel is an easier challenge against a much smaller man with less knockout power coming off of what will be a nearly four-year layoff from the octagon.
Bisping has made it clear he doesn’t care what the haters say, but the whole rivalry with GSP is making it look like he wants a big payday – and also no part of Romero.
One notable subplot to the Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre bout involves #1 middleweight contender Yoel Romero. Bisping is expected to face former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at some point this year, although many would have preferred “The Count” to have first addressed the challenge of Romero. The Cuban Olympian has engaged in a spat with […]
One notable subplot to the Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre bout involves #1 middleweight contender Yoel Romero. Bisping is expected to face former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at some point this year, although many would have preferred “The Count” to have first addressed the challenge of Romero. The Cuban Olympian has engaged in a spat with […]
If the UFC wants to keep Anderson Silva on the UFC 212 lineup and have him fight a top middleweight contender, Yoel Romero is down. Under one condition. Ariel Helwani is reporting that Romero will accept a fight with Silva this June in Brazil if an interim middleweight title is created. Michael Bisping, the reigning […]
If the UFC wants to keep Anderson Silva on the UFC 212 lineup and have him fight a top middleweight contender, Yoel Romero is down. Under one condition. Ariel Helwani is reporting that Romero will accept a fight with Silva this June in Brazil if an interim middleweight title is created. Michael Bisping, the reigning […]
The UFC experienced unprecedented championship turnover during 2016.
All told, eight new champions were crowned inside the Octagon last year, including the emergence of young lions like men’s bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt and ascendence of surprisi…
The UFC experienced unprecedented championship turnover during 2016.
All told, eight new champions were crowned inside the Octagon last year, including the emergence of young lions like men’s bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt and ascendence of surprising veterans like middleweight titlist Michael Bisping.
The new year has already given us one additional champion, after Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm to become the company’s inaugural women’s featherweight champion at UFC 208. But what does the future hold for the rest of 2017?
Will it be another year of wholesale change at the top? Or will some consistency emerge as a perhaps a few of these fledgling champions establish themselves as dominant, dependable draws?
Glad you asked. With a bevy of title matches already on the books and a gaggle of top contenders breathing down the necks of the champions, here’s a look at the challengers most likely to win UFC gold in 2017.
