Michael Bisping Net Worth

About Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping, a British sports pundit, actor, commentator, and former mixed martial fighter, was born on February 28, 1979. His estimated net worth is $10 million. Michael Bisping is a former light heavyweight champion of Cage Rage, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3’s light heavyweight tournament, and a former middleweight champion of the UFC.

English sports analyst, actor, commentator and retired mixed martial artist Michael Bisping has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars, as of 2023. Bisping competed in the Middleweight division of the UFC.

Michael Bisping felt a little underappreciated on The Ultimate Fighter 3 despite being the light heavyweight favorite at the time. The issue was that his coach Tito Ortiz appeared to back Matt Hamill more than he did. Bisping, though, didn’t let it affect him negatively enough to affect his performance. The last legitimate challenger against Hamill for the TUF 3 championship also lost when he got hurt. On his road to landing a six-figure UFC contract, Bisping was just unbeatable.

A British MMA star was thusly created.

At the age of 8, Bisping started learning the Yawara Ryu style of jujutsu. At the age of 15, his Yawara Ryu instructor, Paul Lloyd Davies, established the first amateur MMA competition of its sort in England, Knock Down Sport Budo.

At the age of 18, Bisping resumed his martial arts practice and started learning kickboxing and karate. This launched him into a brief kickboxing career during which he won the Pro British and North West Area light heavyweight titles. Still, full-time training was at the time only a distant hope. As a result, Bisping had a variety of jobs during this time, including postman and DJ.

UFCMedia.com quotes Bisping as saying the following: “The Rocky movies, followed by Bruce Lee movies, and the 1980s ninja movies were what truly sparked my interest in combat sports. My brother and I would wind up shadow boxing in the living room like in the Rocky movies, which would eventually result in a full-fledged altercation and always end in tears. I also adored kickboxing films with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and yeah, I was a Mutant Ninja Turtles fanatic. The entire theme song is still in my head.”

When Bisping started to miss martial arts matches in 2003, he got in touch with his former trainer (Davies), who was working as a trainer at the Manchester Master Salahs MMA facility. He initially became aware of mixed martial arts at this time. Davies promised to train and manage him as an MMA fighter after they visited and sparred at Master Salahs for one day. On April 4, 2004, Bisping made his MMA debut by winning at Pride and Glory 2: Battle of the Ages. After only 38 seconds, he armbar defeated Steve Mathews there. Before getting his big break as a contestant on TUF 3, he would go undefeated in the British MMA circuit (10-0).

Bisping made the most of his time on TUF 3 and ultimately won the competition by defeating Josh Haynes via TKO. Because of this, he received a six-figure UFC contract, which some believed TUF 3 competitor Matt Hamill would have won had he not become hurt. The fight between Bisping and Hamill occurred at UFC 75, with “The Count” winning by split decision. But most people who witnessed the fight believed Hamill had prevailed. In his subsequent match, Bisping suffered a tight loss by split decision to Rashad Evans.

At that point, he made the decision to move down to middleweight. Later on in TUF 9, Bisping was coaching against Dan Henderson.

In addition to winning the TUF 3 title, the Cage Rage and FX3 Light Heavyweight Championships, Bisping was also recognized as the 2008 “Fighter of the Year” by Nuts Magazine.

Bisping has a wide range of good striking techniques. To trouble opponents, he uses kicks, knees, and punches. His power on his feet has increased since moving up to the middleweight level.

Bisping is a skilled submission fighter as well. Both from his back and from the stronger positions, he is strong. Beyond all of that, he is very tough, always arrives at fights in good shape, and typically finishes the vast majority of opponents.

As a child, Bisping relocated from his birthplace to Clitheroe, Lancashire, England (Cyprus). He is currently wed to Rebecca, with whom he shares two kids.

Bisping was admitted to the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019. Michael Bisping’s net worth is projected to reach $10 million as of 2023.

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