Michael Bisping Isn’t Sure If He’ll Return To UFC

In the latest episode of his Believe You Me podcast (via MMA Fighting), Michael Bisping said he’s not sure if he will return to the UFC and spoke about a possibly Luke Rockhold trilogy fight. Here are highlights:

On a possible trilogy fight with Rockhold: “Listen, I already fought Luke Rockhold twice. The last time I beat him in such dominant fashion, you can’t really top that. Now, of course, one could argue that that’s a bit of a bitch move, that you’re not willing to put it on the line again, which of course I am. But honestly, I don’t know if I am gonna fight again.”

On originally being set to fight at UFC London: “I was supposed to fight, but we couldn’t get the deal done and now that’s given me more time to reflect. I don’t know. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. If a deal comes my way that is good enough — and by the way, I’m not saying that as an insult to the UFC. They’re gonna run their business and I understand that. And I’ve gotta run mine. And if it’s mutual beneficial to all parties included, then yes. I will fight. But if it’s not, I’m happy with how things were.”

On making the decision to retire: “I’m always scared of letting it go and saying goodbye. Because once you close the door, you close the door and you could never go back. And who knows what the future is gonna hold. Maybe it’s gonna be bright and rosy and all sunshine and rainbows. Maybe I’m gonna have some dark f*cking days, and I wish I took one last fight against Luke Rockhold. It’s a tough one. It’s a tough one to figure out.”