Michael Bisping

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Michael Bisping
Bisping in 2022
Born	Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping[1] (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 45) Nicosia, Cyprus
Other names	The Count
Residence	Anaheim, California, US
Nationality	British
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division	Middleweight (2008–2017) Light Heavyweight (2004–2007)
Reach	75+1⁄2 in (192 cm)[2]
Fighting out of	Manchester, England
Team	Reign Training Center[3] RVCA Training Center
Rank	Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Brady Fink[4]
Years active	2004–2018
Mixed martial arts record
Total	39
Wins	30
By knockout	18
By submission	2
By decision	10
Losses	9
By knockout	3
By submission	2
By decision	4
Other information
Website	michaelbispingofficial.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (/ˈbɪspɪŋ/; born 28 February 1979) is an English^[5] former mixed martial artist, sports commentator, analyst, and actor. He competed in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor from 2004 to 2017, he held the UFC middleweight title, the Cage Rage light heavyweight title, and won the light heavyweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 3.

At UFC 78, Bisping became the first British fighter to compete in a UFC main event. In 2013, he became legally blind in his right eye after fighting Vitor Belfort, in which a fight-ending head kick had left Bisping with a detached retina. Three years later, Bisping won the UFC middleweight title by knocking out Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, becoming the first British fighter to win a UFC Championship.^[6][7] He defended his title against Dan Henderson at UFC 204, but lost it to Georges St-Pierre the following year at UFC 217. After his knockout loss to Kelvin Gastelum three weeks later, Bisping retired from the sport. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on 5 July 2019.^[8]

Bisping has also embarked on an acting career, starring in films such as XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Triple Threat (2019), and the upcoming Red Sonja. He also portrayed Roy Shaw in the British sports drama film My Name Is Lenny (2017). On television, he has appeared in series such as Strike Back, Twin Peaks, MacGyver, Magnum P.I. and Warrior.