Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping says he's ready to restart his career for a third fight with Luke Rockhold.
"I was commentating on the Luke Rockhold fight and everyone is telling me - you have to complete the trilogy. And I'm going to fight Luke Rockhold in the Karate Combat league. I'm going to do it. We're going to complete the trilogy, and I'd really like to do that. One hundred percent. Hey, Karate Combat, I'm waiting for an offer!", - said 45-year-old Bisping in his podcast Believe You Me.
Recall that in 2014, Bisping lost to Rockhold with a choke hold in the second round. In 2016, the Briton managed to take revenge, winning by knockout in the opening five minutes and became the new champion.
The coach of the top American UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad Tuis Taylor said that his ward was not satisfied with the joint work with the team of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"The thing is that these guys are very simple. We were extremely disappointed because Belal is a creative guy. It's not that they're unoriginal. No, they are all different. For example, Makhachev trains in his own way. But they all have simple concepts of fighting.
They grab your leg, give you a takedown and keep you on the ground for five minutes without trying to improve your position. And it's frustrating because you're wasting five minutes of training. They don't train creativity on the ground," the specialist told Money Loyalty Legacy.
Muhammad is expected to have a title fight against Leon Edwards in July.
Belal Muhammad, a top UFC welterweight, is not satisfied with training with Khabib's team. Muhammad's coach Louis Taylor reported that.
"They are straightforward and simple. Even Belal was upset because Belal is creative. They are not creative. Their method is simple - I'm going to grab your leg, transfer you, keep you down for five minutes and not do anything so I don't jeopardize my position. It's frustrating because you've just lost five minutes of training - throwing one leg kick and then lying down for five minutes. Neither fighter gets anything in that position, but you can't get up. They're not taught to be creative in the parterre."
Kazakhstani mixed martial arts veteran Zhalgas Zhumagulov, who competes in the lightest weight class, said he is in talks to return to the UFC.
Renowned MMA manager Ali Abdel-Aziz shared his opinion on former UFC champion in two weight categories Conor McGregor, and also commented on a potential fight between the Irishman and his client, the promotion's lightweight division titleholder Islam Makhachev.
"Islam's fight against McGregor right now? Conor is easy money for Islam. But I don't like McGregor. He talked bad about my friends' families, my father, my wife. Look, if someone says mean things about your wife, there's sure to be a fight. And McGregor also called me a terrorist," Abdel-Aziz said in an interview with Show Me The Money.
Recall that on June 1 at UFC 302 Makhachev will fight Dustin Puryear.
UFC fighter Ariani Lipsky has spoken out about her willingness to fight her fellow female fighters.
Ariani Lipsky, a Brazilian UFC fighter, revealed what helped her get her career back on a winning track.
Alex Perez, an American UFC fighter, explained why lightweight prospect Muhammad Mokaev has yet to get a chance to fight for the championship belt. According to Perez, it's all about Mokaev not looking too convincing in his recent fights.
"If you look at the resume, Mokaev has had tougher opponents than Erceg. He's been in the UFC longer and fought against Tim Elliott and beat me. But in our sport, it's your form in your last fight that decides everything. Steve Erceg looked great in his last fights," MMA Junkie quotes Perez as saying.
Recall that the next opponent of the current UFC lightweight champion Alesandre Pantoja will be Steve Erceg.
Josh Thomson, former UFC fighter, reacted to the verbal altercation between Arman Tsarukian and Michael Chandler.
"Arman gave one of the most brilliant responses I've ever heard from an MMA fighter. And the way he teed up Chandler at the end impressed me in general. The UFC is always doing stuff like that. You're hyped up after a big win, and they tell you, "Hey, you want to have a great fight in five to eight weeks?" - Thomson stated on the YouTube channel Weighin' In.
Recall, Chandler previously rebuked Tsarukyan for refusing to fight UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in early June. In response, Arman said that he fights for the championship belt, not for money, like Michael.
UFC fighter Rinat Fakhretdinov shared his opinion on the upcoming fight between Hamzat Chimaev and the promotion's former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Rinat advised Hamzat to knockout his opponent in the first two rounds.
"Hamzat will be more dangerous in the first two rounds. If Chimaev doesn't finish the fight in the first two rounds, then it will be difficult with Whittaker afterwards. Although Robert has been missing a lot lately, often falling. We'll be rooting for our own, but Whittaker will give the fight. Hamzat needs to wear down his opponent in the first two rounds".
Recall that the fight between Hamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker will headline the UFC tournament in Saudi Arabia, which will be held on June 22.
