Michael Bisping shocks ex-rival and former UFC champion by pulling out glass eye live on podcast
Michael Bisping made Luke Rockhold squirm after removing his glass eye during a live podcast episode. Bisping fought Rockhold twice during his 12-year MMA career, losing the first in 2014, but winning the second two years later to claim UFC gold for the first time. Bisping won UFC gold by knocking out Rockhold in 2016 at UFC 199Getty The 45-year-old was invited on to the Jaxxon Podcast, hosted by Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Bear Degidio and Rockhold, to discuss his rivalry with the latter. During the podcast, Degidio asks Bisping if he knew he would beat Rockhold in their rematch, having stepped in on short notice. “Of course, 100 per cent. I stepped in to win the fight,” Bisping responded. To which Degidio replied: “Because I don’t think he [Rockhold] was nervous at all, it seems like Luke was untouchable.” “Well he should’ve been,” Bisping said. “Because he got knocked the f*** out.” Bisping defied all odds by knocking out Rockhold in the first round of their main event clash at UFC 199 in June 2016 to be crowned the UFC’s new middleweight champion. He defended the belt four months later against Dan Henderson before dropping it to the legendary Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217. Rockhold responded to Bisping’s comments, saying he was disrespectful in their rematch, as he ‘smoked his a**’ the first time. “Alright, do you want to hear the story since you brought this up?” Bisping replied as he started to unexpectedly remove his right glass eye. Degidio and ‘Rampage’ tried to stop the former UFC champion from removing his blind eye, however, Bisping proceeded to pop it straight out and show it to all three men like a proud medal. Bisping pulled his glass eye straight outJaxxon Podcast The removed eye caused Degidio to jump out of his chair, while Rockhold squirmed and looked away after looking at Bisping’s empty socket. “I knocked you out with one f****** eye before we even start,” Bisping added. He then told the story about how Vitor Belfort detached his retina with a kick in 2013, which caused the Lancashire native to become legally blind in his right eye. After doctors had continuously told him that he should retire Bisping, amazingly, continued to fight for several years. In March 2022, Bisping gave talkSPORT listeners a bit more than they bargained for when he removed his eye live in the studio. The 45-year-old was keen to show the extent of the damage Belfort caused him, appearing on White and Jordan. Bisping broke the internet when he took his eye out on talkSPORTYouTube: talkSPORT Unfortunately for him, he was unaware the broadcast was being streamed on Facebook and YouTube. “It’s radio so you can’t see, it’s PG,” Bisping said. Footage from the show quickly went viral on social media, as MMA fans are alway eager to know how he manages such a catastrophic injury. Evidently, he’s coping just fine with the support of doctors and his family. In December, Bisping predicted there will be four new UFC champions in 2025. As part of his selections, the UFC Hall of Famer predicted Jon Jones to lose his UFC heavyweight title in 2025 to 31-year-old Brit Tom Aspinall.
Michael Bisping made Luke Rockhold squirm after removing his glass eye during a live podcast episode.
Bisping fought Rockhold twice during his 12-year MMA career, losing the first in 2014, but winning the second two years later to claim UFC gold for the first time.
The 45-year-old was invited on to the Jaxxon Podcast, hosted by Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Bear Degidio and Rockhold, to discuss his rivalry with the latter.
During the podcast, Degidio asks Bisping if he knew he would beat Rockhold in their rematch, having stepped in on short notice.
“Of course, 100 per cent. I stepped in to win the fight,” Bisping responded.
To which Degidio replied: “Because I don’t think he [Rockhold] was nervous at all, it seems like Luke was untouchable.”
“Well he should’ve been,” Bisping said. “Because he got knocked the f*** out.”
Bisping defied all odds by knocking out Rockhold in the first round of their main event clash at UFC 199 in June 2016 to be crowned the UFC’s new middleweight champion.
He defended the belt four months later against Dan Henderson before dropping it to the legendary Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217.
Rockhold responded to Bisping’s comments, saying he was disrespectful in their rematch, as he ‘smoked his a**’ the first time.
“Alright, do you want to hear the story since you brought this up?” Bisping replied as he started to unexpectedly remove his right glass eye.
Degidio and ‘Rampage’ tried to stop the former UFC champion from removing his blind eye, however, Bisping proceeded to pop it straight out and show it to all three men like a proud medal.
The removed eye caused Degidio to jump out of his chair, while Rockhold squirmed and looked away after looking at Bisping’s empty socket.
“I knocked you out with one f****** eye before we even start,” Bisping added.
He then told the story about how Vitor Belfort detached his retina with a kick in 2013, which caused the Lancashire native to become legally blind in his right eye.
After doctors had continuously told him that he should retire Bisping, amazingly, continued to fight for several years.
In March 2022, Bisping gave talkSPORT listeners a bit more than they bargained for when he removed his eye live in the studio.
The 45-year-old was keen to show the extent of the damage Belfort caused him, appearing on White and Jordan.
Unfortunately for him, he was unaware the broadcast was being streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
“It’s radio so you can’t see, it’s PG,” Bisping said.
Footage from the show quickly went viral on social media, as MMA fans are alway eager to know how he manages such a catastrophic injury.
Evidently, he’s coping just fine with the support of doctors and his family.
In December, Bisping predicted there will be four new UFC champions in 2025.
As part of his selections, the UFC Hall of Famer predicted Jon Jones to lose his UFC heavyweight title in 2025 to 31-year-old Brit Tom Aspinall.
