Michael Bisping shrugged off some shade in a hilarious way at UFC Vegas 104.
‘The Count’ was on commentary duty with Brandon Fitzgerald and the recently retired Dominick Cruz at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Michael Bisping had the best seat in the house to see UFC Vegas 104’s biggest favorite, Josias Musasa, get ‘fraud checked’ as Carlos Vera derailed his hype train and destroyed his perfect record with a first round rear-naked choke submission win.
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Michael Bisping called out during live TV interview
Vera thanked pretty much everyone he knows at the start of what appeared to be a tame post-fight speech – but then he turned the tables by calling out his interviewer.
The UFC Vegas 104 star was seemingly unhappy with the way Bisping had called one of his previous fights, and he let the Hall of Famer know when they were within touching distance of each other.
“Part of the reason for this striking is because of you, Mr. Bisping,” Vera said,
“You thought that I didn’t have any striking, and all I do is dance on the floor.
“So, I had to show a little bit of my striking arsenal alongside some floor dancing.”
Bisping was unbothered by Vera politely but very clearly calling him out.
The former UFC middleweight champion responded with a quick one liner before darting out of the Octagon and heading back to his seat in the commentary booth.
“Well, maybe you can thank me if you get the bonus,” Bisping quipped.
Fans divided on Michael Bisping – Carlos Vera moment
Fans were split on the post-fight incident. Some people loved Vera calling out Bisping, whilst others were amused by the Englishman’s witty response to the confrontation.
“Vera giving the shoutout to Bisping for his ‘floor dancing’ comments in the post-fight interview was a brilliant touch,” one fan said. While another added: “Maybe you can thank me if you get the bonus. Never change Bisping.”
“Loved Vera giving Bisping some s— talking about his fighting style of course he couldn’t just take an L and had to be the big man walking out with the last word,” someone else commented.
“Respect to Vera for calling out Bisping to his face. Fighters are always watching what people are saying. #UFCVegas104,” a fourth X user wrote.
“Bisping so smooth with it ‘thank me if you get the bonus,” this amused fan said.
“Bisping is quick with his comebacks, he basically said ‘yeah thank me bc I made you strike more and you got a finish’,” a sixth fan tweeted.