Followers have been pestering Michael Bisping to finish his trilogy with Luke Rockhold.
After a lot persistence, it feels like “The Depend” has lastly agreed to lace up the gloves for yet another battle — however it gained’t be contained in the Octagon. As a substitute, Bisping is keen to check his would possibly inside “The Pit” for Karate Fight sooner or later within the not-too-distant future.
Hopefully his eye doesn’t come out in the course of the bout.
“Luke Rockhold (at Karate Fight 45) – I used to be doing a reside (stream) to it,” Bisping stated on his official podcast (transcribed by MMA Junkie). “And everybody was like, ‘You’ve acquired to do the trilogy.’ I’ll do Karate Fight towards Luke Rockhold. I’ll do it. I’ll have a trilogy with Luke Rockhold in Karate Fight. I might like to. Let me simply see my hip physician first and get my neck sorted. I’m joking. I’d do it – one hundred pc I might. Let’s go.”
Rockhold defeated Bisping by submission at UFC Struggle Evening 55 again in late 2014, however was stopped of their UFC 199 rematch practically two years later. Rockhold, 39, ultimately parted methods with UFC and has since competed for BKFC and Karate Fight, scoring a knockout win over Joe Schilling earlier this month.
As for Bisping, 45, he retired from UFC after dropping to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Shanghai, citing well being issues (which embody this). Regardless of their ages and the collective wear-and-tear on their our bodies, it’s exhausting to think about Karate Fight promoters passing on the chance to money in on this longstanding rivalry.
Time will inform.
