Michael Bisping claims he has Chael Sonnen “quaking in his boots” at the thought of a rematch
UFC middleweight contender, Michael Bisping has revealed a bunch of private messages he was sent by Chael Sonnen over the past couple of weeks after news of his knee injury was revealed, as well as claiming he has the trash-talker “quaking in his boots” at the thought of a rematch between the two.
Speaking via UFC Tonight, Bisping said:
“The thing is with direct messages on Twitter is it’s personal; it’s private. I think it would be improper of me to divulge that information, but when have you known me to do the proper thing. So here we have the information, I was actually sat in the doctor’s (office) when this came through. ‘Alright man, here’s my guess, you’re not hurt and we are rematching. If I am right give me a clue in your tweet. Include the word “lad” in your next tweet.’
“And I’m sitting in the doctor’s surgery and I’m like what the hell is this guy talking about? Obviously, he’s quaking in his boots at the thought of a rematch cause he knows I won the last fight and he doesn’t want to fight me again. Then another one came through and went ‘alright never mind, conspiracy theory is over. Get well soon.’ So Planet Chael strikes again.”
“I’ve been around the UFC since 2005 and I’ve been consistently fighting the best guys in the world. I feel I’ve put together a good win streak and I deserve a shot. My last fight was a No. 1 contender match-up with Chael Sonnen. It was a very, very close fight. Some might call it a controversial decision. I think the general consensus is that I won that fight. I know Dana (White) and Lorenzo (Fertitta) said that as well. So if Chael wins, I don’t see why I don’t get a shot at the title straight away.”
Bisping is out for the foreseeable future after seriously injuring his knee in training, forcing him to pull out of his proposed UFC 149 clash with Tim Boetsch on July 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. Do you agree with “The Count” that if Sonnen walks away with the title on July 7th then he should receive an immediate title shot based on his past performances? Tell us what you think…
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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