Bisping was serving as host for Fox Sports’ “UFC Tonight” and addressed his unwillingness to meet Jacare later this month.
Is Bisping Ducking Jacare?
“As you all know, I fought Dan Henderson very recently. I’ve got a busted orbital, I’m getting injections in my knee.” stated Bisping.
This begs the question however, if Bisping is healthy enough to meet GSP or Nick Diaz, why is he not healthy enough to face Jacare? Like everything else that is happening in the sport at the moment, it all comes down to money.
“Now I know what everyone at home is going to say: ‘Didn’t you call out GSP a couple weeks ago? Yes, I did, but really, think about this, that was a massive payday, roughly $3-4 million I would have earned from that fight. Against Jacare, I’m going to get around about a quarter.”
Bisping is following the same trend as other top fighters right now, trying to cash-in on the company’s recent PPV successes. Bisping vs GSP or Bisping vs Nick Diaz would be a “money-fight” whereas facing Jacare would only be a champion facing the top contender. This is the era of the sport we are in.
“I’ve never ducked anybody in my life. … Next week, Yoel and Weidman are fighting. Whoever wins, either that guy, or Jacare, will be my next fight, make no mistake. But I’m not doing it in a few weeks.”
