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Georges St-Pierre vs. Michael Bisping ended in brutal fashion at UFC 217. The former champ Bisping has since released a statement on the loss to GSP…
Returning from a four-year layoff, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre faced Michael Bisping last night. During a pay-per-view extravaganza that ushered in massive change, GSP looked to win a title in his second division.
Taking quite the risk, ‘Rush’ proved to be the better fighter on the night. UFC 217 was a night of champions falling, and Bisping’s grasp on the belt was removed in emphatic fashion.
As the fight-ending choke sunk in during round three, and ‘The Count’ was swiftly put to sleep, the third belt of the night was handed over to GSP. With the win, St-Pierre becomes one of the few multi-divisional champs in UFC history.
Bisping, as always, fought like a soldier. Bloodied and battered, his refusal to tap was a reflection of his overall mantra in fighting.

Bisping Talks About Loss and Future
Speaking during the post-fight press conference, former middleweight champion Michael Bisping revealed he won’t be retiring. Although he lost the belt, the Brit insists he loves his job and wants to compete in London next February.
“I don’t need time off, I’m fine,” Bisping said Saturday at the UFC 217 post-fight press conference (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting). “I’ve got no injuries whatsoever, I’m not hurt at all. I’ve got a couple of little scuffs on my face, but nothing hurt me. Tonight was his night. Maybe (I’ll fight) March in London (at UFC Fight Night 127), that sounds nice. We’ll see.”
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“But listen, I love doing what I do. I’m from a small town in the northwest of England, I never thought I’d be headlining Madison Square Garden. And I’ll be damned if the last time I do it is me getting choked out on TV. So, it wasn’t my night, but that’s the way (it goes) with professional sports. One man or one team wins, and one man or one team loses.”
“I felt he was slowing down,” Bisping said. “Of course, he got me down in the second round. Any time you get taken down, you want to get back up, but I was landing a lot of good elbows from underneath and I was landing some punches from underneath.”
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But even still, even though I was busting him up, I was still conscious of the fight, that you’re losing the fight in that position. Even though I was cutting him open, I knew I was losing the fight, so I thought, ‘Right now it’s time to get back up.’
“So I felt very positive in the fight then. Of course he got me down, but I was able to get back up in the first (round) and in the second when I chose. So yeah, maybe my confidence was my demise. Maybe, but I did feel him slowing down. I could see it on his face, certainly when he started bleeding and things like that.”