Michael Bisping has revealed who is the biggest cheater in combat sports
Michael Bisping mades a list of the five dirtiest fighters in UFC history. Among the names listed are Mike Kyle, Rousimar Palhares and Kazuo Takahashi. The name that topped the list, however, is the one readers are probably expecting.
The biggest cheater on Michael Bisping's roster is none other than Vitor Belfort. The Phenomenon did live up to his nickname in the early years of his career, but Bisping summed up the Brazilian's list of transgressions: "steroids, hypocrisy and more steroids."
"This guy is the biggest cheater in the history of combat sports," Bisping said of Belfort. "And it's mostly about steroids. We're trying to knock our opponents unconscious. And if you're knowingly taking steroids all the time, then I don't have any respect to you
You don't respect the sport, you don't respect yourself, you don't respect your opponent. It's dangerous, it's disgusting, and I just don't respect it. Vitor Belfort was one of the biggest cheaters ever. 25 years ago he appeared on the scene. And then it was obvious. He had the body of a triceratops. He looked like he was on so many steroids it was insane.
But he continued to fight because at first there were no tests for it. And he did very well, became the heavyweight champion of the world. When Vitor came off steroids, from The Incredible Hulk, he looked like a used tea bag.
He looked so awful. There is a picture that shows it very clearly. On the one hand, he looks like the Incredible Hulk. On the other side, he looks like an average guy, like a dad who works out once a week."
Michael Bisping's comments were likely fueled by his own history with Belfort. The two fought in 2013 in Sao Paulo, with Belfort winning by knockout with a head kick in the second round. However, Bisping was left with a damaged eye and has always blamed Belfort's steroid use for the life-changing injury.
"I went over there to Brazil to fight this guy, I knew he was on steroids, but the fighter in me still thought I could beat him. And that's the arrogance we have. I was like, 'And so what? I do not care. I think I can still beat this guy. And of course I paid the ultimate price because I ended up losing my eyeball because of that fight, because of the kick he gave me in the head."
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