UFC: Michael Bisping criticizes Dustin Poirier’s decision to move up and fight Colby Covington: Dustin Poirier being the 2 ranked fighter in the lightweight division has not found his next match yet, and has widened in search in the apex fighters of welterweight divisions. The decision has invited remarks from UFC Hall of farmer Michael Bisping. Follow UFC and UFC Vegas 55 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
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UFC: Michael Bisping criticizes Dustin Poirier’s decision to move up and fight Colby Covington
UFC: Michael Bisping criticizes Dustin Poirier’s decision to move up and fight Colby Covington
Michael Bisping scrutinizes Dustin Poirier’s on Colby Covington: The Diamond being the first fighter in professional mixed Martial arts history to knockout UFC’s highest-paid fighter and historic double division champion Conor McGregor has been out if the octagon for a while.
Sailing in his prime with twenty-eight wins and seven losses has not got his fight card yet. He notably called out various fighters, including Nate Diaz and Stephen Wonderboy Thompson, and was on a spree on Twitter.
Michael Bisping said, “He wants to be active. He wants to keep earning. He wants to keep fighting, wants to keep making money and setting himself up for the future, which I get, but going up to 170, putting on 15 pounds – well, I say putting on 15 pounds. Not cutting that 15 pounds, but sure enough, fighting at a weight class 15 pounds heavier against one of the top contenders. Whilst me as a fan, I would love to see that, but I don’t know if it’s the smartest move.”
“If he goes out there and he does beat Colby Covington, that makes him one of the top contenders at welterweight, and is that what he wants? Does he want to be fighting (Jorge) Masvidal? Does he want to be fighting Kamaru Usman or even Khamzat Chimaev? I’m not sure that he is. He’s not a small lightweight, he wouldn’t be a small welterweight, but he’d certainly be smaller than those guys.
“And God forbid if he was to lose, I think it would affect his standing in the lightweight division. He was saying that the UFC were offering him a No. 1 contender at lightweight at the end of the year. If he was to lose to Colby … there’s a possibility you lose and there’s a possibility you won’t be in a No. 1 contender fight.”
“He’s by far the better wrestler, gas tank is incredible,” added Bisping. “Dustin is probably a better striker, he’s the more technical boxer and he’s nasty. He’s nasty with the hands. However, Colby Covington is no slouch and he is getting better all the time.”
However, The Diamond’s next match has not been officially confirmed by the fight organization yet.
UFC: Michael Bisping criticizes Dustin Poirier’s decision to move up and fight Colby Covington
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