Many fans touted the UFC 280 as the biggest and deepest card of the year. The wild card in Abu Dhabi gave Islam Makhachev a chance to redeem the lightweight title belt for Dagestan. Entering as the betting favorite and with former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner, the title contender put on an impressive display. As a result, he left the venue with the title on his waist. Midst of all celebrations, the former UFC champion, Michael Bisping became an unlikely target of some fans.

In the latest episode of his popular podcast, Michael Bisping discussed the results of UFC 280 and the possible developments emerging out of it. Also, the Brit opened up about the abuse he got for his prediction pick for UFC 280.

Michael Bisping and the abuse he got after UFC 280

In episode #429 of ‘Believe You Me’, the former middleweight welcomed the guest, Anthony Smith. ‘The Count’ asked the #5 heavyweight fighter if he got any ‘sh*t’. Then the Brit confessed, “I have got nothing but abuse, ABUSE.”

The former middleweight champion was referring to the abuse and the flake he got after the event. Besides admitting that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev had passionate followers, Bisping shared his side of the story.

The 43-year-old actor said, “Because I swear to God, on Twitter and stuff like that people have been going, ‘oh look at you’.”

“Do you think I, I have something against Dagestan? Is, they think, I’m picking against them? Because they’re Muslim?”, he added further.

Following this, Bisping recalled his last podcast conversation with Anthony Smith. The UFC Hall of Fame athlete cleared up that he didn’t want to underestimate Charles Oliveira. The Brazilian fighter was on an 11-win streak entering the fight. Therefore, the ‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’ actor picked the Brazilian over the Russian fighter to emerge as the victor and claim the vacant lightweight title.

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After that, the 30-9 record holder heaped praise on the new lightweight champion. Islam Makhachev dominated the fight from the moment the bell rang and subsequently submitted the Brazilian in the second round. Hence, he stated, “Turns out we shouldn’t underestimate Islam Makhachev because he was f*****g absolutely sensational.”

Lastly, he concluded and insisted, “But there was no malice in the pick.”

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