In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel on Thursday, Bisping claimed former PRIDE heavyweight titleholder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the greatest MMA star in UFC history to never become undisputed champion.
‘The Count’ called Nogueira an inspiration and added that it would have been nice to see him fight then-champion Randy Couture after claiming the interim title in February 2008. The Brazilian legend’s trilogy with Fedor Emelianenko is considered one of the best ever:
Watch Michael Bisping pick the top-10 greatest UFC fighters to have never won a title below:
Nogueira holds a 34-10-1-1 win-loss-draw-no contest record in his professional mixed martial arts career.
Michael Bisping defeated Luke Rockhold as a huge underdog in June 2016 to claim the middleweight belt
Michael Bisping could have himself found a spot on his own list had he not stepped in on short notice to replace the injured Chris Weidman at UFC 199 in Inglewood on June 4, 2016.
Luke Rockhold was defending his UFC middleweight championship in a rematch against Bisping. ‘The Count’ was a big betting underdog considering he had lost the first time via submission in November 2014.
However, it took ‘The Count’ just three minutes and 36 seconds to knock out Rockhold, silence the critics and become the first British UFC champ ever.
Watch Michael Bisping celebrate his middleweight title triumph at UFC 199 in California below:
Bisping made one successful title defense against Dan Henderson before dropping the belt to Georges St-Pierre.
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