Speaking about the pain he had previously experienced due to his eye injury, Michael Bisping revealed that “the pain was times ten than before” after one of his surgeries. Bisping also suggested that the doctors botched the surgery – the surgery after which he completely lost vision in his right eye – and that he wanted to sue them.
Michael Bisping recalled that the original injury was a detached right retina caused by his head kick KO loss against Vitor Belfort. Bisping noted that he underwent surgery to repair it but returned to hard sparring and training too soon.
Apparently, Michael Bisping developed scar tissue around the area and that, coupled with the impact from sparring, detached his retina again. Bisping underwent a couple of surgeries to rectify this. Unfortunately, in the ensuing days, he ended up suffering from a severe headache.
His wife drove him to the hospital. When the headache and pain in and around his eyes didn’t subside, the doctors decided that he needed to undergo emergency surgery. Michael Bisping noted that he was administered painkillers and later underwent emergency surgery. Bisping stated:
Michael Bisping explained that he was screaming in pain. The doctors asked ‘The Count’ about his pain, in response to which, he told them that it was even worse than before.
Michael Bisping overheard a nurse talking about what happened to him
Michael Bisping crashed in the bed, and then got injected with another needle to the eye. Bisping highlighted that he was then given more anesthesia and was rendered unconscious again. He added:
Michael Bisping continued his MMA career despite losing sight in his right eye and went on to win the UFC middleweight title. Bisping competed in his final MMA fight in November 2017 and announced his retirement from MMA in 2018. He was later inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Presently, Bisping works as a UFC commentator and MMA analyst.
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