Michael Bisping was caught uttering a homophobic comment on a scorching mic throughout the UFC 298 broadcast on Saturday.
After Illia Topuria defeated Alexander Volkanovski in the primary occasion, Bisping weighed in, saying “15-0, undefeated, 13 stoppages. What a guy, what a night, UFC 298, Anaheim, California. Certainly one for the books.”
He will need to have thought the printed minimize to business, as a result of instantly after, he mocked his personal feedback — which aired on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
“What a guy? That’s f*cking gay,” he stated in disgust.
Whereas Bisping was seen holding a mic with an ESPN mic flag, the combat did on air on the Worldwide Chief.
ESPN responded to Outsports saying that Bisping was “not employed” by them on that night, and the incident was placed on SportsCenter all through the weekend regardless that it didn’t air on ESPN.
Bisping is a former UFC Champion and it isn’t his first time saying one thing homophobic. He insulted a previous opponent by calling him a homophobic slur, and tweeted utilizing homophobic language. Bisping was beforehand caught on a scorching mic in 2016 in a post-fight press convention. After saying it, he admitted he shouldn’t have, after which told the media to “delete that comment.”
For the reason that incident, he has not apologized, nor has the UFC. Free speech has been a latest debate within the UFC, after Sean Strickland went on an anti-LGBTQ rant final month and UFC president Dana White defended him.
