"I have asked for higher fights a couple times. I can kind of understand why Shogun Rua feels the way he does being a former champion. And Glover Teixeira is an amazing fighter, but he is not a household name like Shogun. Glover has everything to win in this situation, but Shogun has to look at what the gains are for him.
I am not saying I would choose my fights, but I sympathize with them. We are not in the habit of choosing our fights, the UFC makes the fights. I have never turned down an opponent."
How do people read this as Bisping bashing Shogun? He says he understands why he did it and has asked for higher fights sometimes himself, but in the end hasn't turned any down. That sounds like, if he was in the same situation as Shogun, he would do the same thing? Does it not?
Man some people are so quick to jump on the hate Bisping angle.
Lol love how ppl bash Bisping before even reading the quote. In no way was he bashing Shogun, but actually saying he understands where he's coming from.
Otherwise he wouldnt make such an effort to point out that he himself has never turned down a fight.
Basically he's saying: "Well it may be ok for Shogun to do that, but I would never turn down a fight...look at all the great fighters I have called out, blah blah blah"
He is not sympathizing with Shogun, he is using the fact that Shogun passed on a fight as an opportunity to point out that he himself has "Never turned down a fight".
It's a way to brag about himself, cleverly disguised as talking about Shogun.
Bisping wasn't talking shit about Shogun. He's saying he understands where he's coming from.
Naa, he said it's a low reward and high risk fight IMO CLEARLY.
No need for Shogun to fight a guy that never won a big fight as it does not move up the latter (!), he wants JBJ (who really destroyed him COMPLETELY)the though of him having ANY FEAR of a so far 'never was' is ignorant!
Otherwise he wouldnt make such an effort to point out that he himself has never turned down a fight.
Basically he's saying: "Well it may be ok for Shogun to do that, but I would never turn down a fight...look at all the great fighters I have called out, blah blah blah"
He is not sympathizing with Shogun, he is using the fact that Shogun passed on a fight as an opportunity to point out that he himself has "Never turned down a fight".
It's a way to brag about himself, cleverly disguised as talking about Shogun.
This too. From a guy that never even won a big fight! WTF is he even siting next to them (proven top fighters and former champs)?
Bisping has never turned down an opponent, even when the matchup he's been offered has been a lose/lose scenario for him.
The guy took a fight against Jorge Riveria when his star was on the rise because his bosses asked him to help out the injury plagued Australian card. He fought Chael Sonnen on a weeks notice when Sonnen was considered to be one of the best in the division.
In short, he's well within his rights to remind people that he'll fight anyone, anytime. Not only that, but these comments aren't any worse than anything that any other fighter is likely to come out with in any given interview.
I honestly just think a few of you put your training bras on too tight this morning.
