What Happened To Michael Bisping? Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Net Worth, Fast Facts

On January 19, 2013, Bisping tested previous UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. The session could have seen Michael Bisping meet then-champion Anderson Silva for the belt. However, in cycle two, ‘The Count’ received a shocking kick to the head from Belfort, followed by punches. Subsequently, the referee demanded the cessation of the match at 1:27 of the second round.

Bisping lost the fight, but it also affected his life and calling until the end of time. Belfort’s kick was responsible for Bisping’s retina disengaging. The blows that followed only fueled the flames. ‘The Count’ eventually lost the vision in his right eye due to the occurrence. Is Michael Bisping permanently blind? No! Michael Bisping will not always be visually impaired.

Bisping experiences strabismus, a condition in which the eyes do not adjust as expected while looking at something. Bisping is also experiencing glaucoma and cataracts. Michael Bisping has a long history of visual perception problems. After his battle with Kelvin Gastelum, he was puzzled, contemplating if the retina of his left eye had been disconnected.

Michael Bisping currently sports a glass eye, which he removed on his ‘Trust You Me’ web recording to discover the depth of the injury. Micheal Bisping Family Bisping met his Australian wife, Rebecca, in Manchester. The couple and their three children live in Orange County, California.

Callum, his oldest son, is a wrestler extraordinaire who was a CIF champion in high school and is currently an alternate in NCAA Division II at San Francisco State University. Their third child was born in a similar way when Bisping was leaving for the United States to plan his battle against Dan Miller.

Bisping was born in a British garrison in Nicosia, Cyprus, and spent his childhood in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Michael went to St Augustine Roman Catholic Secondary School in Billington. He began training in Jujutsu when he was eight years old. At 15, he fought as a rookie in Knock Down Sport Budo, Britain’s first “no-holds-barred” competition, an ancestor of contemporary MMA (KSBO).