Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.When the segment concluded, Bisping thought he was off-camera, and proceeded to critique his word choice using an anti-gay term. But unbeknownst to him, his microphone was still on.
As a result, the audience was treated to the following commentary: “What a guy?’ That’s ‘f*king gay. Bye bye.”On social media, many UFC fans applauded–yes, applauded–Bisping for his hateful quip.
Okay this made me like Michael Bisping pic.twitter.com/5oKC9Abw1ASaturday’s incident was far from the first time Bisping, a former UFC Middleweight champion, has used anti-gay language in a public setting. His long history of homophobia dates back until at least 2011, when he called an opposing fighter a “f*ggot.”In a promotional video for video for UFC 127, Bisping is captured calling his opponent, Jorge Rivera, a “f*ggot motherf*cker.”What a gentleman!Then in 2016, Bisping called another opponent, Luke Rockhold, an anti-gay slur following UFC 199.“Go f*ck yourself…f*cking c*cksucker,” he said.
When Strickland encountered Raquel Pennington backstage, she says he looked away. For good measure, Bisping also called Rockhold a “f*ggot.” (At least in that instance, Bisping realized his mistake, instructing the media to “delete that comment.”) But apparently, his regret in 2016 hasn’t changed his hateful lexicon.
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