ESPN reeeeeally doesn’t want to talk about former UFC star Michael Bisping’s homophobic hot mic moment
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.
