Michael Bisping Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion
• Was the one time Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion
• Won the Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament
• His grandfather was a Polish noble who relocated to England after World War II
• Trained in martial arts, boxing, kickboxing and karate
• Was an amateur competitor in Britain's first "No Holds Barred" competition, a modern MMA precursor, when he was 15
• Before his MMA career, he worked in factories and slaughterhouses and as an upholsterer, a postman, a tiler, a plasterer, a door salesman and a DJ
• A mixed martial artist, he is known for competing in the middleweight division of the UFC
• His sponsors have included MMA Elite, Elite Pro Series and American Icon Autographs
• Has had family living in Germany, England, Ireland and the United States