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UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has received quite a bit of criticism for what many perceive to be an unwillingness to fight Yoel Romero. <\/a><\/p>\n

Bisping is currently recovering from knee surgery, and is expected to fight the winner of the upcoming interim middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker, however there have been reports that Bisping is still targeting a fight with UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

According to UFC President Dana White, Bisping doesn’t turn down fights, and is willing to fight the winner of the Romero vs. Whittaker interim middleweight fight:<\/p>\n

He spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to tell you this: There are guys who turn down fights every day here \u2013 some I\u2019m very public about, some I\u2019m not, \u201d White recently told MMAjunkie in an exclusive sit-down interview. \u201cBisping does not turn down fights. Bisping does not turn down fights. He does not. So I have a lot of respect for Mike. I like guys (like him).<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re in the fight business. You should be willing to fight anybody, anywhere, any time \u2013 especially if you\u2019re the champion or one of the top (expletive) five guys in the world. You shouldn\u2019t be turning down fights with anybody. Bisping does not.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(Bisping) is in line for the winner,\u201d White said. \u201cBisping\u2019s never turned down a fight, this guy. Me and Bisping go back a long way from his season of \u2018The Ultimate Fighter,\u2019 and I\u2019ve done a lot of things for Michael Bisping, and Michael Bisping\u2019s done a lot of things for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a really good relationship and we communicate a lot, even when we\u2019re both not really happy with the situation and what\u2019s going on. Me and Michael will get this done.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

Bisping will of course be looking to make his second successful title defense against the winner after defeating Dan Henderson to make his first successful title defense.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/4\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has received quite a bit of criticism for what many perceive to be an unwillingness to fight Yoel Romero. Bisping is currently recovering from knee surgery, and is expected to fight the winner of the upcoming interim middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker, however there have been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":206495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10128],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDana White: Michael Bisping doesn't turn down fights | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC President Dana White says UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping doesn't turn down fights despite what fans say when criticizing Bisping.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/dana-white-michael-bisping-doesnt-turn-down-fights\/\" \/>\n<meta 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