The Top 10 most inspirational Michael Bisping quotes

Michael Bisping was the first ever British UFC champion and even fought with a fake eye. During his reign, he was known for being incredibly tough but also one of the best ever in terms of trash-talking skills. Since his retirement, MMA fans seemed to warm to him more as his martial arts insights were met with acclaim.

Although it may sound corny, Bisping’s rise to the top was not easy and is a true underdog tale. For most of his career, he was seen as good but not great. Even in the build-up to his title fight he was seen as unworthy yet proved everyone wrong in style.

With this said, we’ve collected the top 10 most inspirational quotes from The Count, also known as Mike Bisping. If you’re a fan of his, then also check out his autobiography, Quitters Never Win.

I’m not going to please everyone. Not everyone’s going to like me. I accepted that a long time ago and if I had to shed a tear every time I got a hate mail, believe me, I’d be severely dehydrated.

I’m a fighter through and through, and I’ve got more heart and determination than anybody.

If you’re taking performance enhancing drugs and you get caught, in my mind you should get banned for life.

I want to be world champion, will I achieve that? Who knows? But I’m going to try. As long as there’s a beat in my heart, I will keep trying. I will try my hardest.

The underdog status suits me just fine.

All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world. And sure, I’ve cost a couple here and there but I’ve certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way – but I’ve never done that.

The best fighter doesn’t always win. The guy who fights best wins.

We’re man enough to step in there and fight our hearts out, and you have to be man enough to deal with a loss.

If you’ve got a black belt in Jiu Jitsu, you will never be intimidated by another man.

I know this sport inside and out. I’ve dedicated my life to martial arts. I am so fully entrenched in the world of UFC, it’s my life.