“Bisping’s conduct after he was awarded the TKO is not acceptable. Taunting and spitting at and on Jorge’s coach Matt Phinney is the deplorable conduct of a schoolyard bully. And like all bullies, Mr. Bisping needs to be punished. In this instance, it would be appropriate if Bisping is fined and suspended by the commission and/or the UFC. It doesn’t surprise me really. It’s just one classless move after another.”
Bisping was of course asked about the incident, as well as the illegal knee he delivered midway through the first round, incidents he denied doing with any malice.“He was very, very insulting towards me – very insulting. He was mocking me on the Internet. He was saying all kinds of things, making stupid videos talking about myself and my family – all kinds of stuff. I bit my tongue and said nothing, but it just kind of blew up inside me, and I blew up a little bit. I apologize for that. I shouldn’t behave like that, but I think he just needs to accept he got beat and get over it.”
“The knee certainly wasn’t on purpose. You get excited in the heat of the fight. He was getting up off the ground. I had him in a Thai clinch. I was waiting to time it to knee him in the head. I got a little over-excited and pulled the trigger too early. It happens quite a lot. It’s a fast-moving sport.
“I certainly didn’t mean to do it, and I was very glad that the fight was able to continue. No one wants to see a fight won or lost in that fashion.”
It is unclear whether the UFC will take any action against the Brit after this one, with many putting it down to a rush of emotion in the heat of the moment. As for the win, this puts him perhaps one win away from a shot at the title and having stopped Rivera inside the distance many of his critics will have been firmly put in their place.
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