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" I had held titles in all the major U.K. organisations, but we were struggling to make ends meet. There were times you don't have a fight lined up, and the bills are stacking up. "

Michael Bisping

Bills

Titles

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" One of my proudest moments is definitely UFC 105 in Manchester when I stopped Denis Kang in the second round. "

" The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character. "

Michael Bisping

UFC

Seems

" There's no shortage of fighting talent in the UFC; that's what makes it such a great organisation, and that's why I'm so proud to be a part of it. "

" The mind controls everything; it really does. "

" Fighting is different than other sports because you're not competing as regularly. "

" If a football player has a bad game, he's allowed to do that because he plays once or twice a week. With fighting, it's once every few months. "

" I worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer. I did demolition work, was a postman, was a tiler, a plasterer. I even sold double-glazing door-to-door. But I always dreamed of being a world champion, first of all as a boxer. "

" My best weapon is probably my speed. I am faster than most middleweights, and I know how to use it. "

" You've got to sell fights; you've got to be entertaining. "

" I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport. "

" I'm very happy with my wrestling. "

" I don't need others to push me. I push myself. "

Michael Bisping

Myself

Push

" I want to be the first British person to lift a UFC World Title. "

" I've had ups and downs in my career, and if you look at it as a bookmaker, the odds of me becoming a world champion were never in my favour, but I never stopped believing in myself and never stopped trying. "

" I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work. "

" I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight? "

" People give me advice all the time, and I don't take a blind bit of notice. "

Michael Bisping

Take

Advice

" If you want to boo, that's your right. Boo. Go ahead. Boo me all day long. "

" As a fighter, you know when you connect with a really good shot because you feel the impact on your fist. "

" Without wishing to sound arrogant, when I was younger, I used to win every single martial arts tournament I ever entered. I used to enter the under 14s and under 16s, win both gold medals in those, and then go in the men's tournament just for experience, and end up getting a silver medal. "

" As the UFC was getting bigger and bigger, I realized it was a potential career there, and that's what I did. "

" Obviously, every fighter wants to be the world champion, and that's what I want to achieve. "

" I have nothing against America; I love spending time there. I fell in love with the country the very first time I went out there, and I have a lot of fans in the U.S. "

" I hate it when people call me a cage fighter. I'm a mixed martial artist. But people take one look at what we do, and they just start making assumptions. "

" I am very, very hungry to compete. "

Michael Bisping

Very

I Am

" Maybe when I'm done fighting, I'll open a gym and manage fighters and train fighters. "

" I started learning jiujitsu when I was eight years old. I had a lot of success and won ever competition I even entered. "

" It seems like every problem you can have with an eye, I had. "

Michael Bisping

Had

Eye

" A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down. "

" I just like doing normal things, going to the shops in Manchester, getting a meal with my girlfriend and kids, going to the cinema. I love Las Vegas and there places, but I couldn't live there. "