Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping just had a grueling and bloody three-round battle against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217 early this month. But like the hard-nosed fighter that he is, “The Count” decided to immediately get back in the horse and fight Kelvin Gastelum in Shanghai, China three weeks later.
The result of Saturday’s main event did not go well for Bisping, as he was knocked out by the younger Gastelum in the first round, marking the first two-fight skid in his entire career. But observers such as former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub criticized the governing bodies for giving Bisping the green light to fight despite his situation.