UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping accused both Vitor Belfort and Nate Marquardt of being on steroids during the latest edition of his podcast.
During his podcast, Bisping shared his thoughts on the upcoming fight between Belfort and Marquardt. Bisping has not been shy in the past of sharing his disdain for Belfort, but he also is apparently not a fan of Marquardt’s either.
“I hate Nate Marquardt as well,” Bisping said. “I said I wouldn’t swear, but [they] are two little-juiced (expletive) together there. Nate Marquardt has failed several steroid tests over the years. He was abusing testosterone replacement therapy and he was also flat out busted for steroids. He’s a cheat and now he performs like one.” and he was also flat out busted for steroids. He’s a cheat and now he performs like one.”
Bisping also said he wasn’t a fan of either fighter due to their “preachiness” when it comes to their religious beliefs.
“It’s not the same level of Vitor Belfort disdain, but it’s up there,” Bisping said. “It’s just the preachiness. Look, at the end of the day, we fight in the UFC and that’s great. I’m very lucky, I’ve had a great career and I’ve earned some money, and I’ve got a world championship in my house—whoop-de-doo. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not that important. We’re entertainers and to some people, it just appears cool. At the end of the day, we’re not really changing the world and we’re not curing cancer. We’re just out there, stepping into a cage and beating each other up.
“To some people, like Vitor, they get on the microphone and they spout about Jesus and being a good person and this and that. I know these people, they’re absolute (expletive) scumbags, they’re hypocrites and they jump on a microphone and they have the audacity to preach at people. Dude, you’re a cage fighter, you’re a (expletive) cage fighter, not a priest. You’re not a politician, you didn’t cure cancer or anything like that, so just stop with the preachiness and keep some perspective. Say thank you, say I love my family, say you can’t wait to see my children and say congratulations and thank everybody in attendance, but don’t start ramming Jesus down my throat, pal. Don’t start telling me how I should live my life because that (expletive) pisses me off.”
Belfort is expected to fight Marquardt at UFC 212 in his native Brazil on June 3 in what is expected to be Belfort’s retirement fight.
