Michael Bisping is able to see through what others haven’t – at least in the eyes of the reigning UFC middleweight champion.
As Bisping prepares for his first title defense Saturday at UFC 204 opposite Dan Henderson, he explained why he doesn’t view Yoel Romero as a potential challenger down the road during an appearance on “The MMA Hour” Monday.
Romero meets former UFC champion Chris Weidman next month at UFC 205.
“I’ll tell you who I don’t think deserves it — Yoel Romero,” Bisping said (thanks to MMAFighting for transcribing). “I don’t think he deserves it. There’s no smoke without fire. He got a reduced sentence, but the fact is, he still got a sentence. Even if you take performance enhancing drugs, the benefits of those stay in your system for a long, long time. So I don’t think Yoel Romero deserves it.”
Romero was given a six-month suspension for a failed test, down from the two-year ban originally expected. He claimed the result came from a tainted supplement.
