5 public altercations that involved UFC stars

#4 Michael Bisping assaulted by stranger who “hits like a b*tch”

Michael Bisping recently laughed off a bizarre altercation with a stranger

Another former UFC champion to be involved in a public altercation in recent times was Michael Bisping. The former UFC middleweight kingpin retired from MMA following eye problems in 2017 and can now be seen as one of the promotion’s color commentators.

However, Bisping is still clearly as tough as nails, and with a highly colorful past – judging by excerpts from his autobiography – the last thing anyone would seemingly want to do would be to get into a street fight with him.

Apparently, though, one angry man on the streets of New Orleans didn’t quite get that message. Thankfully, Bisping has mellowed out in his old age and shrugged off what sounds like a bizarre situation.

According to 'The Count', he was visiting the city with his family when a stranger took exception to the fact that Bisping was filming in a public street. And when the Englishman told him where to go, the stranger decided to punch him in the face.

was just assaulted 😂 guy got in my face for filming on a public street. I told him to go away and he punched me 😂was literally so soft I laughed at him,So funny that someone that acts so tough hits like such a bitch, I laughed and walked away. Man I’m mature these days 😂

— michael (@bisping) June 27, 2021

Thankfully for this stranger, Bisping’s response saw him simply laugh at the lack of power in his hands rather than retaliate.

I was literally laughing so hard at how pathetic the punch was I don’t think I could of hit him https://t.co/D1k7MebhqM

— michael (@bisping) June 27, 2021

😂😂😂 this is the guy pic.twitter.com/bitXXBzoP7

— michael (@bisping) June 27, 2021

While it was probably good for the man to not have to take a shot from a former UFC champion, being outed on Twitter as “hitting like a b*tch” probably didn’t do much for his street cred either.

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#3 Roger Huerta flattens NFL star for hitting a woman

Roger Huerta was involved in a famous altercation with a former NFL player in 2010

Around 15 years ago, there were no UFC stars hotter than Roger Huerta. The Mexican-American lightweight debuted in the octagon at UFC 63 and quickly became renowned as one of the promotion’s most exciting prospects.

By late 2007, Huerta was being pushed by the UFC as a superstar and even became the first UFC fighter to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. However, his fall was as quick as his rise, and by late 2009, he departed the UFC on a two-fight losing streak.

Huerta never quite recaptured his momentum once he joined Bellator. Howe his name reappeared in MMA media after a wild public altercation in 2010 with a former NFL star named Rashad Bobino.

A video surfaced that appeared to show Bobino – who played for the Atlanta Falcons and starred at a collegiate level for the University of Texas – involved in an altercation that saw him punch a woman, knocking her to the ground.

Moments later, Huerta became involved, and after stripping to the waist, he quickly chased after Bobino before dropping him with what appeared to be a flurry of punches.

The video then showed 'El Matador' delivering a series of soccer kicks to the downed Bobino, apparently knocking him unconscious.

Incredibly, Huerta avoided any legal issues after the incident – and instead was largely praised for his actions by fans on social media, who were clearly happy to see a potential woman-beater pay the price for his actions.