Bisping: "I haven't disappeared off to America, like some Mohican"

It’s no secret that if you’re not from the UK, you most likely are not a supporter of Michael Bisping.

Since his inception in the ufc, Bisping has always portrayed a sort of arrogant confidence that most people have either come to love or hate. None the less, he has proven to be one of, if not the biggest draw in the UK market, which has proven evident to several sold out shows in England.

However, jabbing words at your own countryman probably won’t sit well with said fans–especially when your taking pot shots at another endeared fighter in welterweight contender, Dan Hardy.

“I think now it’s become the cool thing to slag me off – I don’t know where it’s come from a lot of it to be honest”, began Bisping in an interview with Mirror.co.uk.

“You know, I’m an approachable guy, I always have time for everyone and yeah, sometimes I say some things sometimes that might piss people off a little bit, but most of the time it’s tongue in cheek and I’m having a laugh and they don’t get that”, added Bisping.

While “The Count”, the season 3 winner of the famed “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show–where he competed in the light heavyweight division until he lost a fight to eventual champion Rashad Evans by unanimous decision at UFC 78–has largely accepted his role as the “bad guy” here in the U.S. following his stint as a coach opposite of MMA great Dan Henderson, it’s the backlash he’s received from some of his fellow Englishman that has him the most on edge.

“To see it from some of the UK guys pisses me off. I’ve been a proud ambassador of UK MMA, I’ve worked hard and I’ve helped grow the sport to where it is”, said the middleweight, who is set to headline UFC 120 in England at the 02 Arena opposite of Yoshihiro Akiyama.

“I haven’t disappeared off to America, like some ‘Mohican’ wearing people and lived there and trained there, but then come back here and pretend I’m English”.