Michael Bisping said he’s in awe of the amount of opponent withdrawals that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has experienced through just over a handful of fights with the promotion. McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) has built himself into one of the biggest stars in the sport through just seven octagon appearances, but Bisping (27-7 MMA, 17-7 UFC) said that status has come through a few fortunate occurrences. The latest of those occurrences saw a broken foot force UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) out of a planned title defense against McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5. It’s the fourth time McGregor has lost an opponent in eight scheduled UFC fights, with half of those incidents taking place within two weeks of fight night. Although McGregor should be commended for his willingness to take a fight under any circumstances, Bisping said part of the reason he’s been able to reach a 7-0 record in UFC competition is because the replacement opponents weren’t exactly prepared.
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After latest opponent injury, Bisping labels McGregor ‘one of the luckiest men in MMA’ – MMA Junkie