Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson’s long-running feud is still going strong after all these years.
The beloved MMA legends and ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ coaches dominated the UFC middleweight division throughout the 2010s and met twice inside the famous Octagon during their careers, splitting their head-to-head 1-1.
Despite it being eight years since their last fight, there still appears to be some bad blood after the former foes got into a fiery war of words on social media during UFC 300 on Saturday.
It all started when Henderson appeared to take an unprovoked shot at ‘The Count’, sharing a photo of his trademark ‘H-Bomb’ that brutally knocked out Bisping during their bout at UFC 100 in 2009.
“This mighta won tonight’s $300k bonus,” Henderson wrote alongside a photo of the blow, referencing Dana White’s decision to up the UFC 300 post-fight bonuses from $50,000 to $300,000.
Bisping, who was covering the event live, caught wind of Henderson’s post and fired back in typically uncompromising fashion.
“F*** yeah it would.. But also today you would have been suspended for being on Testosterone. #TRT #Antidoping,” he wrote on X.
Henderson clapped back in a since deleted response which, according to fans who screenshot it, read: “I beat your a** in our rematch too but judges gave it to their local boy.”
Bisping still managed to read the deleted post and responded: “Why don’t you cry about it. I also beat you with one eye,” followed by a crying laughter emoji.
One fan asked Bisping if he was still salty about the loss to Henderson in 2009, to which he replied: “Couldn’t give a f*** mate.
“Haha but I’m allowed to respond with facts 🙂 as I said, still a great punch.”
Bisping has gone on record to say Henderson’s 2009 Knockout of the Year was the hardest hit he’s ever faced and that he does not have much recollection of it.
However, this isn’t the first time the British MMA icon has brought up ‘Hendo’s use of testosterone in the past.
Henderson was the first mixed martial artist to legally use testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) in the UFC and has been open about his use of it throughout his career.
Last year, Bisping told MMA Junkie: “I mean, getting knocked out unconscious like that and the whole world laughing at you for a long time, well you can take it two ways, can’t you?
“You can either be defeated and feel sorry for yourself and all the rest of it or you can learn from it, simple as that, and that’s what I did.
“That fight there – let’s remember Dan Henderson was on testosterone replacement therapy so shame on him. He still went on to have a long career after they outlawed that which is very interesting isn’t it? I always had a tough stance against people that take steroids and I still do so you get no passes from me unfortunately.”
Bisping also referenced it back in 2020, on the 11-year anniversary of his fight with Henderson, after ‘Dangerous Dan’ poked fun at him again on social media.
“Enjoying the fights as much as possible while having to listen to Bisping,” Henderson wrote during UFC 251.
“Happy anniversary to the night I put you to bed.”
“Yeah on steroids mate,” Bisping jabbed back.
“You cheating c**t. No honor, no surprise. Then I beat you with one eye. Get fu**ed sour b*tch.
“Never won the UFC belt. Don’t be sour you old w*****. Now disappear back to obscurity. Drinking again and reliving your old glory. All polite to my face and talk sh** online. Didn’t have you down as a keyboard warrior.”
“Surprised you saw this, guess you’re not keeping your one eye on the fights as you’re supposed to be commentating,” Henderson said.
“No wonder why your commentating is sh**.”
Bisping would ultimately get revenge for his UFC 100 defeat to Henderson by beating him in their rematch at the Manchester Arena in 2016.
Bisping was the middleweight champion at the time having stunned other bitter rival Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 to claim 185 lbs gold.
Henderson knocked Bisping down twice in their rematch but the Brit fought on and outpointed his opponent to clinch a unanimous decision victory.
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