The UFC legend told MMAJunkie's Simon Head his vision from that eye … Bisping, 41, had reached the top of the mountain back in June of 2016, stopping arch-rival, https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10062518/michael-bisping-eye-video-pop-out-ufc Competing essentially with one eye during the prime years of his career, Bisping had to change his fighting style to compensate for his visual impairment. Bisping first injured his eye back in 2013 during a fight with Vitor Belfort-- suffering a detached retina. Former UFC middleweight champion, Michael 'The Count' Bisping has revealed that his well-documented eye injuries were to blame for his cancelled retirement rematch with former light heavyweight best, Rashad Evans back in 2018 - rather than a contract dispute. Michae Bisping in 2013, shortly after suffering his career-changing eye injury.
Michael Bisping, UFC middleweight champion (Image: GETTY).
Manchester native Bisping, who takes on Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Fight Night 122 on Saturday afternoon, has been fighting with a badly disfigured eye for the last four years.