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Believe You Me with Michael Bisping

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Former UFC middleweight Champion, Michael Bisping, and Paul"The Irish Dragon" Felder bring their brand of brash, comedic MMA commentary to the podcast world! Believe You Me is a twice weekly show that gives you a behind the scenes look at the career and life of a former UFC champion. Bisping and Felder break down MMA news, pop culture stories, and talks parenting, philosophy and life in general.
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Episodes

612: Knockout Of The Year? Ft. Paul Felder

Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the action from the UFC's return to China including a KO of the year contender from Shi Ming, Petr Yan reestablishing himself at the top of the bantamweight division, Carlos Ulberg's one-sided win against Volkan Oezdemir and calls for Khalil Rountree next and more. Then the boys dive into the biggest stories in MMA including Jiri getting booked against Jamahal Hill at UFC 311, 3 more fights added to UFC 310 that are making the prelims stacked beyond be...

Nov 26, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 612

611: Jones Does It Again Ft. Paul Felder

Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss the biggest fights at UFC 309 including Jon Jones highlight reel KO of Stipe Miocic, what's next for the GOAT, Michael Chandler looking entertaining in a losing effort against Charles Olivera, Bo Nickal having issues with commentary during his clear victory over Paul Craig and more. Plus the biggest bookings in combat sports including Shavkat Rakhmonov getting matched up for a 5-round co-main against Ian Garry, Colby Covington getting Garry's vacated UFC T...

Nov 20, 20241 hr 38 min

610: UFC 309 Pre Show

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss everything UFC 309 from previews and predictions for every fight on the main card, all the biggest stories going into fight week including Jon Jones talking retirement or Periera if he gets past Stipe, what to expect out of Michael Chandler after his long layoff and more plus a look at Tyson vs Paul on Friday night, Carlos Prates dismantling Neil Magny inside of a round then calling for a top-ranked opponent plus so much more! This Episode Was Recorded O...

Nov 12, 20241 hr 34 minEp. 610

609: Will Pereira Save UFC 310?

Michael Bisping is hurting from neck surgery but the show must go on so he's back talking Belal Muhammad being out of his main event at UFC 310, who could replace him and whether or not Shavkat will stay on the card, Max Holloway making the move to 155 permanently and Dustin calling for a BMF fight in his last dance plus the UFC's return to Edmonton, Brandon Moreno getting back to elite form against Amir Albazi, Erin Blanchfield holding onto her spot against Rose Namajunas and so much more! This...

Nov 05, 20241 hr 20 min

608: UFC 308 Aftermath

Michael Bisping is fresh back from Abu Dhabi and ready to talk 308 from Ilia Topuria cementing himself as the king of 145 and possibly beyond, who Ilia should fight next and whether or not he will wait to fight in Spain, Conor McGregor smack talking the Spanish superstar and Ilia's ice cold response, what the loss means for Max Holloway, Khamzat Chimaev with a dominant submission win that injured Robert Whittaker, what the win means for the title picture at 185, Magomed Ankalaev making his own c...

Oct 29, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 608

607: Eddie Hall Vs Tyron Woodley? Ft. Eddie Hall & Darren Elkins

Michael Bisping welcomes Eddie Hall on the show to discuss his two-on-one handicap MMA match, rumors that he's set to fight Tyron Woodley or Mariusz Pudzianowski, whether or not he would ever do Power Slap and more. Plus Darren Elkins joins the show to discuss his gritty career in the UFC, his fight this weekend with Daniel Pineda, the most memorable fight of his career and more. Plus Bisping talks all the biggest news in MMA including the PFL's super card featuring Francis Ngannou, Cowboy Cerro...

Oct 18, 20241 hr 21 min

606: Khalil Rountree, Brandon Royval, Grant Dawson & Daniel Rodriguez

Michael Bisping welcomes Brandon Royval on to talk about his main event win over the weekend, his thoughts on the title fight announced for his division, turning around quickly to help a teammate prep for a fight on the contender, and more. Plus Khalil Rountree joins the show to talk about how he's recovering from his injury, what he learned in his loss against Alex Pereira, who he'd like to fight in his return, and more. Then Daniel Rodriguez jumps on with Mike to talk about his gutsy win over ...

Oct 15, 20241 hr 47 min

605: BMF Grand Prix? Ft. Brandon Royval & Cory Sandhagen

Michael Bisping welcomes Brandon Royval on to talk about his main event fight this weekend at UFC Vegas 98, his path to victory in a third fight with Pantoja, his evolution as a fighter, and more. Then Michael is joined by Cory Sandhagen to give his thoughts on the top of the bantamweight division, his frustration with missing out on a lot of fights over the last year, his plan to stay active and in the minds of the fans, and more. Plus Bisping looks at news stories including Ilia Topuria and Ma...

Oct 11, 20241 hr 39 min

604: UFC 307 Recap

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss all the action from UFC 307 in Salt Lake City including Alex Pereira staying perfect at 205 with another gruesome knockout, Khalil Rountree's stock rising in defeat thanks to a gutsy performance, Juliana Pena's controversial bantamweight title win, Jose Aldo getting stifled by Mario Bautista and what the sport needs to change to prevent fights like that in the future, Kevin Holland's untimely rib injury, Joaquin Buckley staking his claim in the title pic...

Oct 08, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 604

603: Does Tom Aspinall Ever Fight Jon Jones?!

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss their upcoming trip to France for UFC Paris this coming weekend, Daniel Dubois shocking KO of Anthony Joshua, Jorge Masvidal calling for a shot at Leon Edwards n his UFC return, Conor McGregor claiming that BKFC is next after the final two fights on his UFC contract, Dana white saying he is all in on boxing and why some people in the sport are excited for it, Sean O'Malley claiming he won the fight against Merab, Khalil Rountree's coach saying that Poata...

Sep 24, 20241 hr 34 min

602: UFC 307 Predictions w/ Paul Felder

Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest news in combat sports including Max Holloway claiming that the UFC have been hiding Ilia Topuria from him, Ilia claiming he will end Max the moment he points to the floor, Aljamain Sterling being out of his bout with Movsar Evloev at UFC 307, Usyk getting arrested in Poland, Alex Pereira having a run in with a moose while training in Utah, Khabib ordering a coffee while out grappling Belal and so much more! This Episode Was Recorded On 09.1...

Sep 20, 20241 hr 47 min

601: UFC Sphere Breakdown

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss all the action at UFC 306 including Merab Dvalishvili dethroning Sean O'Malley, Valentina Shevchenko reclaiming her title over Alexa Grasso, Diego Lopes making a strong claim for being the top contender at 145, a possible round of the year contender and much more. Plus the laundry list of contenders who now want a shot at Suga Sean, Jon Jones and Alex Pereira planning a training session together, Michael Chandler booking a new opponent for a fight in Nov...

Sep 17, 20241 hr 43 min

600: UFC 306 Preview Ft. Demetrious Johnson, Renato Laranja & Adrian Yanez

Michael Bisping welcomes former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to the show to discuss his retirement from MMA last weekend, his incredible career, a breakdown of the main event at UFC 306 and so much more. Then Renato Laranja joins Mike to talk about his experience with CJI, being the catalyst for Bisping's acting career, and more. Then Adrian Yanez jumps on to give a full breakdown on the biggest fights on the card with predictions for Ortega va Lopes and the main event, plus his exp...

Sep 13, 20241 hr 59 min

599: Belal Muhammad, Sean Brady, Kayla Harrison & Cody Durden Join The Show!

Michael Bisping welcomes UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad to the show to discuss proving the doubters wrong, why his beef with Leon Edwards isn't over, who he'd like to face next for the title and more. But first Sean Brady calls in to talk about his win over Gilbert Burns at UFC Vegas 97, his list of callouts for big fights at 170, what it's like endurance training with Paul Felder and more. Kayla Harrison chats with Mike about making it down to 135 safely, how she transitioned from Oly...

Sep 10, 20242 hr 22 min

598: President Awesome Declares War On ONE Ft. President Awesome

Michael Bisping welcomes on President Awesome from Karate Combat to officially declare war on ONE Championship over shenanigans the Singapore-based fight promotion pulled to mess with Karate Combats event in that part of the world and more. Plus the duo breakdown all the biggest news in combat sports including Nate Diaz putting his hands on a bouncer, Izzy getting in a road rage incident down under, Jorge Masvidal plotting his UFC return, Conor McGregor announcing his candidacy for the president...

Sep 05, 20241 hr 21 min

597: Cutman Tate & Adam Catterall

Michael Bisping welcomes on Adam Catterall from TNT Sport and The Fight Disciples to talk all the biggest news in MMA including Shavkat saying he's been offered a title fight against Belal Muhammad, speculation that Dustin Poirier is going to fight Colby Covington for his final fight, Darren Till says he's down to fight on a Misfits card against Anthony Taylor, Carlos Prates says that MVP is ducking calls for a fight and more. Plus Cut Man Tate joins the show to talk about thow he got into being...

Sep 03, 20241 hr 38 min

596: Believe You Me Live! with Khalil Rountree and Bryan Battle

Michael Bisping talks to Khalil Rountree about his upcoming title fight, why he's not changing the style that got him his title opportunity, the benefits of training in Thailand, and more! But first Bisping talks about the reignited beef between Sean Strickland and MGK, Dana White teasing big news about the biggest names at 155, Izzy's coach says his fighter will be back before the year is up, Jon Jones popping off in the comments about Tom Aspinall and more. Plus Bryan Battle joins the show to ...

Aug 29, 20241 hr 45 min

595 : Caio Is A Contender Ft. Stephen "Wonderboy Thompson" & Gilbert Burns

Michael Bisping talks to Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson about his upcoming fight at UFC 307 against Joaquin Buckley, when the beef between the two of them started, the growing popularity of kickboxing as a sport and more. First up though Anthony Smith is on with Mike to talk Alex Pereira saying that Ankalaev turned down a fight with him not the other way around, Renan Ferreira's trash talk to Francis Ngannou getting lost in translation, Jiří Procházka considering a move down to 185 now that DDP ha...

Aug 27, 20241 hr 49 min

594 : Believe You Me Live! ft. Sean O'Malley Caio Borralho, and Tabatha Ricci

Michael Bisping talks Sean O'Malley about headlining UFC 306 at The Sphere, Merab posting about his eye being cut, Sean's new training and fight prep regimen and more. First up, Caio Borralho joins the show to talk about his first main event at UFC Vegas 96 this weekend, what a win over Jared Cannonier would mean to his title aspirations, his past as a school teacher and more. Then Tabatha Ricci joins the show to talk about her co-main event this weekend against Angela Hill, what it's like livin...

Aug 22, 20241 hr 55 min

593: I Will Retire Jones Without Fighting Him Ft. Tom Aspinall & Brendan Loughnane

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss all the action at UFC 305 from Dricus digging deep to find a submission win to what's next for Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira offering to come back down to 185 to finish what Izzy started, Dan Hooker breaking back into the top 5, the controversial scorecard from the Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Tai Tuiavasa fight before being joined by Brendan Loughnane to talk his upcoming PFL Semi-Final fight this weekend, what it was like growing up on the mean streets of ...

Aug 19, 20242 hr 8 min

592: UFC 305 Preview Ft. Paul Felder and Sayif Saud

Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest fights at UFC 305 and give their predictions for the main card while also covering the biggest stories from fight week including Dricus Du Plessis being able to greenlight the UFC's debut in Africa, Sean Strickland being named the next man up for the winner on Saturday, Izzy going super personal taking shots at Dricus and more then Sayif Saud joins the show to talk his transition into coaching, why he blew up at a fighter in the cage last w...

Aug 16, 20241 hr 55 min

591: WIll Izzy Get The Belt Back?

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith talk UFC 305 fight week being here and all the storylines surrounding it from Israel Adesanya's much anticipated return to DDP getting tasered by his coach and saying Sean Strickland is going to be on the sidelines for a long time if he waits for a title shot, Merab taking aim at Tim Welch, the update to the unified rules of MMA to allow 12-6 Elbows, Tom Aspinall calling for Stipe to get the Joe Biden treatment and so much more! This Episode Was Recorded On 08.1...

Aug 13, 20241 hr 33 min

590: MMA Should Be In The Olympics

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith talk all the action from UFC Saudi Arabia including Tony Ferguson bringing his losing streak up to 7, Umar Nurmagomedov punching his ticket for a title shot and more plus Francis Ngannou books his MMA return against Renan Ferreira, UFC 308 including Max Holloway vs Ilia Topuria and Khamzat vs Robert Whittaker, Belal Muhammad saying that there is no clear top contender at welterweight and why he may be able to challenge for a second belt soon, the 12-6 elbow rule...

Aug 09, 20241 hr 52 min

589: UFC 304 Recap With Oban Elliott

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith talk all the biggest news from UFC 304 including Belal Muhammad winning the title against Leon Edwards, why the fight was so personal for Belal, what's next for both men and more plus Tom Aspinall defends his belt in one minute before calling for Jon Jones, Paddy Pimblett silencing the haters, Sleeping Bobby Green and calling out Money Moicano and more then Oban Elliot joins the show to talk his dominant win over Preston Parsons, staying out in Manchester after ...

Jul 30, 20241 hr 51 min

588: Jake Paul Is A Bully - UFC 304 Preview With Darren Till, Chito Vera & Michael Chiesa

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith talk with Darren Till about the embarrassing Paul vs Perry fight, why Till wants to fight Jake next, what life has been like dealing with promoters outside the UFC, his insane travel plans for this Saturday and more, then Chito Vera joins the show to talk about bouncing back from his losing attempt at the title, getting on the same page with Parillo and not over training, preparing to fight Deiveson Figueiredo in Abu Dhabi and more, then Michael Chiesa joins the...

Jul 23, 20241 hr 55 min

587: Perry Vs Paul Preview With MVP, Brendan Allen & Arnold Allen

Michael Bisping talks with Michael Venom Page about the accusations of him bribing Garry's camp for information, who he wants in his rebound fight, maintaining a good relationship with most of his previous opponent and more, plus Brendan Allen joins the show to talk about his fight booking for UFC Paris, who else in the top 5 he wants to fight, why the fight is going to be 3 rounds and more and Arnold Allen joins to talk about his bout with Giga Chikadze at UFC 304, his thoughts on Holloway vs T...

Jul 19, 20241 hr 39 min

586: Trump Shot! Jones Charged! Diaz Sues! With Drew Dober & Brendan Loughnane

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith talk with Brendan Loughnane about his latest run at a million dollars in the PFL, finding new respect for King Green in the training room, showing up to Michael's last "Tales From The Octagon" show with a rowdy bunch and more then Drew Dober joins the show to discuss dealing with one of the nastiest cuts in the recent memory, why he doesn't regret taking the short notice fight, how dad life is going and more plus Jon Jones facing up to a year in jail after getti...

Jul 16, 20241 hr 32 min

585: "I'll Dog Walk Rampage" With Rashad Evans & Giga Chikadze

Michael Bisping talks with Rashad Evans about his potential upcoming boxing match with Rampage Jackson, becoming friends with his former rival while working on a movie together, how his psychonaut adventures post fighting have changes his perspective on life and more, then Giga Chikadze joins the show to talk about his long absence from the cage, his plan to stay on California time while fighting in the early morning hours in the UK, why the Georgians and kickboxer are taking over in the UFC and...

Jul 12, 20241 hr 33 min

584: Diaz And Masvidal Put On A Show Ft. Merab Dvalishvili

Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith discuss Anthony's loss at UFC 303, what's next for the former title challenger and more before Merab Dvalishvili joins the show to discuss growing up idolizing gangsters in Georgia, his hillarious internet sketches beefing with Sean O'Malley, what is with the hold up for his title shot and more plus a recap of the Masvidal vs Diaz boxing match over the weekend, Darren Till's short lived boxing debut, Anthony Joshua telling Poatan to ditch the cage for the ring a...

Jul 09, 20241 hr 53 min

583: Chandler Is Fighting Islam NOT CONOR!

Michael Bisping and Mike Harrington discuss the boxing grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz taking place this weekend, Michael Chandler claiming that he has been offered a title shot against Islam Makhachev instead of a bout with Conor McGregor, Alex Pereira moving to the number 2 spot on the pound for pound rankings, Jean Silva telling a story about Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape getting into a scrap at the UFC PI, Dricus Du Plesis and Israel Adesanya having their first press confe...

Jul 06, 20241 hr 5 min
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