LAS VEGAS – The promotion for the UFC’s next middleweight title fight got off to a hot start today when champion Michael Bisping and challenger Georges St-Pierre engaged in some verbal sparring at a press conference in Las Vegas. After officials announced the fight between Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) and St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC) earlier this week, the current 185-pound titleholder and former longtime welterweight champ began hyping their fight today in a press conference at T-Mobile Arena. The press conference started more than 30 minutes late after the UFC apparently sent Bisping’s car to the wrong hotel. It began minutes before Bisping arrived, and St-Pierre was talking when “The Count” finally showed up. Bisping was happy to interrupt and was as belligerent as ever – so much so that St-Pierre asked if he had indulged in some alcoholic beverages beforehand
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