Michael Bisping has been a staple in the mixed martial arts (MMA) world for the past several years, establishing himself as one of the pioneers of the great sport.

Bisping is a former UFC middleweight champion who comes off a first round knockout loss to Kelvin Gastleum, just after losing his title to Georges St-Pierre on one of the best UFC cards of all time. Now the Brit is considering retirement, and isn't sure if he will even take another fight.

Fellow UFC veteran Nick Diaz has finally been cleared to return to competition, and many fans would love to see Diaz and Bisping share the Octagon with one another if it's going to be The Count's last run.

Both men are exceptionally good strikers and can talk some major trash. A fight between these two would certainly be something to remember.

On the latest episode of his Believe You Me podcast, Bisping discussed his fighting future. He admitted that the rumors surrounding a fight between himself and Nick Diaz are not true as he hasn't been offered anything.

Bisping then said that he doesn't know if he's even going to fight again, and suggested that he's probably retired already. In regards to a fight with Diaz, he said he'd be open to the possibility if they met at somewhere around 195 pounds (quotes via MMA Fighting):

“No, I’m not fighting Nick Diaz at all,” said Bisping. “It’s total bulls**t. I haven’t spoken to the UFC about anything. They haven’t come to me. I’m probably retired, I just haven’t made it official.

“It’s bulls**t. I haven’t heard a single thing. The UFC haven’t reached out, management haven’t reached out, no one has said anything.

"As I said, I haven’t made my mind up completely but I’m very, very close to retirement.

“Here’s the thing, Nick Diaz is one of the legends of the sport,” said Bisping. “The guy is one of the original, old-school fighters and what I like about Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz [is that] they’re real fighters.

"They are real fighters and they come to fight every time. They’re always entertaining and they say a lot of controversial s**t but they’re real fighters. They’re not trying to pretend to be something.

"They don’t do MMA because they think it’s cool. They’re not jumping on the bandwagon. It’s who they are.

"They are f**king fighters, they’ll throw down at a moment’s notice, in the octagon or on the street. They are fighters, simple as that and that’s what I respect about them.

“Nick Diaz is someone that I definitely respect and if there was a possibility of that fight, then for sure I would accept it. People would want to see that.

"The only issue is that if I do fight [again] I want it at 205 [pounds] and I don’t think Nick would do 205. Making 185 for the last 10 years has been so hard.

"Making 185 is not an easy task, not an easy task at all, so if I’m going to fight one more time, it’s gonna be at light heavyweight.

"Or I’d do a catchweight, maybe at 195 or whatever but making 185 for me is too hard. So if Nick would be willing to come up, I’ll do it. I’ll accept. I’m down. I’m in. Sign me up.”

What are your thoughts on a possible fight between Diaz and Bisping? Who do you think would win a fight between the pair? And do you think the fight will ever happen? Let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below!

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