Todd Grisham knew exactly what he was doing.
Tension breeds great television and that’s precisely what we got when Grisham stirred the pot on the eve of UFC Fight Night 106 in Brazil.
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC welterweight Yves Edwards were tasked with analysing the fights taking place in Fortaleza and it was during the weigh-in show that television gold showed itself.
Edwards was asked who he felt would come out on top when Bisping welcomes former 170lbs kingpin Georges St-Pierre back to the Octagon later this year.
And credit to ‘The Thugjitsu Master’, he didn’t sugarcoat his opinion just to please the man sat immediately to his right.
Yves Edwards gets asked who wins GSP or Bisping & doesn't give a fuck if Bisping is sat beside him pic.twitter.com/xfSs1IMi20
— Ryan (@RJD_96) March 11, 2017
“My money is on GSP,” Edwards answered, with a smile on his face.
Bisping didn’t rise to the comment, as he replied with a stern “Thank you… Moving on.”
But ‘The Count’ clearly carried some indignation into Saturday night’s coverage of the fight card as he continued to take jabs at Edwards throughout the event whenever the broadcast would throw back to the studio.
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/840808018417602561
Bisping doesn't know how to switch his rifle to safety, much less burst-fire. Going at it with Yves Edwards on the post-fight show. pic.twitter.com/ZnoGVsKGsl
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) March 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/JLD_IV/status/840812113731952640
@thugjitsumaster Yves Edwards fantastic as always. @UFCONFOX put him on more shows! The guy is a class act and he even puts up with Bisping!
— Punch a Monster (@punchamonster) March 12, 2017
Bisping keeps throwing jabs at Yves Edwards. Clearly annoyed by him picking GSP to win the other day.
— Payaso (@ElPayasoMMA) March 12, 2017
Bisping and Edwards post fight is awkward…. #UFCFortaleza pic.twitter.com/c7qd1Wxady
— the alpha fail (@pordonez81) March 12, 2017
Okay seriously. Are Michael Bisping & Yves Edwards just playfully ribbing each other or? Cuz it sounds like they wanna fight. #UFCFortaleza
— Mikey Bats (@MikeJBknows) March 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheClownKid/status/840808361117536257
Even Yves Edwards wants to punch @bisping in the fucking face
— cody (@clftw) March 12, 2017