FORMER UFC star Michael Bisping is at the centre of a homophobia storm after suffering an embarrassing hot-mic moment.
The Brit was on punditry duty for ESPN at UFC 298.
Michael Bisping made a homophobic comment after thinking he was off airGetty
But after signing off at the end of the show Bisping mistakenly thought the broadcaster had turned off his mic and returned to the studio.
Bisping, 44, was unhappy at the phrasing he used to describe one of the fighters and let slip a homophobic comment.
After a lengthy pause he said: “What a guy?! That’s f***ing gay! Come on. Alright bye-bye.”
It is not the first time Bisping has got into hot water over his use of derogatory and homophobic language.
After a fight with Luke Rockhold in 2016 he labelled his opponent a “f****t”.
He immediately backtracked on his comment saying: “S**t, I shouldn’t have said that” – he also asked the media to delete what he said.
But Bisping also used the same word to insult Jorge Rivera in a promotional video for UFC 127, branding his fellow fighter a “motherf****”.
SunSport has contacted ESPN for comment.
Ilia Topuria pulled off a shock win at UFC 298 by beating Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Volkanovski even had Mark Zuckerberg in his corner and the Facebook CEO was accused of “cursing” the Aussie, who has now lost two fights in a row.