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Bisping is USA's most hated after Osama - Mayhem

ESPN staff
June 6, 2011
Michael Bisping has not returned to the Octagon since his controversial bout with Jorge Rivera © Getty Images
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Jason Miller has waged war on Michael Bisping on the very first day of filming for season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, claiming "you would have to put a terrorist attack together to be hated any more than he is."

Miller and Bisping will be coaching rivals on TUF 14, which they began filming on Monday. Then, when the Finale arrives in December, the pair will get to settle their differences inside the Octagon.

Bisping has a wide army of haters in the US from his previous two appearances on TUF, first as a contestant and then as the leader of Team UK against Dan Henderson's Team USA. Incidents like when he squirted a bottle of water into DaMarques Johnson's face have made him public enemy No. 1, a status he cemented against Jorge Rivera.

An illegal knee to the head of Rivera, followed by an alleged spitting incident towards El Conquistador's corner have left US fans targeting Bisping when he returns to the States, and Miller has summed up the Brit's popularity status.

"It's a little early to start the smack talk but I'm going to beat the bangers and mash out of Bisping after my team smashes his team," Miller told Heavy.com.

"Now that Osama [Bin Laden] is dead, Bisping is the most hated man in America. Everybody hates that guy. I wonder what it's like to actually be hated that much. You would have to put a terrorist attack together to be hated any more than he is."

Bisping and Miller will be coaching a selected group of bantamweights and featherweights.

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