UFC legend Michael Bisping was offered a fight with Jake Paul towards the end of last year, but chose to stay retired despite a lucrative sum being put on the table.
The former middleweight champion, who defeated the likes of Anderson Silva, Luke Rockhold and Dan Henderson in his glittering career, shares a manager with Conor McGregor.
And when discussions were quickly brushed off for a McGregor-Paul match, it was floated that the Manchester native could face the YouTube star on a Triller Fight Club event.
Ultimately, Bisping decided to stick with his retirement, and Ben Askren ended up answering the call for the promotion's debut outing.
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