Bisping: 'Whoever Said I Recently Got Knocked out in Sparring Is Full of S***'

Perennial UFC middleweight contender Michael Bisping definitely got knocked out in sparring last week...or absolutely didn't. 

That all depends who you want to believe: Middle Easy or "The Count" himself. 

In their weekly addition of the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill, here's what the MMA news outlet reported about Bisping: 

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Michael Bisping visited the Wild Card's gym in Hollywood, CA to touch up on his stand-up for this upcoming fight against Mark Munoz. Apparently Bisping was going really hard in the ring and disrespecting his sparring partner, so a coach sent in a professional boxer to 'spar' with Bisping. Within minutes, this professional boxer knocked out Bisping as payback for disrespecting the Wild Card gym.

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Bisping quickly refuted the report via a video on his Instagram page Thursday morning: 

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Whoever said I recently got knocked out in sparring is full of s***. I've never been knocked out in sparring in my life. So Middle Easy, or whatever you call that website ... (shows middle finger to the camera). 

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To their credit, Middle Easy has posted Bisping's response, though they stick to their guns, noting they never would've posted the story if it didn't come "from a reliable source."

While Bisping is just 2-2 in his past four fights, he has a chance to remain a key player in the UFC's middleweight division with a victory over Mark Munoz at UFC Fight Night 4. 

Bisping, a former The Ultimate Fighter winner, will have a home field advantage for the October 26 bout, as the event is scheduled to take place in Manchester, England. 

According to the UFC's official rankings, Bisping is the No. 4 middleweight in the world, while "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" comes in at No. 6.

After a year-long layoff, Munoz returned to action at UFC 162 on July 6, earning a convincing unanimous decision over Tim Boetsch. 

As far as getting knocked out in training goes, is Bisping simply trying to save face here or did Middle Easy make a mistake?

John Heinis is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA Editor for eDraft.com.