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Derek Brunson: Moving Up and Enjoying the Climb

Derek Brunson is on the come up in the ranks of the middleweight division. Since coming over from the now-defunct Strikeforce organization in 2012, the Wilmington, North Carolina, native has been making every fight count on the sport’s biggest stage. Brunson has found victory in all but one of his five showings and steadily moved […]

Derek Brunson is on the come up in the ranks of the middleweight division. Since coming over from the now-defunct Strikeforce organization in 2012, the Wilmington, North Carolina, native has been making every fight count on the sport’s biggest stage. Brunson has found victory in all but one of his five showings and steadily moved […]

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UFC 183: 5 Future Matchups for Derek Brunson

Former Strikeforce star and current UFC middleweight Derek Brunson earned one of his most decisive victories to date by knocking out Team Quest’s Ed “Short Fuse” Herman at UFC 183. Brunson faked a kick and floored the 34-year-old veteran with a series of lefts. The victory, which was his fastest in the Octagon, improved his […]

Former Strikeforce star and current UFC middleweight Derek Brunson earned one of his most decisive victories to date by knocking out Team Quest’s Ed “Short Fuse” Herman at UFC 183. Brunson faked a kick and floored the 34-year-old veteran with a series of lefts. The victory, which was his fastest in the Octagon, improved his […]

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UFC Fight Night 35 Video: Watch Yoel Romero’s Brutal TKO on Derek Brunson

Yoel Romero made his name as an Olympic freestyle wrestler. But he’s making hay in the UFC with his devastating power. Derek Brunson is the latest victim and piece of evidence, after Romero rebounded from a so-so performance to score a third-round TKO victory at UFC Fight Night 35, which went down Wednesday from Duluth, […]

Yoel Romero made his name as an Olympic freestyle wrestler. But he’s making hay in the UFC with his devastating power. Derek Brunson is the latest victim and piece of evidence, after Romero rebounded from a so-so performance to score a third-round TKO victory at UFC Fight Night 35, which went down Wednesday from Duluth, […]

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UFC Fight Night 35 Medical Suspensions: Derek Brunson out Indefinitely

UFC Fight Night 35 featured some brutal finishes and high-octane, back-and-forth bouts, creating a wholly entertaining and satisfying event for fight fans across the globe.  Unfortunately for the combatants, the action inside the Octagon is very real, and a rock-em’, sock-em’, crowd-pleasing affair usually comes with some harmful consequences.  Just ask Derek Brunson.  The middleweight […]

UFC Fight Night 35 featured some brutal finishes and high-octane, back-and-forth bouts, creating a wholly entertaining and satisfying event for fight fans across the globe.  Unfortunately for the combatants, the action inside the Octagon is very real, and a rock-em’, sock-em’, crowd-pleasing affair usually comes with some harmful consequences.  Just ask Derek Brunson.  The middleweight […]

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UFC 164 Fight Card: Yoel Romero Now Meets Brian Houston, Not Derek Brunson

Yoel Romero has a new opponent on the UFC 164 fight card. According to MMAJunkie.com, Romero’s originally scheduled opponent, Derek Brunson, has been injured. Replacing the Strikeforce veteran will be UFC newcomer Brian Houston. This is the second time in a row Brunson has had a fight scrapped. In June, Brunson‘s anticipated UFC on Fuel […]

Yoel Romero has a new opponent on the UFC 164 fight card. According to MMAJunkie.com, Romero’s originally scheduled opponent, Derek Brunson, has been injured. Replacing the Strikeforce veteran will be UFC newcomer Brian Houston. This is the second time in a row Brunson has had a fight scrapped. In June, Brunson‘s anticipated UFC on Fuel […]

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UFC on Fuel 10: Ronny Markes vs. Derek Brunson Canceled After Markes Car Wreck

A promising fight between two promising middleweights is up in smoke after Ronny Markes was involved in a vehicle collision Friday morning in his native Brazil. According to MMA Fighting, Markes, who was scheduled to face Derek Brunson Saturday on the …

A promising fight between two promising middleweights is up in smoke after Ronny Markes was involved in a vehicle collision Friday morning in his native Brazil. According to MMA Fighting, Markes, who was scheduled to face Derek Brunson Saturday on the undercard of UFC on Fuel 10, suffered a concussion and injured his neck and […]

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