UFC Ottawa Announced: Theodorou vs. Brunson; Other Bouts Signed

The UFC has announced that the promotion will be making their second visit to Ottawa on May 4th from the Canadian Tire Centre as reported by TSN. A main event for the card has yet to be announced, but several fighters were announced for the event. The …

The UFC has announced that the promotion will be making their second visit to Ottawa on May 4th from the Canadian Tire Centre as reported by TSN. A main event for the card has yet to be announced, but several fighters were announced for the event. The biggest fight announced in terms of rankings will […]

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Derek Brunson Fights Scared According To Rising Contender

Derek Brunson fights scared when he competes under the UFC banner inside of the Octagon according to rising contender Elias Theodorou. It’s no secret that Theodorou’s in-cage style may not be the most crowd-pleasing. Despite this, he has been quietly been running through the middleweight division where he’s someone to take seriously. After having an […]

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Derek Brunson fights scared when he competes under the UFC banner inside of the Octagon according to rising contender Elias Theodorou.

It’s no secret that Theodorou’s in-cage style may not be the most crowd-pleasing. Despite this, he has been quietly been running through the middleweight division where he’s someone to take seriously.

After having an exchange with Brunson on social media, it appears that it’s only a matter of time before they fight each other.

While doing a recent interview, Theodorou made his stance known of Brunson and the way that he competes.

“He is someone who has shown that he fights a little scared,” the Canadian said of Brunson, when speaking to Bloody Elbow’. “He sometimes lets the win slip out of his hands and I have shown time and time again where I’m someone who can find a win no matter what.

“If he is underestimating me, it is to his peril,” The Ultimate Fighter Nations winner assured. “Many people have looked at me and said, ‘look at this long-haired idiot.’ They didn’t get their hands raised.”

Theodorou knows Brunson has been talking about him because he pays attention to social media and what fighters say. In fact, he thinks that he’ll be making more money than Brunson once getting his next contract finalized.

“I have heard some of the things he said in different publications. He was undercutting who I’ve fought. He said if I want to move beyond the ‘chump change’ I’m facing than I should fight someone like him. I Googled his earnings and I realized he makes all of $3,000 more than me per fight,” Theodorou noted. “I’m in the process of renegotiating my [UFC] contract and I guarantee you by the time I fight my next fight I’ll be making more than Derek.”

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Elias Theodorou Responds To Derek Brunson’s Challenge

Elias Theodorou believes Derek Brunson is mistaken if he’s taking him lightly. Theodorou vs. Brunson isn’t in the cards officially, but it’s a fight that Brunson wants. Brunson told our Damon Martin that he’s the perfect test fo…

Elias Theodorou believes Derek Brunson is mistaken if he’s taking him lightly. Theodorou vs. Brunson isn’t in the cards officially, but it’s a fight that Brunson wants. Brunson told our Damon Martin that he’s the perfect test for Theodorou. He feels it’s an opportunity Theodorou will want to take to prove he can defeat high-ranked […]

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Derek Brunson Targets Fights With Two Top Stars

Derek Brunson targets his next fight against two interesting UFC stars. He made it known that he would like to fight former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman andElias Theodorou. This comes after he suffered a loss in his last fight. At the UFC 230 pay-per-view event last month, he was defeated by Israel Adesanya via […]

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Derek Brunson targets his next fight against two interesting UFC stars. He made it known that he would like to fight former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman andElias Theodorou.

This comes after he suffered a loss in his last fight. At the UFC 230 pay-per-view event last month, he was defeated by Israel Adesanya via technical knockout in round one. Typically, when a fighter comes off such a loss, he doesn’t have room to make callouts. However, Brunson sees it differently.

Before this loss, he was coming off a loss to Ronaldo Souza in January 2018 at the UFC on Fox 27. Thus, moving him to 2-2 in his last four bouts. He made his beliefs known during an interview with MMAJunkie.

This comes off the fact of his recent struggles after riding a winning streak that could’ve gotten him a title shot. Now, he thinks he needs to get back some momentum in order to get what he wants.

“Now, I’m back to ‘I just need to get active. Get a streak going and worry about that.’ I’m not in the title picture right now. So I’m looking for guys who are ready to get active and looking to stay active just like myself.”

“I think a fight between me and Elias Theodorou makes perfect sense,” Brunson said to MMAJunkie. “He’s a guy who needs to fight a formidable guy to get in the top-10. What, is he going to keep fighting guys out of the top 10? That’s a fight I’d like to have. I’ve fought everybody. So I’m just looking to fight some guys about where I’m at.”

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Derek Brunson Eyes Bout With Elias Theodorou

Derek Brunson has a new target and his name is Elias Theodorou. Brunson is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Israel Adesanya last month. It’s Brunson’s second straight defeat. Despite suffering first-round finishes in back-to-back outing…

Derek Brunson has a new target and his name is Elias Theodorou. Brunson is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Israel Adesanya last month. It’s Brunson’s second straight defeat. Despite suffering first-round finishes in back-to-back outings, Brunson appears ready to get back on the horse. Derek Brunson Calls Out Elias Theodorou Brunson recently spoke […]

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UFC 230 Highlights: Israel Adesanya Walks Through Derek Brunson

Israel Adesanya has solidified himself as a legitimate contender at 185 pounds. Opening up the UFC 230 pay-per-view (PPV) from Madison Square Garden, “Style Bender” put on a show. Avoiding all of Brunson’s desperate takedown attempts,…

Israel Adesanya has solidified himself as a legitimate contender at 185 pounds. Opening up the UFC 230 pay-per-view (PPV) from Madison Square Garden, “Style Bender” put on a show. Avoiding all of Brunson’s desperate takedown attempts, Adesanya was able to finish the fight on the feet. His dynamic striking was too much for Brunson to […]

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