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Derek Brunson Doesn’t Expect Anderson Silva to Showboat at UFC 208

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-tybQj5Ds&feature=youtu.be&t=6904

A middleweight bout between future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Anderson Silva and Derek Brunson is set for UFC 208. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 11.

Brunson took to MMAFighting.com’s “The MMA Hour” (via MMAMania.com) to discuss his upcoming fight with “The Spider.” The Jackson-Wink MMA fighter isn’t counting on catching Silva with his hands down while taunting:

“I don’t expect him out there dropping his hands, pulling his head back because if one of these punches catches you on the chin, it’s lights out. I expect the best Anderson Silva and I don’t think he will play with me, I don’t think he will toy with me like he does other guys because I can explode in and touch his chin. All it takes is one shot and I am sure his camp is like, ‘This guy can crack you.”

The confidence Brunson has in his power isn’t unfounded. Of his 16 professional wins, eight of them have come by knockout. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that half of his knockouts have been against UFC competition.

Brunson believes Silva has respect for his power. Despite his antics against Chris Weidman in their first encounter, Silva won’t be showboating if things go the way Brunson sees it.

“He’s not going to be doing what he did against Weidman. And he won’t be doing what he looked like he did against Cormier. He had nothing to lose against Cormier, so he went into that fight completely out of shape.”

UFC 208’s main event will feature the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout. Former women’s 135-pound title holder Holly Holm will look to capture a second UFC title when she meets Germaine de Randamie. Plus, Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will battle Tim Boetsch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-tybQj5Ds&feature=youtu.be&t=6904

A middleweight bout between future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Anderson Silva and Derek Brunson is set for UFC 208. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 11.

Brunson took to MMAFighting.com’s “The MMA Hour” (via MMAMania.com) to discuss his upcoming fight with “The Spider.” The Jackson-Wink MMA fighter isn’t counting on catching Silva with his hands down while taunting:

“I don’t expect him out there dropping his hands, pulling his head back because if one of these punches catches you on the chin, it’s lights out. I expect the best Anderson Silva and I don’t think he will play with me, I don’t think he will toy with me like he does other guys because I can explode in and touch his chin. All it takes is one shot and I am sure his camp is like, ‘This guy can crack you.”

The confidence Brunson has in his power isn’t unfounded. Of his 16 professional wins, eight of them have come by knockout. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that half of his knockouts have been against UFC competition.

Brunson believes Silva has respect for his power. Despite his antics against Chris Weidman in their first encounter, Silva won’t be showboating if things go the way Brunson sees it.

“He’s not going to be doing what he did against Weidman. And he won’t be doing what he looked like he did against Cormier. He had nothing to lose against Cormier, so he went into that fight completely out of shape.”

UFC 208’s main event will feature the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout. Former women’s 135-pound title holder Holly Holm will look to capture a second UFC title when she meets Germaine de Randamie. Plus, Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will battle Tim Boetsch.

[ARCHIVES] Anderson Silva Wants Fight With “Dwarf” Conor McGregor

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 16, 2017 11:51 AM] Anderson Silva is arguably the greatest fighter in the history of MMA. Could a bout with UFC superstar Conor McGregor be a possibility in the future? All things considered, a resounding “no” …

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 16, 2017 11:51 AM] Anderson Silva is arguably the greatest fighter in the history of MMA. Could a bout with UFC superstar Conor McGregor be a possibility in the future? All things considered, a resounding “no” would probably be the answer. First of all, Anderson Silva’s last fight was at 205 lbs against reigning Light-Heavyweight […]

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Videos: Holm-De Randamie, Silva-Brunson Featured In New UFC 208 Trailers

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On Sunday night, UFC released two new official video trailers for their first pay-per-view event of 2017.

First up, featured above, is Best In Brooklyn, which looks at UFC’s first-ever event held at the Barclays Cente…

https://youtu.be/MrBVrwUYJb4

On Sunday night, UFC released two new official video trailers for their first pay-per-view event of 2017.

First up, featured above, is Best In Brooklyn, which looks at UFC’s first-ever event held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Second, as seen below, is Making History Again, which also focuses on the top two fights on the card.

Headlined by former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm against Germaine de Randamie in the first-ever UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship bout and the return of MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva against up-and-comer Derek Brunson.

UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie takes place on Saturday, February 11, 2017, live on pay-per-view from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Anderson Silva to Fight Derek Brunson at UFC 208

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ircGxNwJ2Zk

Just when it seemed as if fight fans might want to skip over UFC 208, the UFC goes and adds a legend.

Anderson Silva, the former UFC middleweight king, will meet Derek Brunson from the Barclays Center…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ircGxNwJ2Zk

Just when it seemed as if fight fans might want to skip over UFC 208, the UFC goes and adds a legend.

Anderson Silva, the former UFC middleweight king, will meet Derek Brunson from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The event takes place February 11 and features Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural female featherweight title.

The 41-year-old Silva (33-8) hasn’t won a fight since he finished Stephan Bonnar back in 2012. He lost back-to-back bouts to Chris Weidman in 2013, had a win over Nick Diaz reversed to a no-contest due to a failed drug test and is coming off decision losses to Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier.

Brunson (16-4) will have the biggest fight of his life against “The Spider.” He had won five in a row before falling to Robert Whittaker via strikes in November. His run included wins vs. Uriah Hall, Sam Alvey and Lorenz Larkin.

BREAKING: Anderson Silva Set To Return At UFC 208

Former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva made headlines earlier today (January 13, 2017) when he expressed his interest in a rematch with reigning 185-pound titleholder Michael Bisping. Silva also said said that he had ‘five or six’ fights left on his current UFC contract, and that he planned to complete it. Before

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Former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva made headlines earlier today (January 13, 2017) when he expressed his interest in a rematch with reigning 185-pound titleholder Michael Bisping. Silva also said said that he had ‘five or six’ fights left on his current UFC contract, and that he planned to complete it.

Before he works his way up to a rematch with Bisping, however, “The Spider” will return to action against No. 8-ranked Derek Brunson at Feb. 11’s UFC 208 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

UFC President Dana White announced the news on his official Instagram account.

The once dominant Silva has fallen on rough times as of late, as he hasn’t won a fight since Oct. 2012. He stands at 0-4-1 in his last five bouts, and he’s coming off of a decision loss to light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier last July. Despite his recent losing streak, Silva remains one of the most well-known names in the sport as well as one of the most iconic champions of all-time.

Brunson, on the other hand, is coming off of a disappointing stoppage loss to Robert Whittaker last November. Prior to that, however, he had won five straight including four by way of stoppage.

UFC 208 is set to be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie.

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UFC Fight Night 101 Garners Third-Lowest Ratings Of Year On FS1

As expected, viewership for UFC Fight Night 101 was not great due to the lineup and the main event. The UFC Fight Night 101 main card did an average of 686,000 viewers. This is was down from the UFC Fight Night 100 main card, which drew 769,000 viewers. The prelims for the event drew 654,000

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As expected, viewership for UFC Fight Night 101 was not great due to the lineup and the main event. The UFC Fight Night 101 main card did an average of 686,000 viewers. This is was down from the UFC Fight Night 100 main card, which drew 769,000 viewers. The prelims for the event drew 654,000 viewers, which is up from the UFC FN 100 prelims that did 532,000 viewers. The post-fight show drew 199,000 viewers.

The main card viewership number was the third lowest rating of 2016 for UFC events on FOX Sports 1.

UFC Fight Night 101 took place on Saturday, November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET with three bouts and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card featured six bouts and aired at 10 p.m. ET. Derek Brunson vs. Robert Whittaker in a middleweight bout headlined this event while Andrew Holbrook vs. Jake Matthews in a lightweight was placed in the co-main event.

For 2016, the UFC is averaging 994,000 viewers for FS1 Fight Night events, which is up 10% from 2015’s average. The prelims are also up, 21% with a 739,000 average this year, up from 610,000 last year.

The UFC returns to television this Saturday with Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale) at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship bout with current champion Demetrious Johnson facing the winner of the flyweight tournament from The Ultimate Fighter 24.

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