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Video: UFC Fight Night 101: Whitaker vs. Brunson Trailer For 11/26

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In addition to the trailer for UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2, which was released by the UFC on Monday, the promotion also began rolling out early promotional content for their event in Australia scheduled for la…

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In addition to the trailer for UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2, which was released by the UFC on Monday, the promotion also began rolling out early promotional content for their event in Australia scheduled for later this month.

On November 26th, Robert Whitaker and Derek Brunson will collide inside the Octagon, which will be placed in the center of the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 11/26.

Featured above is the official trailer for UFC Fight Night 101: Whitaker vs. Brunson.

New Main Event Announced For UFC Fight Night 101

As we noted earlier on the site, Luke Rockhold pulled out of his scheduled middleweight bout with Ronaldo Souza due to an undisclosed injury. This was supposed to be the main event of UFC Fight Night 101. The UFC announced on Wednesday morning that the original co-main event bout between Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker

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As we noted earlier on the site, Luke Rockhold pulled out of his scheduled middleweight bout with Ronaldo Souza due to an undisclosed injury. This was supposed to be the main event of UFC Fight Night 101.

The UFC announced on Wednesday morning that the original co-main event bout between Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker will now be moved to the main event. Andrew Holbrook vs. Jake Matthews will be the new co-main event of UFC Fight Night 101.

Brunson (16-3) is currently on a five fight winning streak and is 5-1 in his last six bouts. He is coming off a win over Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night 94 by first round KO. Whittaker (16-4) is also on a five fight winning streak and is 5-1 in his last six bouts. He is coming off a win over Rafael Natal at UFC 197 by decision.

“It’s not a problem,” Whittaker told UFC.com. “I always train for the long fights anyway. “I think I’m making a case for my title shot every time I step in that Octagon,” Sydney’s Whittaker said. “That’s my mentality going into these fights. I go in there with the idea to bring excitement, to show that I’m legit about how I do this. “I think this fight is the set-up for title contention,” Whittaker said. “I think either one of us could be fighting for a title and this is almost like the title fight. It’s two dudes who have the ability to get to the top, and this is gonna be very exciting.”

UFC Fight Night 101 takes place on November 27th in Melbourne, Australia at the Rod Laver Arena. The entire card will air on the UFC’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is the updated card:

Derek Brunson vs. Robert Whittaker

Andrew Holbrook vs. Jake Matthews

Omari Akhmedov vs. Kyle Noke

Yusuke Kasuya vs. Alex Volkanovski

Chris Camozzi vs. Daniel Kelly

Damien Brown vs. Jon Tuck

Jonathan Meunier vs. Richard Walsh

Geane Herrera vs. Ben Nguyen

Dan Hooker vs. Jason Knight

Jenel Lausa vs. Yao Zhikui

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Matchmaking Is Easy: Post-UFC 204 Edition

UFC 204 went down this past weekend from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, and produced what was probably the UK’s best MMA card in history. Now we look forward to play matchmaking and examine five fights to make following Michael Bisping’s first title defense. 1. Marc Diakiese vs. Diego Sanchez Diakiese (10-0) got his UFC

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UFC 204 went down this past weekend from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, and produced what was probably the UK’s best MMA card in history.

Now we look forward to play matchmaking and examine five fights to make following Michael Bisping’s first title defense.

1. Marc Diakiese vs. Diego Sanchez

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Diakiese (10-0) got his UFC career off to a flying start in Manchester, winning by TKO in the second round. The 23 year-old is exciting to watch, reminiscent of a young Jon Jones with explosive power and unorthodox attacks.

Sanchez, a household name in MMA, is expected to face UFC newcomer Marcin Held at the TUF: Latin America 3 Finale in November. Should he get past the Bellator vet, a fight with Diakiese would make a whole lot of sense.

Style wise they match up pretty perfect, both primarily strikers who love to stand-and-bang and the story of the newcomer vs the veteran would make for an interesting fight indeed.

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Robert Whittaker Meets Derek Brunson At UFC Fight Night 101

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Middleweights Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson have been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 101 card set for Australia later this year.

Whittaker (16-4) has won five in a row, includ…

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Middleweights Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson have been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 101 card set for Australia later this year.

Whittaker (16-4) has won five in a row, including finishes of Brad Tavares and Clint Hester. He is coming off back-to-back decision wins vs. Rafael Natal and Uriah Hall.

Brunson (16-3) sports a similar five-fight win streak that includes a recent finish of Hall and stoppage victories over Roan Carneiro, Sam Alvey and Ed Herman.

UFC Fight Night 101 takes place November 27 from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Luke Rockhold meets Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the main event.

Video: Derek Brunson Upsets Urijah Hall With First-Round KO At UFN 94

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Urijah Hall continued his inconsistent ways on Saturday night, as he suffered a first-round technical knockout defeat to Derek Brunson at the UFC Fight Night 94 event in Hidalgo, Texas.

The former TUF Finalist Hall wa…

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Urijah Hall continued his inconsistent ways on Saturday night, as he suffered a first-round technical knockout defeat to Derek Brunson at the UFC Fight Night 94 event in Hidalgo, Texas.

The former TUF Finalist Hall was originally scheduled to fight Anderson Silva in his next fight, until “The Spider” filled in for Jon Jones against Daniel Cormier at the historic UFC 200 event in July.

Instead, Hall met Derek Brunson, who would stop him with strikes at the 1:41 mark of the opening round.

Check out video highlights of the Brunson-Hall fight above. For complete UFC Fight Night 94 results, click here.

Uriah Hall vs. Derek Brunson Full Fight Video Highlights

In a highly-anticipated middleweight matchup in the UFC’s 185-pound division, No. 9-ranked Uriah Hall clashed with No. 10-ranked Derek Brunson in the co-main event of UFC Hidalgo earlier tonight (September 17, 2016). From the opening horn the two men engaged in a clinch battle after Hall decided to close the distance early, however, Brunson landed

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In a highly-anticipated middleweight matchup in the UFC’s 185-pound division, No. 9-ranked Uriah Hall clashed with No. 10-ranked Derek Brunson in the co-main event of UFC Hidalgo earlier tonight (September 17, 2016).

From the opening horn the two men engaged in a clinch battle after Hall decided to close the distance early, however, Brunson landed a clean strike that sent Hall down to the canvas and Herb Dean decided he’d seen enough.

While the decision for Dean to call the contest was a controversial one, the fact remains that Brunson was declared the winner and will surely be on to bigger and better things in the interesting middleweight division.

You can check out the full fight video highlights here:

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