The black belt in hapkido, karate and Tuf Ww tournament winner Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won five bouts beating Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Whittaker) and Rafael Natal in his last two (=Whittaker vs Natal).
His opponent, Derek Brunson, has an official record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Yoel Romero in 2014 (=Romero vs Brunson) but then he has collected five victories defeating Roan Carneiro (=Brunson vs Carneiro) and Uriah Hall in 2016 (=Hall vs Brunson). Whittaker vs Brunson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 101. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 47, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 47: (Mon-Sun) from November 21, 2016 to November 27, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Konstantin Ponomarev vs Silverio Ortiz Mma Fight of the Week: Robert Whittaker vs Derek Brunson