Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-03-04, good mma bout: Derek Brunson vs Dricus du Plessis gets three stars.
Du Plessis vs Brunson is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 4th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane – UFC 285. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-02-12, great performance by both fighters: the mma fight Jared Cannonier vs Derek Brunson gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Brunson vs Cannonier is on the undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 2 – UFC 271. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-09-04, mma fight not so exciting: Derek Brunson vs Darren Till gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Till vs Brunson is the main event of UFC Vegas 36 (also known as UFC Fight Night 191 or UFC on ESPN+ 49). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-01, good fight between Derek Brunson and Edmen Shahbazyan: it gets three stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, fight not so exciting between Derek Brunson and Ian Heinisch: it gets two stars.Derek Brunson entered this fight with a professional record of 19-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts last year, against Ronaldo Jacare Souza (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2) and Israel Adesanya (Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya), but he came back to win with Elias Theodorou in 2019 (Derek Brunson vs Elias Theodorou).
His opponent, Ian Heinisch, has a mma record of 13-1-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Markus Perez in 2017, after this fight he has won five bouts defeating Cezar Ferreira (Cezar Ferreira vs Ian Heinisch) and Antonio Carlos Jr in his last two. Brunson vs Heinisch is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-04, fight not particularly good between Derek Brunson and Elias Theodorou: it gets two stars.Derek Brunson entered this fight with a professional record of 18-7-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world but he lost four out of his last six bouts, twice in 2018, against Ronaldo Jacare Souza (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2) and Israel Adesanya (Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya); before these fights he had beat Lyoto Machida in October 2017 (Derek Brunson vs Lyoto Machida).
His opponent, the Tuf Nations Mw tournament winner Elias Theodorou, has a mma record of 16-2-0 (44% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Brad Tavares in 2017 (Theodorou vs Tavares) but then he has won over Dan Kelly (Daniel Kelly vs Elias Theodorou), Trevor Smith and Eryk Anders. Brunson vs Theodorou is on the undercard of Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone – UFC Fight Night 151 (UFC on ESPN+ 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-03, pretty good finish between Derek Brunson and Israel Adesanya but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).Derek Brunson entered this fight with a pro record of 18-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker) but he lost three out of his last fights, the last one with Ronaldo Jacare Souza (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2); before this bout he had beat Lyoto Machida in October 2017 (Derek Brunson vs Lyoto Machida) and Dan Kelly in June (Derek Brunson vs Daniel Kelly).
His opponent, the undefeated former Glory kickboxing fighter Israel Adesanya, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2018 winning over Rob Wilkinson, Martin Vettori (Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori) and Brad Tavares (Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya). Brunson vs Adesanya is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – UFC 230. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-27, pretty good finish between Ronaldo Jacare Souza and Derek Brunson 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He fought twice last year beating Tim Boetsch (=Souza vs Boetsch) and losing to Robert Whittaker (=Jacare vs Whittaker).
His opponent, Derek Brunson, has an official record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Robert Whittaker (=Whittaker vs Brunson) and Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Brunson), but then he has won over Dan Kelly (=Brunson vs Kelly) and Lyoto Machida (=Brunson vs Machida). In their first fight Jacare defeated Brunson via ko in just one round (August 18, 2012 – Jacare vs Brunson I); this second fight is the main event of “UFC on Fox 27: Jacare vs Brunson 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-28, fight not so exciting between Derek Brunson and Lyoto Machida: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Derek Brunson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Robert Whittaker (=Whittaker vs Brunson) and Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Brunson), but then he came back to win with Dan Kelly (=Brunson vs Kelly).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida, has an official record of 22-7-0 (50% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 27, 2015 when he was defeated by Yoel Romero (=Machida vs Romero); before this bout he had also lost to Luke Rockhold (=Machida vs Rockhold). Brunson vs Machida is the main event of UFC Fight Night 119. Watch the video and rate this fight!
