{"id":204994,"date":"2016-09-22T10:31:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204994"},"modified":"2016-09-22T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:31:35","slug":"derek-brunson-vs-robert-whittaker-targeted-for-ufc-fight-night-101-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/derek-brunson\/derek-brunson-vs-robert-whittaker-targeted-for-ufc-fight-night-101-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Brunson vs. Robert Whittaker targeted for UFC Fight Night 101 in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming off of his fourth first-round knockout last weekend and fifth win in a row, UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson is already being scheduled for his next fight.<\/p>\n

Following his TKO over Uriah Hall last Saturday<\/a>, Brunson (16-3) is in talks for a fight down under with Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne on November 27.<\/p>\n

Whittaker (16-4) is also riding a five-fight win streak, most recently defeating Rafael Natal by decision at UFC 197.<\/p>\n

\"Derek<\/a><\/p>\n

The two surging middleweights appear to be on the cusp of becoming title contenders, and a win for either man would put them at six wins in a row. The 185 pound belt is currently on the waist of Michael Bisping, who knockout out Luke Rockhold at UFC 199. Bisping is set to defend the belt against Dan Henderson<\/a> in a rematch of their UFC 100 bout in October, with ‘Hendo’ stating he may retire regardless of the outcome of that fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a weight class short of fresh contenders, Brunson and Whittaker are poised for a potential shot at UFC gold. For Brunson’s part, his four first-round knockouts have come at the expense of Uriah Hall, Roan Carneiro, Sam Alvey, as well as a 36-second KO over notoriously tough Ed Herman.<\/p>\n

Whittaker himself scored a 44-second KO over Brad Tavares last year as well as a decision victory over Hall at UFC 193.<\/p>\n

\"Whittaker<\/a><\/p>\n

Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold\u00a0will rematch Jacare Souza in the headliner of UFC Fight Night 101<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who do you see winning between Brunson and Whittaker? Will Brunson continue his knockout streak? Or will Whittaker walk away with his sixth win in a row? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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