{"id":221116,"date":"2017-02-04T09:47:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T17:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=221116"},"modified":"2017-02-04T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T18:02:11","slug":"exclusive-derek-brunson-breaks-down-anderson-silva-fight2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/derek-brunson\/exclusive-derek-brunson-breaks-down-anderson-silva-fight2\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | Derek Brunson breaks down Anderson Silva fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

At UFC 208 next weekend, middleweight contender Derek Brunson will step into the Octagon to fight former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva<\/a> in a highly anticipated matchup that is guaranteed to produce fireworks.<\/p>\n

While fighting a legend like Silva may seem like a daunting task to some, Brunson is very aware of what his strengths are, as well as what Silva’s strengths are going into the fight.<\/p>\n

\"Anderson<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel faster than Anderson, I\u2019m stronger than Anderson, my wrestling\u2019s better, my cardio is good. I can grind, I don\u2019t think Anderson can grind with me. I can overwhelm people like that. His advantage would be he\u2019s a veteran fighter, he has very tricky striking. Those are my advantages, and that\u2019s where he\u2019s good at.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Silva is currently riding a 2-fight losing streak, however that doesn’t tell the whole story. In his first loss following his suspension, Silva controversially dropped a unanimous decision to Michael Bisping in London<\/a>, where he nearly finished ‘The Count’ at the end of the third round with a flying knee. Ultimately the bout continued and Bisping won the unanimous decision. In his most recent fight, Silva stepped in for Jon Jones at light heavyweight against Daniel Cormier<\/a> on just 48 hours notice, going the distance with the champ in a 3-round affair. While some say Silva is on the decline, Derek Brunson doesn’t see it that way:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really look at it like that to be honest, and I don\u2019t really think that\u2019s the accurate look at the situation. If Anderson Silva comes out there and does what he did to Chris Weidman and put his chin out there, I\u2019m quick enough to tag him. I hit harder than Chris Weidman so I\u2019m going to knock him out. He won\u2019t do that with me, Anderson\u2019s smart, he\u2019s a very high IQ fighter, and he knows if he has the speed advantage he can drop his hands a little bit, but I heard him in an interview saying \u2018I\u2019ve got to be smart with Derek, he\u2019s quick.\u2019 So he\u2019s going to fight me the best that he possibly can, and he\u2019s lost fights, but if you look at those fights they\u2019re close decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of factors that play into his losses, and I\u2019m not really looking into any of them, I\u2019m looking for him to come and be the best Anderson Silva he can, and very game, and it\u2019s going to be my job to put him out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI realize where I\u2019m better at, that\u2019s one thing for sure, and I\u2019m going to be smarter than I was in my previous fight. The fight starts on the feet, so I have to strike with him, that has to be a factor. We\u2019re going to go out there and take the fight wherever it goes and look to be dominating, and I\u2019m always looking to finish guys. I\u2019m not one of these guys that\u2019s trying to set the UFC record for most minutes spent in the cage.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Derek<\/p>\n

As far as his keys to winning the fight, and a prediction, Brunson stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fight right here, I just gotta be smart. Be smart, get my hand raised, onto the next, and look to build for that future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just see myself being dominant and then getting my hand raised. I don\u2019t really know what round, or when, or where it\u2019s going to end. The fight is always dictated off how the other person comes out also, but I see myself getting my hand raised and being dominant in doing so.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 2\/4\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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