Last year, Derek Brunson squared off with hard-hitting Aussie Robert Whittaker and it didn’t exactly go his way. He came out like a man possessed, desperately wanting to get his fifth knockout in a row and the title shot that would come with it. Instead, he got his lights turned off by Robert Whittaker and the rest is history. Now Whittaker has an interim middleweight belt and will be waiting to unify against either Michael Bisping or Georges St-Pierre. It’s a loss that still haunts Brunson, who still believes he has what it takes to get the W against the interim champ.<\/p>\n
\n“I like to be aggressive, I like to finish fights. But I\u2019ve been doing a better job of finding that balance. I\u2019m a very smart guy also, when it comes to learning how to be more strategic and not pretty much destroy your hand in one fight. I think the one fight that cost me the most was the [Robert] Whittaker fight when I was super aggressive, but you look at that fight, I had him rocked the whole time. I\u2019m sure he knows I could put him away also, but you don\u2019t want to put yourself in those fifty-fifty positions. Let your skills be on show. I still wanna keep my aggressive ways and let mu skills be on display.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nWhittaker tags Brunson on the chase!!!! #UFCMelbourne<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/o8Bt6eJckW<\/a><\/p>\n
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