ESPN<\/a>. “I was aiming for somebody who would get me a title shot. But after thinking about it, a first-round finish over Jacare, who’s been considered as one of the best fighters on the planet, I think that gets me a shot.”<\/p>\nThis fight has been in discussion for some time. Unfortunately, Brunson and Jacare both wanted the fight to occur in their home countries, which resulted in some tricky negotiations.<\/p>\n
“I think Jacare was playing games trying to get it to Brazil,” Brunson said. “It’s funny, because he wasn’t really on my radar. I was aiming for somebody who would get me a title shot. But after thinking about it, a first-round finish over Jacare, who’s been considered as one of the best fighters on the planet, I think that gets me a shot.”<\/p>\n
This fight, as any long-time, hardcore fan will remember, will be a rematch of a 2012 bout in the Strikeforce cage, which Jacare won by first-round KO. Brunson, then, will be chasing vengeance in Charlotte.<\/p>\n
“I went out super aggressive and he caught me,” he said of his first fight with Jacare. “The punch he threw, he ducked his head and closed his eyes. I came running in and he caught me on the chin.”<\/p>\n
“I had to deal with that for years. I was pissed off about it for a long time.”<\/p>\n
Who do you think wins this Derek Brunson vs. Jacare rematch?<\/p>\n
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