{"id":312338,"date":"2019-05-05T06:47:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T13:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=312338"},"modified":"2019-05-05T06:47:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T13:47:03","slug":"derek-brunson-took-care-not-to-knock-himself-out-in-elias-theodorou-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/derek-brunson-took-care-not-to-knock-himself-out-in-elias-theodorou-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Brunson took care not to knock himself out in Elias Theodorou fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC Ottawa, Derek Brunson picked up a decision victory over Canada’s Elias Theodorou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-way through this fight, Brunson hoisted his foe into the air and slammed him into the canvas. We’ve seen similar slams in the Octagon before \u2014 and once with disastrous consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Jarred Brooks attempted a similar maneuver on Jose Torres and wound up knocking himself out. Derek Brunson saw this fight, and wanted to avoid the same fate when he slammed Theodorou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThat was my exact thought,\u201d Brunson said post-fight (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI picked him up, I locked my hands, I was like, oh, that kid\u2014I think it was Jarred Brooks or something like that\u2014he went, he swung, he dunked him and knocked himself out. I was like, if I knock myself out, it\u2019s gonna be real bad. So I swung his legs and I swam back over and I got north-south position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut yeah, I wanted to make sure I didn\u2019t knock myself out. That wouldn\u2019t look good. I would have made \u2018Sportscenter Not Top 10\u2019 or whatever. That would have been bad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, Derek Brunson avoided disaster, and got the victory he was hoping for. He’s quite proud of his performance, particularly because it showed off parts of his game we don’t often see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s funny, I\u2019m a knockout guy. In my previous wins, I think all of my last seven wins I got were knockouts in the first round,\u201d Brunson said. \u201cTo come out here and get a decision after a rough year, it feels good. Now I\u2019ve got that built in my mind. I can go the distance with a guy who\u2019s known for cardio, who moves around a lot, pretty much had to chase a little bit. So I can take my time and be patient, I know I can knock guys out still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to keep evolving. I heard him saying all week it\u2019s checkers vs. chess,\u201d Brunson said. \u201cI\u2019m a smart guy, I like to think of myself as a smart guy, but sometimes I go out there and do a lot of dumb stuff. So to actually come back and get a smart win, I feel really good about that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were you impressed by Derek Brunson at UFC Ottawa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/5\/2019.\u00a0<\/em>
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