MMAFighting.com’s The MMA Hour<\/a> in a recent interview, Brunson admitted that the first time he fought “The Last Stlebender,” he underestimated him. If he does get the rematch, then Brunson says he will not underestimate his rival the next time.<\/p>\n\u201cI was pissed off right when I went back to the locker room (at UFC 230). I was just like, \u2018Man, I can\u2019t believe that happened.\u2019 I was just so mad that I was able to get in so easy \u2014 like, I had him body-locked, and bro, those are easy finishes for me, when I grab somebody that well. I just felt like I squandered the opportunity. I kind of took him lightly, I would say. I underestimated him. I was like, \u2018I\u2019m going to squash this guy easily,\u2019” Brunson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I say I underestimate people, I don\u2019t disrespect people, I just feel like I got their number. So I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019ve got this guy\u2019s number, no problem.\u2019 So I kind of underestimated where I needed to be and my cardio wasn\u2019t up there. I was training at home with soccer moms, soccer dads, firemen, police officers and stuff like that, so those were my training partners \u2014 the guys who weren\u2019t full-time martial artists. So I\u2019m up here smoking these guys in the gym, and I go into the fight and I\u2019m not ready for this high-level guy that\u2019s in front of me who\u2019s got a lot of feints, a good style that\u2019s going to be scrambling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you think Derek Brunson has a chance to beat Israel Adesanya in the rematch?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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