Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-27, nice and tough fight between Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in hapkido, karate and Tuf Ww tournament winner Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won five bouts beating Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Whittaker) and Rafael Natal in his last two (=Whittaker vs Natal).
His opponent, Derek Brunson, has an official record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Yoel Romero in 2014 (=Romero vs Brunson) but then he has collected five victories defeating Roan Carneiro (=Brunson vs Carneiro) and Uriah Hall in 2016 (=Hall vs Brunson). Whittaker vs Brunson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 101. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs Brunson
Date: 2016-11-27
Where: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Division: middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg)
Whittaker’s previous fight: Robert Whittaker vs Rafael Natal
Brunson’s previous fight: Uriah Hall vs Derek Brunson
Brunson’s next fight: Anderson Silva vs Derek Brunson
Whittaker’s next fight: Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Robert Whittaker
Official Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=212IYCIpjck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqekNTxAL4c
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