The most thrilling combat between two strong opponents Robert Whittaker vs Derek Brunson happened on "UFC Fight Night 101" produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 26, 2016 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
MMA Fighting reports that "UFC Fight Night 101" is UFC’s second event they hosted in Melbourne. The first was UFC 193 in November 2015 where the famous Ronda Rousey lost her bantamweight title to Holly Holm. This year’s event broke the UFC’s attendance record with 56,214 spectators. The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson served as an event headliner.
Derek Brunson (age 32) is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in the middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Robert Whittaker (age 25) is an Australian professional MMA artist since 2009. Robert Whittaker vs Derek Brunson headliner is a fight between two excellent contenders in "UFC Fight Night 101" on 26 November in Melbourne.
According to Forbes, there were not a lot of finishes, but Robert Whittaker managed to pull the biggest victory in his career. It was not easy, Brunson quickly wherewithal when Whittaker had early control and came back hard on him. Brunson stunned Whittaker but instead of waiting patiently to get a better position, he rushed wildly and that cost him a lot. The winging punches left him open for Whittaker’s hard counter shots.
The Sydneysider allow the fans exciting event in the UFC history. According to Fox Sports, in this brutal, thrilling and dynamic middleweight fight, in the first 2 or 3 minutes Brunson had the upper hand controlling the battle but after he was taken to the ground Whittaker caught Brunson with a shot which closed his opponent's eye and saw the crowd on it’s feet. Whittaker unloaded series of punches on Brunson which forces Herb Dean to stop the fight in 4:07.
Whittaker is now a win away from title contention in the middleweight division.
