Brunson was full of praise for 'Spider'. (Photo: Getty Images)
Derek Brunson has a tough task at UFC 208 this Saturday (11): face Anderson Silva. However, during the promotion for the fight, many said that the former champion is no longer the same, a notion that the American completely rejects. For Brunson, Spider remains one of the best fighters in the world, and is faster than 95% of middleweights.
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“If we look at his last two fights, Anderson has had a series of unfortunate events. In the fight against Bisping, who is now the champion, he knocked the guy out and then they started the duel again, so a lot of strange things happened to him. Anderson may not be the same, but he's still faster than 95% of the division and his skills never go away, he still has it. So it’s going to be a good fight”, commented Brunson in a press interview after the pre-UFC 208 open training sessions.
The American is coming off a defeat in the first round of the main fight at UFC Melbourne at the end of last year. Before that, however, Brunson had lined up five opponents, beating four of them by knockout (Ed Herman, Sam alvey, Roan Jucão and Uriah Hall. The triumph over Lorenz Larkin came in the decision),
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