D. Brunson fights this Saturday (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)
Even after recovering from the defeat to Anderson Silva in February, Derek Brunson remains haunted by the setback. Escalated to face Lyoto Machida in the main fight of UFC Sao Paulo this Saturday (28), the North American saw his next rival consult with the “Spider”, but declared that he was not bothered by the tips given by Anderson.
See too
Brunson admitted that he did poorly in the duel against the former champion at UFC 208, but declared that he does not feel threatened by his former tormentor's proximity to Machida. The two are personal friends and talked about the American's style, which is coming off a victory over Dan Kelly in the middle of the year.
“Man, that doesn’t worry me at all, honestly. It's different inside, it'll be one on one. He would be worried if Anderson went in there with Lyoto (laughs). It won't make a difference. I'm prepared to have a great performance on Saturday and surprise everyone. I’m not going to be intimidated and I’m going to go head-to-head, I have heavy hands and wrestling that he hasn’t seen yet,” said Brunson.
The North American will fight for the first time in Brazil and assured that he is already prepared for the likely boos he will receive, but guaranteed that he is a fan of the country and Brazilian fans. Brunson also said he expected applause in case of victory over Lyoto.
"I like Brazil! It's a cool place and the fans are fanatical. Obviously, they're going to root for their guy and I respect that. I'll probably get booed a little bit, but I don't care about that. I hope they appreciate my victory and applaud me when I beat Lyoto”, he commented.
Comments