I messed up my eyes. It's funny, I was training and we thought I had a mild concussion. But you know, I was out in Albuquerque and I would train from 9:30 to 11:00 and then I would rest all day long until 5:00 and I'd be playing on my phone, so I was playing on my phone and it scrambled my fore-vision.

Derek Brunson

If you look at my career, it's been nothing but consistency.

Derek Brunson

Uriah Hall is just a dynamic striker. He mixes it up well on his feet, that's where I expect him to be good at.

Derek Brunson

Everybody wants to come out here and test my cardio but I'm one of the hardest working guys in the division.

Derek Brunson

They want to lube their body up really good to make it hard to grab hold; Anderson did a great job defending my takedowns. It's because he was all greased up, so he was able to stop a lot of them.

Derek Brunson

I messed up my eyes. It's funny, I was training and we thought I had a mild concussion. But you know, I was out in Albuquerque and I would train from 9:30 to 11:00 and then I would rest all day long until 5:00 and I'd be playing on my phone, so I was playing on my phone and it scrambled my fore-vision.

Derek Brunson

I like to be aggressive, I like to finish fights.

Derek Brunson

Every fight, I train for the opponent very hard and smart.

Derek Brunson

When you have a fighter who's been punched a lot and been knocked out a lot of times, they're not going to be able to recover. They're going to look like they were knocked out.

Derek Brunson

If I hit anybody with that left hook, they're going down.

Derek Brunson

Nobody has seen my jiu-jitsu, but I have really good jiu-jitsu. I submit black belts.

Derek Brunson

I came into MMA and I had a strong core and a lot flexibility. I could put myself in a lot of different positions when it comes to scrambling.

Derek Brunson

You have to be sharp, you have to be ready. You have to have guys that can push you in terms of these high-level fights or otherwise you're going to get out to these fights and your opponent has been pushed and they are ready to compete. If you have not been pushed and you're not ready, you can't just turn that switch on that night.

Derek Brunson

I know what I'm capable of when I'm prepared and dialed in.

Derek Brunson

I know, every fighter knows, you've got to pile up wins in a row. You can't lose two in a row, three in a row and then you hear mentions of losing your job.

Derek Brunson

The UFC is where the best in the world fight at. You got some of the best fighters all across the world. It's the top organization.

Derek Brunson

I've always been a clean fighter, always lifting weights.

Derek Brunson

I'd say I just fell in love with trying to knock people out really quick instead of letting the fight develop.

Derek Brunson

There's no easy fights in the UFC.

Derek Brunson

The fans want to see more. They're there to see fights, they want to see more, they want to see people get put unconscious, whatever. But you can't get put in those spots.

Derek Brunson

Fighting Anderson Silva was a signature and career-defining moment that was stolen from me.

Derek Brunson