Derek Brunson (Guest) - EP #110

Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast

UFC Middleweight Contender, gym owner, manager, and fight promoter, Derek Brunson, Skypes in for today's episode. He and Mike talk about his recent dominant TKO victory over Edmen Shahbazyan, will he fight Paulo Costa, Darren Till or Kevin Holland next, getting robbed by Anderson Silva, how Henri Hooft helped Derek step up his game, how Derek's wrestling background got him into MMA, facing Chris Leben in his UFC debut, the upsides and downsides of being a professional fighter, predictions for Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards and Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier, and much more! Don't forget we post NINE HOURS EARLIER on YouTube so be sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications so you can watch the episodes as soon as they are released! Watch the taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/4_wTo-odc7Y Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at https://akathailand.com ! Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to the show 0:39 Should the Edmen Shahbazyan fight have been stopped earlier? 4:18 Does Paulo Costa really want any part of Derek? 6:26 Derek got robbed by Anderson Silva 9:32 Derek has been trying to get Darren Till in the octagon 10:58 Is Kevin Holland Derek's next opponent? 14:19 There's some bad blood between Derek and fanboy Kevin Holland 20:49 Henri Hooft's coaching style is perfect for Derek 22:45 A peek inside Derek's fight camp, fight week, and research 25:58 How freestyle and Greco wrestling got Derek into MMA 27:31 When it came to Chris Leben, Derek had to put his money where his mouth is 28:35 World travel and training with famous athletes are Derek's favorite perks 29:50 Listening to UFC vets in the locker room taught Derek to be smart with his money 31:12 Derek's future plans involve gyms, managing fighters, promoting fights, and real estate 32:29 Derek's slim favorite in the Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards fight 33:25 Why Dustin Poirier has a shot against Conor McGregor in the rematch Business E-mail: [e-mail] Follow: Derek Brunson: https://www.instagram.com/derekbrunson https://twitter.com/derekbrunson https://www.facebook.com/thederekbrunson Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Derek Brunson Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!