Former UFC standout Derek Brunson referred to as out acquainted foe Darren Until to a matchup within the naked knuckle ring after his Naked Knuckle FC signing.
Former UFC middleweight Derek Brunson will make his bare-knuckle debut in opposition to Theo Doukas at Naked Knuckle FC Myrtle Seashore later this month. The 42-year-old Brunson will make his first fight sports activities look since a grappling loss in opposition to Rodolfo Vieira in November 2024.
Brunson parted methods with the Skilled Fighters League following a unanimous determination win over Ray Cooper III in November 2023. He’ll develop into the most recent UFC veteran to make the transfer to bare-knuckle boxing.
As Brunson prepares for his debut, his former UFC rival, Darren Until, is contemporary off back-to-back BKFC wins over Yoel Romero and Aaron Chalmers. Brunson defeated Until in one of many UK star’s remaining fights with the UFC.
Whereas Brunson isn’t overlooking his debut opponent, he has Until in his crosshairs once more.
Derek Brunson calls out Darren Until to run again UFC essential occasion bout
Throughout a current episode of The Struggle Guys, Brunson eyed a possible rematch with Until within the BKFC ring.
“Me and Darren Until had been attempting to get some hand-to-hand fight, and if I’ve to remind him that I’m higher than him, we’ll try this,” Brunson stated of Until.
“We had been scheduled to field, six-to-eight months in the past in Qatar in Misfits…so now we have a bit of little bit of historical past with that. In an ideal world – the bell rings, I transfer out and in, one punch on the chin and the battle’s over.”
Since departing the UFC following a loss to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282, Until has had success in skilled boxing and bare-knuckle combating. He gained the inaugural Misfits Boxing bridgerweight title by knocking out former UFC champ Luke Rockhold final 12 months.
If Brunson is victorious in his BKFC debut, don’t be shocked if Until is his focused callout.
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