Derek Brunson knows how hard it can be to land matchups with higher ranked fighters as you work your way into title contention.
That’s why the veteran middleweight didn’t hesitate to accept the challenge of Ian Heinisch when he called for a fight against him following his win over Antonio Carlos Junior earlier this year.
Heinisch is only two fights into his UFC career after earning his contract on Dana White’s Contender Series but he already managed to crack the top-15 rankings. That win led to Heinisch calling out Brunson and it took the former Division-II All-American wrestler a matter of moments to accept.