FeatureAnderson Silva vs. Derek Brunson added to UFC 208 in Brooklyn by Kristine Haugsjaa January 13, 2017 Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is set to face #8 ranked Derek Brunson in a three round middleweight bout at UFC 208 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on February 11th. UFC President Dana White made the announcement Friday evening.httpss://twitter.com/danawhite/status/820046739969146880Silva (33-8-1) has lost his last 4 out of 5 fights with one no contest in his bout with Nick Diaz last January. His most recent loss being his short notice bout at light heavyweight against UFC LHW champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Silva stepped up in two days notice when Jon Jones was forced to withdraw due to a USADA violation.Brunson (16-4) is coming off a loss to Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson in November. Prior to that he was on a five fight win streak with the promotion.The UFC has been taking major heat since the official fight card for the first pay-per-view of 2017 was announced. UFC commentator Joe Rogan suggested that there was another fight in the works for the Brooklyn card to add more buying-power to it. With 13-fights already signed for, one can assume this was the final bout he was referring to.Tickets are still on sale for UFC 208 through Ticketmaster.com. Post Views: 1,372The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsKristine HaugsjaaKristine is a Managing Editor for DoubleGSports.com as well as UFC/MMA Lead Writer. She also hosts a column known as Fighting Words.Latest posts by Kristine Haugsjaa (see all) NJ’s Chookagian makes flyweight debut at UFC Charlotte - November 7, 2017 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves - October 20, 2017 Frankie Edgar to face Champion Max Holloway at UFC 218 - October 3, 2017 Boxing’s Amanda Serrano heading to MMA - September 21, 2017 Related TopicsAnderson Silvaderek brunsonufcufc 208 Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! UFC Long Island: Ticket & Fight Card Info by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on May 31, 2017 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 A Look at Paternity Leave in MLB as Trout Becomes a Dad by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on August 5, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video)On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video)On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video)On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video)On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Two Rutgers Soccer Players Going Pro Rangers Honor Steven McDonalds’ Life