Feature Anderson 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/820046739969146880 Silva (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: 1,428 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kristine Haugsjaa Kristine 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 Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Passion For Sports Led Kelly Burke To Career As Broadcaster by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on November 16, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 More 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