On an episode of Submission Radio, Weidman, the number nine-ranked middleweight contender, shared that Brunson reportedly turned down a fight with him.
Weidman added that he feels Brunson is looking for higher-ranked opponent.
Derek Brunson, currently the number seven-ranked middleweight contender, does believes that he deserves a higher-ranked opponent than Weidman, but clarified that he didn’t turn any fight down.
Taking to Twitter, Brunson explained his side of the story and shared that back in 2017, they were in a similar position, but the roles were reversed.
It looks like Derek Brunson was just serving Weidman up some payback for his past actions.
Derek Brunson has Paulo Costa, Darren Till in his crosshairs
While Derek Brunson may not be interested in a Chris Weidman fight at the moment, he is looking to take on higher-ranked opponents such as former title contenders Paulo Costa and Darren Till.
Derek Brunson, who’s on a three-fight winning streak since losing to Israel Adesanya back in 2018, has been calling Till and Costa out on social media, relentlessly.
Costa, who’s coming off a loss to Adesanya last September, is currently the number two-ranked contender in the middleweight division.
Till, meanwhile, is coming off a decision loss to Robert Whittaker last July.
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