LAS VEGAS – Derek Brunson can’t agree with Dana White’s “mental breakdown” analysis of Kevin Holland in the UFC on ESPN 21 main event. After Brunson (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) extended his winning streak to four consecutive fights with a unanimous decision win over Holland (21-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in Saturday’s middleweight headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the UFC president expressed confusion over the loser’s performance and in-cage trash talk. White said he thought Holland broke mentally due to the magnitude of the moment, and the result was a level of talking and antics that were uncharacteristic, even for “Loud Mouth.” Brunson said he doesn’t agree, though. Instead, he points to his huge advantage in wrestling as the difference-maker in the octagon. “He just couldn’t stop the takedown,” Brunson told reporters, including MMA Junkie, post-fight at UFC On ESPN 21.
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