Brett McDermott

Brett McDermott
Born	Cumbria, England
Other names	The Spartan
Nationality	English
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Division	Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
Fighting out of	Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Team	Flex MMA
Years active	2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	5
By knockout	4
By submission	0
By decision	1
Losses	3
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	1
Draws	0
No contests	0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Brett McDermott

Personal information
Born	Cumbria
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1996–2000	Barrow
2001–03	Workington Town
2004–05	Whitehaven
2006–11	Barrow
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2009–10	Ireland	4	0	0	0	4
Source: RLP

Brett McDermott is an English mixed martial artist and retired professional rugby league player who represented for Ireland, and at club level for all the Cumbrian clubs, in particular Barrow Raiders.

Rugby league

He was playing for Barrow in 2009. He also represented Ireland, including games against France in 2010.

On 30 March 2011, McDermott announced his retirement from rugby league. A couple of days later, he later admitted that he had retired after being charged by the RFL for failing a drugs test. In June 2011, the RFL confirmed that McDermott was banned for two years after testing positive for drostanolone and 19-norandrosterone.

Mixed martial arts career

After retiring from rugby league, McDermott became a MMA fighter. In 2013, he turned professional and fought Thomas Denham at BAMMA 12, but lost by submission.

McDermott competed in the Rizin Fighting Federation heavyweight tournament on December 29, 2015, losing in the quarterfinals against former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and Bellator light heavyweight contender Muhammed Lawal by knockout.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches	5 wins	3 losses
By knockout	4	1
By submission	0	1
By decision	1	1
No contests	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	5–3	Muhammed Lawal	KO (punches)	Rizin Fighting Federation 1	December 29, 2015	1	9:20	Saitama, Japan	Rizin FF Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	5–2	Pelu Adetola	TKO (punches)	BAMMA 23	November 14, 2015	1	1:57	Birmingham, England
Loss	4–2	Marcin Lazarz	Decision (unanimous)	BAMMA 20	April 25, 2015	3	5:00	Birmingham, England	For the BAMMA World Light Heavyweight championship.
Win	4–1	Oli Thompson	KO (punches)	BAMMA 17	December 6, 2014	1	1:43	Manchester, England
Win	3–1	Paul Bennett	KO (punch)	Stoke Fight Factory - Rage in the Cage 4	April 26, 2014	1	1:09	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Win	2–1	Shaun Lomas	Decision (unanimous)	Stoke Fight Factory - Rage in the Cage 3	November 30, 2013	3	5:00	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Win	1–1	Jason Tyldesley	TKO (punches)	AMFC 2 - Alpha Male Fighting Championships 2	July 6, 2013	1	1:20	Scarborough, England
Loss	0–1	Thomas Denham	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	BAMMA 12	March 9, 2013	2	3:58	Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Championships and accomplishments

Rugby league

Whitehaven RLFC

• National League 1
  • Champions - 2005

Barrow Raiders

• Division Two Championship
  • Champions – 2009
  • Minor premiership – 2009

External links

• Profile at Rugby League Project
• Professional MMA record for Brett McDermott from Sherdog

• http://mmajunkie.com/2015/12/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-live-results Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1 results: Aoki stops Sakuraba, tourney starts with big KOs