Brett McDermott explained

Brett McDermott

Other Names:

The Spartan

Birth Date:

10 September 1978

Birth Place:

Cumbria, England

Nationality:

English

Height:

6’15feet

Weight:

217.60NaN0

Fighting Out Of:

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England

Team:

Flex MMA

Years Active:

2013–present

Mma Kowin:

Mma Decwin:

Mma Koloss:

Mma Subloss:

Mma Decloss:

Sherdog:

89439

Module:

Embed:	yes
Club1:	Barrow
Year1start:	1996
Year1end:	01
Appearances1:	67
Tries1:	16
Goals1:	0
Fieldgoals1:	0
Points1:	64
Year2start:	2002
Year2end:	03
Appearances2:	42
Tries2:	14
Goals2:	0
Fieldgoals2:	0
Points2:	56
Club3:	Whitehaven
Year3start:	2004
Year3end:	05
Appearances3:	40
Tries3:	5
Goals3:	0
Fieldgoals3:	0
Points3:	20
Club4:	Barrow
Year4start:	2006
Year4end:	11
Appearances4:	128
Tries4:	22
Goals4:	0
Fieldgoals4:	0
Points4:	88
Teama:	Cumbria
Yearastart:	2003
Yearaend:	07
Appearancesa:	3
Triesa:	1
Goalsa:	0
Fieldgoalsa:	0
Pointsa:	4
Teamb:	Ireland
Yearbstart:	2009
Yearbend:	10
Appearancesb:	4
Triesb:	0
Goalsb:	0
Fieldgoalsb:	0
Pointsb:	0
Updated:	12 November 2023
Source:	^[1]

Brett McDermott (born 10 September 1978) is an English mixed martial artist, and former professional rugby league footballer. In rugby he represented Ireland, and played club level for every Cumbrian clubs except Carlisle Border Raiders. In MMA, he has been a professional competitor since 2013 and is the current BAMMA Heavyweight Champion. McDermott also competed for Rizin and Bellator MMA.

Rugby league

McDermott, who competed in professional rugby for 15 seasons, 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.^[2] A couple of days later, he later admitted that he had retired after being charged by the Rugby Football League (RFL) for failing a drugs test.^[3] In June 2011, the RFL confirmed that McDermott was banned for two years after testing positive for drostanolone and 19-norandrosterone.^[4]

Mixed martial arts career

After being banned from rugby league, McDermott became a MMA fighter.^[5] 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 29 December 2015, losing in the quarterfinals against former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Muhammed Lawal by knockout.^[6]

McDermott stepped in on a few days notice as a replacement for Vladimir Filipovic to face Liam McGeary in the main event at Bellator 173. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Personal life

McDermott is married with three children. He is of Irish descent.

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center| 9–5| Tony Mustard| TKO (punches)|MTK MMA: Probellum||align=center|1|align=center|2.40|Liverpool, England ||-|Win|align=center| 8–5| Ruben Wolf| TKO (punches)|BAMMA 29||align=center|2|align=center|0.54|Birmingham, England | |-|Loss|align=center| 7–5|Liam McGeary| TKO (doctor stoppage)|Bellator 173||align=center|2|align=center|1:06|Belfast, Northern Ireland||-|Win|align=center| 7–4| Dan Konecke| TKO (punches)|Full Contact Contender 17||align=center|2|align=center|2:50|Manchester, England||-|Loss|align=center| 6–4| Kenneth Bergh| Submission (guillotine choke)|Clash of the Titans 16||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:02|Cumbria, England||-|Win|align=center| 6–3 | Jamie Sloane| KO (punch)|BAMMA 25||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:58|Birmingham, England||-| Loss| align=center| 5–3| Muhammed Lawal| KO (punches)| Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba| |align=center| 1| align=center| 9:20| Saitama, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 5–2| Pelu Adetola| TKO (punches)| BAMMA 23| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:57| Birmingham, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 4–2| Marcin Lazarz| Decision (unanimous)| BAMMA 20| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Birmingham, England| |-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Oli Thompson| KO (punches)| BAMMA 17| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:43| Manchester, England| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Paul Bennett| KO (punch)| Stoke Fight Factory: Rage in the Cage 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:09| Stoke-on-Trent, England| |-| Win| align=center| 2–1| Shaun Lomas| Decision (unanimous)| Stoke Fight Factory: Rage in the Cage 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Stoke-on-Trent, England| |-| Win| align=center| 1–1| Jason Tyldesley| TKO (punches)| Alpha Male FC 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:20| Scarborough, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Thomas Denham| Submission (rear-naked choke)| BAMMA 12| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:58| Newcastle, England|

Championships and accomplishments

Rugby league

Whitehaven

National League One
- Champions - 2005

Barrow Raiders

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

BAMMA

BAMMA World Heavyweight Championship (One time; first)

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

Notes and References

http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brett-mcdermott/summary.html RLP
Web site: McDermott Ends Raiders Career. North West Evening Mail. CN Group. 23 July 2014. 30 March 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727233253/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/mcdermott-ends-raiders-career-1.822818. 27 July 2014. dmy-all.
Web site: Barrow prop McDermott retires after RFL doping charge. BBC Sport. 23 July 2014. 1 April 2011.
Web site: Two-year RFL ban for former Barrow prop Brett McDermott. BBC Sport. 23 July 2014. 6 June 2011.
Web site: Wharton. Brad. The week in MMA: Five things we've learned from the world of mixed martial arts. Mirror Online. Trinity Mirror. 23 July 2014. 4 March 2013.
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