Brett McDermott

Brett McDermott
Other names	The Spartan
Birth date	10 September 1978 (age 48)
Birth place	Cumbria, England
Nationality	English
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	217.6 lb (15 st 8 lb; 99 kg)
Weight class	Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
Fighting out of	Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Team	Flex MMA
Years active	2013–present
Mma kowin	8
Mma decwin	1
Mma koloss	2
Mma subloss	2
Mma decloss	1
Sherdog	89439

Brett McDermott
Club 1	Barrow
Year1start	1996
Year1end	01
Appearances 1	67
Tries 1	16
Goals 1	0
Fieldgoals 1	0
Points 1	64
Club 2	Workington Town
Year2start	2002
Year2end	03
Appearances 2	42
Tries 2	14
Goals 2	0
Fieldgoals 2	0
Points 2	56
Club 3	Whitehaven
Year3start	2004
Year3end	05
Appearances 3	40
Tries 3	5
Goals 3	0
Fieldgoals 3	0
Points 3	20
Club 4	Barrow
Year4start	2006
Year4end	11
Appearances 4	128
Tries 4	22
Goals 4	0
Fieldgoals 4	0
Points 4	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]^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] In June 2011, the RFL confirmed that McDermott was banned for two years after testing positive for drostanolone and 19-norandrosterone.^[5]

Mixed martial arts career

After being banned from rugby league, McDermott became a MMA fighter.^[6] 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.^[7]

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

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)

References

^
^ "RLP". Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ "McDermott Ends Raiders Career". North West Evening Mail. CN Group. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ "Barrow prop McDermott retires after RFL doping charge". BBC Sport. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ "Two-year RFL ban for former Barrow prop Brett McDermott". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. Archived 16 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ Wharton, Brad (4 March 2013). "The week in MMA: Five things we've learned from the world of mixed martial arts". Mirror Online. Trinity Mirror. Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ http://mmajunkie.com/2015/12/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-live-results Archived 1 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1 results: Aoki stops Sakuraba, tourney starts with big KOs

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org