Anything can happen in a fight, is what they’ve drilled into our heads. And that probably is fine with Ray Cooper III.
As far as Cooper is concerned, if anything does happen, it’ll be a situation he not only can handle, but can thrive in. Take Friday, for example. Cooper (25-8-1), a three-time PFL finalist who won the $1 million welterweight seasons in 2019 and 2021, takes on longtime UFC fighter Derek Brunson (23-9) on Friday at the promotion’s 2023 championship event.
This time, Cooper isn’t in the welterweight final gunning for $1 million, though. He’s up to middleweight after years at 170 pounds. Even though he said he’s prepared to fight anywhere, he thinks Brunson only has one spot in mind.
