Derek Brunson was seemingly seconds away from a massive win over Jared Cannonier at UFC 271. Unfortunately for him, the horn sounded to end round one and it was all downhill from there.
Seemingly exhausted and unable to keep up with his own furious and unrelenting pace, Brunson was hurt and eventually knocked out by Cannonier late in round two, with Derek’s corner also throwing in the towel simultaneously to the referee’s stoppage. The loss brought an end to Brunson’s five-fight winning streak, and most likely decided who will get the next crack at Israel Adesanya’s belt.
Brunson released a short statement on Twitter, and with his wording it looks like he’ll fight just once more and then call it a career.