{"id":432849,"date":"2022-02-12T22:11:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T06:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=432849"},"modified":"2022-02-12T22:11:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T06:11:05","slug":"derek-brunson-issues-statement-following-nasty-knockout-loss-to-jared-cannonier-at-ufc-271","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/derek-brunson-issues-statement-following-nasty-knockout-loss-to-jared-cannonier-at-ufc-271\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Brunson issues statement following nasty knockout loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC 271"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derek Brunson has issued a statement after suffering a nasty knockout loss to Jared Cannonier on the main card of tonight’s UFC 271 event.<\/p>\n

Brunson (23-8 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a five-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Darren Till. The 38-year-old’s last loss came against reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya<\/a> in November of 2018.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA) had gone 4-1 over his last five Octagon<\/a> appearances ahead of tonight’s UFC 271 event. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ had last competed in August of 2021, where he defeated Kelvin Gastelum by way of decision.<\/p>\n

Tonight’s Cannonier vs. Brunson contest proved to be the story of two rounds. ‘Blonde Brunson’ nearly scored a finish in round one after knocking down ‘The Killa Gorilla’ and locking in a rear-naked choke. However, the horn sounded seconds after securing the submission and thus we went to round two. In the second frame Jared Cannonier was able to land a nasty standing elbow that had Derek Brunson in all sorts of trouble. From there he proceeded to put Derek unconscious with some brutal elbows on the ground (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Official UFC 271 Result: Jared Cannonier def. Derek Brunson via KO in Round 2<\/p>\n

Shortly following the crushing defeat, Brunson took to Twitter with the following statement for his fans.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekBrunson\/status\/1492728464763412482<\/a><\/p>\n

“Made a title push. Number 3 vs 4 in the world. I came up short. Life lessons. I’m all good, sad but life will give you theses moments. I\u2019ll pick myself up for one more fight. Blessings all 🙏🏾”<\/em><\/p>\n

Who would you like to see Derek Brunson fight in his final Octagon appearance? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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