News Derek Brunson part ways with the UFC

[ExitLUPin]

I think he was the last of the Strikeforce fighters? Def the last Strikeforce MW.... Actually Anthony Smith and Bobby Green.

 

[AbominableJoman]

I thought he had a fight booked?

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

Izzy's best win cut from the UFC

What a shame

They cut Poatan??!!!!

 

[markys00]

They cut Poatan??!!!!

Or Silva or Whittaker? Hell, or Romero or gastelum or cannonier?

That guy must be drunk

 

[VonSupervillain]

Every day is side laterals day and nothing else.

 

[VinceArch]

He was good as a gatekeeper.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Or derailing the Shahbazyan and Holland hype trains when they were still a thing around here LOL.

He ended any hype Till had aswell

 

[linvillegorge]

Wouldn't be shocked if he rethought things and retired. He turns 40 in January and with two straight losses (albeit against elite competition) the idea of a title shot has pretty much evaporated.

 

[Pierced7681]

Mad respect to Brunson, the ufc tried to feed him to numerous prospects near the end of his career and he defied the odds until he eventually ran into the cannon and got put out cold. Not a hall of fame career but still very good. Maybe had the best defensive wrestling statistically in the ufc?

 

[BEATDOWNS]

He is transitioning into Phil Davis?

 

[jitzmonkey]

Guy’s gonna be 40 in like 4 months.

Maybe he just called it a day.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

He could have retired. He's been talking about it for a long time. We need more information before we pull out our jump to conclusions mat.

That would make sense - if he got injured bad enough to pull out it might just be time to call it quits (thought he quasi-retired multiple times already).

He’ll likely put out a statement soon.

 

[Georges Hefner]

He did better against Dricus than Bobby did

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

i like brunson. he was talking about retiring i wonder what happened

 

[TCE]

I'm a fan of Brunson, sad to hear this. I hope they parted ways on good terms, and as mentioned already, maybe he just retired. He is close to 40 and has some amazing fights in the UFC.

We'll get a statement from him soon I'm sure.

 

[Black0ut]

Seeing a few reports that it’s retirement. Definitely not 100% tho

 

[Fight Professor]

I thought he was retired.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Izzy's best win cut from the UFC

What a shame

You're an idiot.

 

[TorontoTO]

Or derailing the Shahbazyan and Holland hype trains when they were still a thing around here LOL.

Brunson is a wrestler and a not exciting one to add, while the UFC obviously is building the higher divisions as a no grappling zone.

 

[TorontoTO]

UFC fighters have the saddest retirement careers since they never make enough money to just disappear