The UFC 271 PPV main card is moving right along, and the promotion’s #3 ranked middleweight, Jared Cannonier, just smashed the #4 ranked, Derek Brunson, with a brutal series of elbows. The first elbow came on the feet and wobbled Brunson, and then the followup bows were dropped on the ground. Just as the referee was stepping in to stop it, the towel was being thrown in. Good to see a corner caring about their fighter. This a huge win for Cannonier, who declared himself the #1 contender to the 185-pound strap.
Brunson was clearly hunting for the takedown from the jump, but Cannonier was not making it easy for him.