Back in March, longtime regional veteran Derrick Krantz came up with a big win in the headlining slot of LFA 63. The 31-year-old, who has been competing professionally since 2008, stopped opponent Justin Patterson with strikes, just 2:27 into the first round. But more than just filling out his resume, the victory came in front of UFC President Dana White, who was in attendance filming an episode of his Lookin’ for a Fight web series.
“I’ll be honest with you. You’re 31 years old, you’re 24-10. It makes no f—ing sense to bring you on the Contender Series.