Derek Brunson ‘Ready for That Title Shot’ After Fourth Straight First-Round Finish

Derek Brunson might have snuck up on people as a contender in the UFC’s middleweight division, but it’s getting increasingly difficult to overlook the Wilmington, N.C., native.Brunson won his fifth straight fight in the Octagon, as he scored a first-round technical knockout of Uriah Hall in the UFC Fight Night Hidalgo co-headliner on Saturday night. Perhaps even more impressive, it was his fourth consecutive victory inside of a round. “I worked really hard. When I come out here and get finishes I’m not surprised,” Brunson said on Fox Sports 1. “But when they go really fast like this — because it’s not really supposed to happen like this — you’ve got two highly skilled individuals and to get a fast finish over and over and over, it’s like ‘This isn’t …

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