Derek Brunson ends up in the hospital with a fractured jaw after loss to Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero wiped away the stain of a poor first and second round with a big comeback TKO against Derek Brunson at UFC Fight…

By: Zane Simon | 9 years ago
Derek Brunson ends up in the hospital with a fractured jaw after loss to Yoel Romero
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Yoel Romero wiped away the stain of a poor first and second round with a big comeback TKO against Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou. Romero’s star is shooting up with another knockout to his name, but for Brunson, it looks like he’ll be sidelined for quite some time. Dana White gave an update to Brunson’s status via Twitter.

A broken jaw more than salt in the wound for Brunson who was up 20-18 on all three judges score cards heading in to the third round. Hopefully the break wasn’t too bad, and he can recover quickly and with a minimal amount of surgery. Brunson for his part, has released several statements via Facebook and twitter since the fight and seems to be doing well.

I’m good all . Taking a little break and I’ll be back ! No worries . Thanks again for all of the love and supports , I dig all of y’all ! ‪#‎UFC‬ 💯

Brunson has confirmed that he will be heading in for surgery on Thursday as well:

It’s hard to say exactly what punch did the damage to Brunson’s jaw as he took a lot of unnecessary shots at the end of that fight. Check back as we’ll be sure to keep you updated with more injury news and updates from Wednesday’s Fight Night card.

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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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