UFC Hidalgo highlights: Derek Brunson TKOs Uriah Hall with vicious punch

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The co-main event of the evening featured a middleweight contest between Derek Brunson and Uriah Hall. Brunson needed less than five minutes to put an end to the proceedings with a massive left that flattened the TUF veteran.

Check out the play-by-play below:

Round 1: Herb Dean is your ref for tonight’s co-main. Hall goes forward and Brunson counters with a takedown attempt. They clinch and the crowd has started booing just 25 seconds in. It’s been that kind of night. Brunson has the body lock and is working for the takedown. Derek nearly kneed Hall in the head while his hand was down. Knee to the body by Brunson and now they separate. Hall with a kick to the body. Humongous left hook by Brunson destroys Hall. Brunson going in for the finish and he’s got it! Uriah Hall is not happy at all. Wow that was a vicious shot but I think that was a bit premature by Herb Dean.

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Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.