Derek Brunson inched even closer to a middleweight title shot when he defeated Darren Till in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 191 main event.
Brunson (23-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) extended his winning streak to five fights when he outworked and out-grappled Till (18-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) to a third-round submission win in the event headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Brunson’s victory over Till at UFC Fight Night 191.
Aljamain Sterling
If Brunson doesn’t tire, I think he takes this one. Much improved over the years and past few fights. He uses his wrestling well and inflicts good damage on top or gets good control time. But sometimes that grappling fatigues him #UFCVegas36
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 4, 2021
Bloody Elbow
Till pressuring early to start round 1, lands a good left and another. Brunson with a 1-2. Brunson clinches up and eats a knee. #UFCVegas36
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) September 4, 2021
Rob Tatum
Stinging left hands from Till early. Brunson responds to the pressure with a takedown. #UFCVegas36
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) September 4, 2021
Caposa
Till was looking good, but potential round changing takedown from Brunson
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 4, 2021
Kevin Iole
Brunson is firing away from the top
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 4, 2021
Ben Askren
Beautiful elbows from Brunson!!! Till has to get up or this i gonna be a long night.
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 4, 2021
Damon Martin
10-8 Derek Brunson in R1.
He had Till in serious trouble on the ground. #UFCVegas36
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) September 4, 2021
Kevin Iole
This is not good for Till. Taking more punishment and his eyes are getting worse and worse
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 4, 2021
Ant Evans
Till too slow with strikes. Brunson open for right hook counter but Till backs way out and range. Darren misses with crosses and falls into TD range. Hard to see him getting faster from here
— Ant Evans (@AntEvansMMA) September 4, 2021
Tatiana Saurez
That wasn’t wise. He should have ditched the knee and resorted to takedown defense first. Beautiful shot from Brunson! #UFCVegas36
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 4, 2021
Aaron Bronsteter
20-18 Brunson
Taking the path of least resistance and it’s working like a charm. Let’s see what kind of pace both Brunson and Till can maintain going forward.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 4, 2021
Kevin Iole
Hard left by Till and Brunson is hurt
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 4, 2021
Kevin Iole
But Brunson takes him down and Till just gave up his back
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 4, 2021
Belal Muhammad
Ahhhhhh that was such a crazy change of events right there
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 4, 2021
Brett Okamoto
Derek Brunson gets it done. Taps Darren Till in the third. Just when it looked like Till had him hurt and had turned the tide, Brunson gets a takedown he had to have and locks in the choke. Won first two rounds as well.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 4, 2021
Ben Askren
Just when Till starts landing he gets taken down and turns over.
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 4, 2021
Belal Muhammad
Head up Darren your still young and fighting best of the best I’m still a believer
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 4, 2021
Dillon Danis
just know i’m the best grappler in mma it’s facts i don’t care what anyone says
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) September 4, 2021
Megan Anderson
While a great W, I didn’t see anything in that performance that showed Brunson can beat Adesanya… but who knows 🤔 #UFCVegas36
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) September 4, 2021
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