Derek Brunson continued to come up big as an underdog when he faced rising star Edmen Shahbazyan in the main event of UFC Fight Night 173. Brunson knew he had to weather an early storm from Shahbazyan, and he was able to do just that. Shahbazyan cracked Brunson with a few shots, but a composed Brunson used his forward momentum to land a couple of takedowns and tie him in the clinch. The grappling exchanges started wearing on Shahbazyan, and Brunson started to let his hands go more. Toward the end of Round 2, Brunson took Shahbazyan down and landed brutal ground and pound that almost put him out
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