Derek Brunson Questions UFC Exit Before BKFC Debut
Home » Bare Knuckle Boxing Derek Brunson is questioning the financial timing of his UFC departure without calling for a return. In an October 28 written interview with Will Castle for The Independent, he stressed that he is grateful to be competing again with BKFC. I look back now and I’m like, maybe that wasn’t the best idea, you know? Brunson said better pay originally drove his exit. He now sees increased bonuses and the Paramount deal as missed opportunities, while maintaining he could still contend for a UFC title. The UFC’s revised bonus structure took effect at UFC 324 in January. Its official post-event report lists $100,000 awards for Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night, plus $25,000 for other fighters who secure a finish. That last provision matters: a stoppage does not automatically stack another $25,000 on top of one of the main awards. The same UFC report…