SAN DIEGO – It’s a common MMA refrain: “This loss was actually good for me.”
But how often do fighters really believe themselves when they say it? Derek Brunson might be an exception to the rule – especially because he believes the first loss of his career wasn’t a loss at all and better prepared him for the biggest fight of his career.
Brunson on Saturday meets Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the co-main event of “Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman” – and he hopes an upset will get him a title shot.