Austin McBroom Ends Faze Temper With One Left Hand at Brand Risk 15

Austin McBroom needed exactly one clean shot Saturday night. In the Brand Risk 15 main event in Miami, he uncorked a left hand flush on the button that folded Faze Temper into a heap on the canvas — the kind of knockout that turns a raucous room dead quiet in a half-second. Everyone in the building held their breath waiting to see if Temper would get up.

Both men had spent the night daring each other to swing. McBroom was grinning as he set his feet, while Temper leaned on his height and reach to keep distance. Neither showed much interest in defense, and that arithmetic only ever runs one direction. The moment they both stepped into the pocket with real intent, McBroom got there first — and it was over.

A Room That Went Silent

The commentary team's reaction told the story better than any replay could. This wasn't a flash knockdown; it was the kind of finish that makes everyone in the venue briefly stop being entertained and start being concerned. Temper eventually recovered, but the image of him crumpling is what people will remember from this card.

Brand Risk 15 pulled a notable spectator, too. UFC CEO Dana White was caught on camera watching the broadcast — even with his own UFC Sacramento card running at the same time. When the promoter of the world's biggest MMA outfit is splitting his attention to check in on influencer boxing, that says plenty about where the crossover scene sits right now.

The knockouts didn't stop with the headliner. Gabe Silva stopped Kimbo Slice Jr. on the same Miami bill, giving Silva two KOs in his young boxing career and adding another highlight to a card built around finishes rather than points.

As for what's next, Bryce Hall is being floated as a potential McBroom opponent at a future Brand Risk event. It's the fight the audience wants and the one the promotion has been circling. On the evidence of Saturday, anyone stepping across from McBroom should probably respect that left hand a little more than Temper did.