By now, you’ve probably heard the news. Days after news broke that Tony Ferguson had been forced out of his UFC 223 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, we lost a similarly anticipated matchup as Matt Brown has been forced out of his UFC Glendale scrap with Carlos Condit with a torn ACL.
Late Monday evening, Brown confirmed this news, which was first reported by Ariel Helwani.
Wish it was all April Fools but I did tear my acl over the weekend. I hope @CarlosCondit gets an opponent and doesn’t have to lose out on the opportunity. We’ll do it for sure when I’m back. #thirdtimeisacharm
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) April 3, 2018
“Wish it was all April Fools but I did tear my ACL over the weekend,” Brown said in his Tweet. “I hope [Carlos Condit] gets an opponent and doesn’t have to lose out on the opportunity. We’ll do it for sure when I’m back.”
Brown then issued a followup statement, explaining that, while this is certainly an unfortunate twist, he’s still happy about the life he leads.
No need to send me a message with “I’m sorry”. This is hardly something to be sorry about I still live a great life and am blessed to be doing what I do daily. These kinds of obstacles are to be expected along this road. I will get past it and ultimately benefit from it somehow.
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) April 3, 2018
“No need to send me a message with ‘I’m sorry,’” he said. “This is hardly something to be sorry about, I still live a great life and am blessed to be doing what I do daily. These kinds of obstacles are to be expected along this road. I will get past it and ultimately benefit from it somehow.”
Matt Brown last fought in November, when he thumped Diego Sanchez in a 2017 knockout of the year contender. This win was preceded by stoppage losses to Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Jake Ellenberger and Demian Maia. Brown is currently 21-16 in sum.
Carlos Condit, meanwhile, last fought in December, when he gave up a decision to Neil Magny in his long awaited return to the cage. In his next most recent bouts, he succumbed to a Demian Maia submission, and gave up a ridiculously close decision to then champion Robbie Lawler. His last win occurred in May of 2015, when he defeated Thiago Alves by TKO. Condit is 30-11 overall.
Do you still want to see Carlos Condit and Matt Brown fight in the future?
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 4/3/2018.