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Matt Brown clarifies statements on suicidal thoughts following criticism of Ronda Rousey
Matt Brown made headlines this week after revealing his thoughts on Ronda Rousey’s long layoff following her knockout loss to Holly Holm back at UFC 193 last year. Rousey will make her octagon return at UFC 207 in December, where she will look to reclaim the belt she lost as she takes on current woman’s […]
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Matt Brown does not respect ‘quitter’ Ronda Rousey
Matt “The Immortal” Brown has had the bitter taste of defeat before but has always bounced back from adversity. Coming off a devastating loss to Jake Ellenberger at UFC 201 in July, Brown has taken some time off to recover and ensure that he minimizes any risks of brain injury but will be back in […]
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Matt “The Immortal” Brown To Take on “The Sponge” At UFC 207
UFC 207, which is scheduled for December 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is starting to take shape. Just days removed from the announcement that Ronda Rousey will be returning to action against bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes in the main event, the card has grown with the addition of an awesome, welterweight showdown. That showdown will […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Matt Brown talks about being dropped for the first time in his life and looking to Michael Bisping for inspiration
Matt “The Immortal” Brown is as tough as they come. The UFC welterweight veteran was a guest on the relaunch of BJPenn.com radio, which aired on Wednesday along with fellow guests Eddie Bravo and Bas Rutten. Brown spoke about the latest happenings in his life, training and what his plans are for his next move […]
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Matt Brown Hopes He Can “Speak in Near-Full Sentences” When Fighting Career is Done
Earlier this summer, on the main card of UFC 201, gritty welterweight Matt Brown was flattened by the brick-fisted Jake Ellenberger. It was the first knockout loss on Brown’s long record. On the heels of this loss, Brown made an appearance on MMA Junkie Radio to discuss his concerns about sustaining long-term brain damage. On […]
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Matt Brown takes harsh stance against PEDs, calls for lifetime bans of popped fighters
PED usage has been making headlines recently in the MMA world. With just two days to go until UFC 200, pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the historic event for a failed drug test back in June. Following the event, it was revealed that Brock Lesnar failed a random drug test in […]
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Matt Brown reacts to fighting Jake Ellenberger
Following his recent defeat at the hands of Demian Maia earlier this month at UFC 198 in Brazil, fan favorite welterweight Matt Brown signed an 8 fight deal with the UFC. Shortly after his new contract was finalized, Brown signed to fight Jake Ellenberger at UFC 201. The fight is a crucial one for both […]
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Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger set for UFC 201
With a newly signed 8-fight UFC contract, Matt Brown will be returning to the Octagon sooner rather than later following his UFC 198 loss to Demian Maia earlier this month. He will be facing Jake Ellenberger at UFC 201 on July 30th in Atlanta Georgia in a pivotal welterweight showdown according to Brett Okamoto. Brown’s […]
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Matt Brown signs new UFC contract
Top ranked UFC welterweight Matt Brown is coming off a 3rd round submission loss to Demian Maia earlier this month at UFC 198, but will likely be looking to return to the Octagon sooner rather than later with his newly signed contract. The contract is for 8 fights, and according to a recent social media […]
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Matt Brown on Tyron Woodley: ‘I’d fight him in the f***ing street for free’
Matt Brown is not happy that Tyron Woodley is getting a title shot against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201. The UFC veteran spoke with MMA Underground on his displeasure for the UFC’s decision to give Woodley a shot at UFC gold. “[Tyron] Woodley, he’s a bitch. I just don’t like him anyway,” said Brown (transcribed […]
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Matt Brown sounds off on Tyron Woodley’s title shot against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201
Despite facing defeat over the weekend at UFC 198, Matt Brown doesn’t agree with the UFC’s decision to have Tyron Woodley fighting for the welterweight title against Robbie Lawler in the main event at UFC 201. “He didn’t beat nobody,” Brown said to MMAjunkie. “Gastelum is nobody that you beat to get a title fight. […]
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Rodrigo Botti tells his side of incident with Matt Brown
At UFC 198, fights didn’t just take place inside the cage. Top ranked UFC welterweight Matt Brown was hit in the head multiple times on his walkout to the Octagon. In addition, Brown was then hit in the back of the head in the hotel lobby the next morning. The man, who was revealed to […]
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Matt Brown explains altercation with former coach in streets of Brazil
At UFC 198 this past weekend, top ranked UFC welterweight Matt Brown found himself being smacked in the head by enraged Brazilian fans during his walkout to fight Demian Maia on the Pay-Per View portion of the card. Brown was then reportedly attacked in his hotel room following the bout, at which point it was […]
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Matt Brown releases statement following rough time in Brazil
Matt Brown had a rough time, to say the least, while in Brazil for UFC 198. Brown battled with the fans at the UFC 198 weigh-ins and during his walk out to the Octagon. Then, Demian Maia showed his world-class ground skills by submitting Brown in their bout setting “The Immortal” back in his goal […]
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Matt Brown’s attacker is pressing charges?
Rodrigo Botti, a former trainer of UFC welterweight Matt Brown allegedly attacked Brown at his hotel in Brazil on Sunday after his UFC 198 fight with Demian Maia. Video was released of the incident following Botti’s alleged attack on Brown. The video shows a man who has been identified as Vinicius “Pequeno” Lemos punishing Botti […]
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UFC releases statement regarding Rodrigo Botti’s alleged attack on Matt Brown
On Sunday, a video was released from the aftermath of the alleged attack on UFC welterweight Matt Brown after his UFC 198 fight in Brazil. Brown’s former trainer, Rodrigo Botti allegedly attacked Brown at his hotel in Brazil and tried to run away. Video shows Brown’s friend catch Botti in the streets and punish him […]
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Video | Matt Brown’s attacker gets caught and beat down
Matt Brown was slapped and grabbed by fans during his walkout to the octagon at last night’s UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil. After being submitted by Demian Maia in the third-round of their prelim-headlining fight, Brown returned to his hotel where he was assaulted by a man who ran in and sucker punched him. […]
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Matt Brown was attacked at his hotel after UFC 198
UFC welterweight contender Matt Brown suffered a third-round submission loss to Demian Maia in the headlining bout of yesterday’s UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. During his walkout to the octagon, Brown was grabbed and hit by fans in attendance which understandably caused him to get angry. According to a report from former UFC fighter […]
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VIDEO | Matt Brown nearly brawls with Brazilian fan who pulls him by his hood
At the UFC 198 weigh-ins on Friday, top ranked UFC welterweight Matt Brown caused quite the ruckus as he flipped off the Brazilian MMA fans. When Brown made his walk to the Octagon on Saturday night to fight Demian Maia on the main card of UFC 198, several fans hit Brown. One fan however went […]
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VIDEO | Matt Brown sends a loud and clear message to Brazilian fans at UFC 198 weigh-in
https://youtu.be/jZ8wUA7VdKA?t=21m47s UFC veteran Matt Brown is set to take on Brazil’s Demian Maia in Curitiba, Brazil this weekend at UFC 198. Brown and Maia took to the scales on Friday for the weigh-in in front of a packed crowd excited for the stacked card. Before stepping off the scale, Brown sent a message to the […]
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Matt Brown chimes in on why Conor McGregor will not beat Nate Diaz in a rematch
UFC veteran Matt Brown has been in the fighting game for a long time and has seen his share of MMA matchups. Brown has an interesting match of his own coming up against Demian Maia at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil on May 14. While Brown in concentrated on his fight with Maia, the veteran […]
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Matt Brown sounds off on Lyoto Machida’s banned substance usage
Earlier this week news surfaced that former UFC champion Lyoto Machida had been pulled from his upcoming UFC on FOX 19 scrap against Dan Henderson after admitting to using a banned substance during an out-of-competition drug test. While Dan Henderson was extremely pissed about the situation, Machida claimed that he was unaware that the substance […]
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Matt Brown and Tryon Woodley get into Twitter beef over Conor McGregor
Top ranked welterweights Matt Brown and Tyron Woodley got into quite the heated Twitter feud recently after Brown stated that McGregor deserves a welterweight title shot more than Woodley does. That did’t sit too well with Woodley, who fired back, igniting a Twitter feud between the pair. .@Iamtheimmortal: @TheNotoriousMMA deserves welterweight title shot more than […]