{"id":195353,"date":"2016-05-28T07:11:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=195353"},"modified":"2016-05-28T07:11:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T14:11:11","slug":"matt-brown-reacts-to-fighting-jake-ellenberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-brown\/matt-brown-reacts-to-fighting-jake-ellenberger\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Brown reacts to fighting Jake Ellenberger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following his recent <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demian-maia\/video-demian-maia-submits-matt-brown-at-ufc-198\/\">defeat at the hands of Demian Maia<\/a> earlier this month at UFC 198 in Brazil, fan favorite welterweight Matt Brown <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-brown\/matt-brown-signs-new-ufc-contract\/\">signed an 8 fight deal<\/a> with the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his new contract was finalized, Brown <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-brown\/matt-brown-vs-jake-ellenberger-set-for-ufc-201\/\">signed to fight Jake Ellenberger<\/a> at UFC 201.  The fight is a crucial one for both fighters.  Brown enters the bout following his loss to Demian Maia, which saw him drop to #8 on the UFC&#8217;s stacked welterweight ranking ladder.  Ellenberger on the other hand enters the bout on a 2-fight losing streak, going just 1-4 in his last 5 fights.<\/p>\n<p>Brown spoke on his <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/greatmmadebate\/matt-brown-talks-jake-ellenberger-new-ufc-contract-and-game-of-thrones\" target=\"_blank\">Great MMA Debate<\/a> podcast to discuss the bout:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Jake is a great fighter. Even though he&#8217;s lost a few fights lately, we know how dangerous he is,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;That makes it more dangerous for me, right? I&#8217;ve got a guy we all know he&#8217;s dangerous. He&#8217;s hurt some guys bad, he&#8217;s knocked some guys out. He&#8217;s explosive. He&#8217;s an athlete. &#8230; Now he&#8217;s on the cutting block probably, and he&#8217;s probably got his back up to the wall. He&#8217;s being cornered here. That&#8217;s a dangerous spot for me to put him in.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How do you see this bout playing out? Sound off below PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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