{"id":263400,"date":"2017-11-09T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=263400"},"modified":"2017-11-09T10:23:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T18:23:19","slug":"exclusive-retirement-horizon-matt-brown-just-hopes-career-inspired-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-retirement-horizon-matt-brown-just-hopes-career-inspired-people\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | With retirement on the horizon, Matt Brown just hopes his career has inspired people"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Brown’s planned retirement fight, a UFC Norfolk Fight of the Night<\/em> frontrunner with fellow fan favorite Diego Sanchez, is now just days away.<\/p>\n

While it goes without saying that Brown is hoping to end his career with a big win over a well-respected foe, his main hope is that, when all is said and done, people will be inspired by his career. From the throes of heroin addiction to near-championship heights, it has certainly been an incredible one.<\/p>\n

“More than anything man, I just want the people to be inspired by what I’ve done,” Brown said on the most recent episode of BJ Penn Radio<\/a>. “I am proud that I came from a very tiny town of like 200 people. You know, I was on the streets, [I was] a drug addict to almost a UFC championship, so I don’t think there’s a whole lot of people in the world that can say they went from such a low bottom to such a high high. You know, I just hope that people are inspired by what I’ve done and they can take it, and it gives them some inspiration to live their lives a little better.”<\/p>\n

While Brown doesn’t have any significant regrets about his long and illustrious fighting career, he does admit there are a few things he’d have done differently, hindsight being 20\/20.<\/p>\n

“I wouldn’t say I necessarily have any regrets because I’ve always put myself out there, you know I’ve always stayed true to myself and to my identity and never sacrificed who I am for anything,” he said. “I’ve always stayed authentic to myself, so I won’t say I have any regrets.”<\/p>\n

“If I could go back and change anything, I would maybe sell myself a little better, maybe turn down some fights, say ‘no’ more often. Say ‘no’ when I’m injured, or back out of fights when I’m injured.”<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on Matt Brown’s thrilling and violent fighting career?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/11\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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