{"id":263615,"date":"2017-11-12T06:36:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T14:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=263615"},"modified":"2017-11-12T06:38:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T14:38:00","slug":"ko-diego-sanchez-matt-brown-flip-flops-retirement-decision-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-brown\/ko-diego-sanchez-matt-brown-flip-flops-retirement-decision-1\/","title":{"rendered":"After KO of Diego Sanchez, Matt Brown uncertain of retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the co-main of the UFC&#8217;s anticipated stop in Norfolk, VA, long-time welterweight fan favorite Matt Brown stepped into the cage with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-matt-brown-believes-diego-sanchez-retire-1\/\">Diego Sanchez<\/a> for a fight that was expected to be the last of his action-packed career.<\/p>\n<p>When Brown won this fight with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-norfolk\/ufc-norfolk-results-matt-brown-kos-diego-sanchez-video\/\">a violent, elbow induced KO<\/a>, he seemed to have the perfect opportunity to hop on his proverbial horse and ride of into the sunset. Speaking to the media after his win, however, he admitted that he&#8217;s not thinking about his retirement just yet, and that he&#8217;ll make the final decision in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m not even thinking about it right now,\u201d Matt Brown told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/11\/matt-brown-retirement-ufc-norfolk-knockout-win-diego-sanchez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a> after his big win over Diego Sanchez\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not even really a thought in my mind. I\u2019m thinking about enjoying tonight, and we\u2019ll talk about it later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Brown has also been encouraged to keep fighting by many people in his circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve definitely had more people tell me not to retire than to retire,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut nobody other than me and my family really has any bearing on that\u00a0\u2013 and close friends. So I\u2019m not even going to allow anybody else\u2019s opinions to get into my mind like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT AN ELBOW! Matt Brown KO&#8217;s Diego Sanchez for the finish at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCNorfolk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCNorfolk<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7MIUI1rXE\">https:\/\/t.co\/i7MIUI1rXE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCONFOX\/status\/929582173065117696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, Brown is just happy to have picked up the win \u2013 particularly such an emphatic stoppage win \u2013 as he proved to himself that he&#8217;s better than his recent slump indicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnding (the losing streak) feels good, but I felt like I needed a finish, because I wasn\u2019t getting the job done, Brown said. \u201cI had to at least show myself that I\u2019m better than I\u2019ve been fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt Brown&#8217;s KO of Diego Sanchez separated him from knockout losses to Donald Cerrone and Jake Ellenberger, and a submission to Demian Maia. Do you think he should retire?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/11\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the co-main of the UFC&#8217;s anticipated stop in Norfolk, VA, long-time welterweight fan favorite Matt Brown stepped into the cage with Diego Sanchez for a fight that was expected to be the last of his action-packed career. 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