{"id":298979,"date":"2019-01-21T15:52:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T23:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=298979"},"modified":"2019-01-21T15:52:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T23:52:58","slug":"matt-brown-aims-for-summer-return-expresses-interest-in-fight-with-mike-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/matt-brown-aims-for-summer-return-expresses-interest-in-fight-with-mike-perry\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Brown aims for Summer return, expresses interest in fight with Mike Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Matt &#8216;The Immortal&#8217; Brown has been one of MMA&#8217;s all-time most exciting fighters to watch. Thus making the day that he finally decided to hang up the gloves all the more sad for MMA fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Brown&#8217;s retirement wouldn&#8217;t last forever as just a matter of months after <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/diego-sanchez\/ufc-norfolk-results-matt-brown-kos-diego-sanchez-video\/\">his last bout with Diego Sanchez<\/a>, Brown would be paired up with fellow fan favorite Carlos Condit in a dream bout that many had been wanting to see for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Brown would suffer a torn ACL in preparation for the fight, therefore, putting a halt to his comeback plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now at age 38, the Ohio native still hopes to make a return and he has someone in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hoping I\u2019m ready by June or July <br><br>I\u2019m down <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NcdPLRJgry\">https:\/\/t.co\/NcdPLRJgry<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamTheImmortal\/status\/1087418719255646208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Who gotta be in the ring <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">wit<\/g> me to get y\u2019all to buy #PayPerView lol or just who equals the best or most entertaining <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">match up<\/g> for what you think my skill set might do well against and or not well against &#x1f937;&#x1f3fc;&#x200d;&#x2642;&#xfe0f;&#8221; Mike Perry recently tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hoping I\u2019m ready by June or July. I\u2019m down&#8221; Brown responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stylistically, Mike Perry vs Matt Brown has all the potential to be a good ol&#8217; violence filled war at 170-pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Perry, his most recent outing came against another veteran in Donald &#8216;Cowboy&#8217; Cerrone who <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/ufc-denver-results-donald-cerrone-submits-mike-perry-video\/\">ended up besting Perry via first-round submission<\/a> (armbar) at UFC Denver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss made Perry 1-3 in his last four fights so he will surely be motivated to pick up a W in his next time out no matter who that ends up being against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite no response from Perry to Brown just yet, it would be rather surprising if &#8216;Platinum&#8217; was to say no to Brown&#8230; Or anyone for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\"><em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a><em> on 1\/21\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt &#8216;The Immortal&#8217; Brown has been one of MMA&#8217;s all-time most exciting fighters to watch. 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