If Matt Brown had his method, he’d get an opportunity to do the unthinkable.
Historical past was made at UFC Charlotte earlier this month (Might 13, 2023) when Brown, 42, entered the Octagon reverse his fellow Welterweight veteran, Court docket McGee. Scoring a one-punch knockout in spherical one (watch highlights), Brown (24-19, 17-13 in UFC) tied UFC Heavyweight contender, Derrick Lewis, for the all-time knockout report in UFC at 13.
All through his thrilling 43-fight profession, Brown has been nearly solely a Welterweight however has had fights as excessive as Middleweight. After tying the report for UFC knockouts, the “Immortal” believes he has the right thought for how one can break it.
“Once you discuss eager to battle once more, it’s a lot in regards to the date and the accidents,” Brown instructed Consider You Me. “For my subsequent battle, what I would like, and I extremely doubt it’s gonna occur, however I might like to battle Derrick Lewis. I’d like to go as much as Heavyweight. Bro, you’re in, proper?
“This might be the funnest battle ever,” he continued. “For the KO report. It’s winnable. It’s actually winnable for him (laughs). Like, if I get touched I’m f—king going to the hospital that night time, however he’s bought to the touch me, bro. Heavyweights, it’s more durable for them to hit you, man. You may dodge their punches fairly nicely. They’ve a tough time coping with us [in sparring]. I might love that problem. I might get on my knees and beg [UFC President] Dana [White] for that.”
Sadly for Brown, he’ll have to attend till the top of the 12 months for any hopes of creating such a fantasy pairing a actuality as Lewis is booked to battle Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291 on July 29, 2023. With the return of the Baddest Motherf—ker (BMF) title and a myriad of wacky boxing bouts (together with Brown’s coach, Mark Coleman, unretiring), something actually is feasible in 2023. In the end, Brown’s latest record-tying effort acts as a pleasant badge of honor.
“Truthfully, the one cool factor about it’s I really feel like I’ve been doing this a very long time, I’ve put so much into this and I really feel like I’m method higher than I’ve even achieved,” Brown mentioned. “I really feel like I’ve underachieved and I might have completed much more. I made numerous errors and numerous issues. So once I tied that report with Derrick Lewis, I felt I bought numerous recognition that I felt was form of misplaced and that I felt I’ve deserved for a very long time. However it’s important to go earn it. You don’t actually get what you deserve, you get what you earn. I really feel like I went out and at last earned it.”
