Matt Brown is going out on top.
The “Immortal” UFC welterweight registered a violent knockout victory over Court McGee as part of the UFC Charlotte fight card last year on ABC, and recently told his social media followers that he will not be returning to the Octagon.
But like this former champion, Brown won’t use the word “retiring.”
“Not doing it again. I’m out. That’s the announcement,” Brown wrote on Twitter. “My life will now be dedicated to serving others. Growing others in the martial arts and building businesses that can help the community and the world. Also, I’m not using the word ‘retiring’ … I’m moving on to other things, not chilling in Miami golfing all day. That’s retirement. I’ll be working harder than when I was fighting lol.”
Brown, 43, finishes with a 24-19 record, which includes 16 knockouts and six submissions.
This isn’t the first time the former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) contestant called it quits. Brown previously “retired” from cage fighting back in late 2017, but kept himself in the drug testing pool in case he had a change of heart somewhere down the road.
“The Immortal” returned two years later and smashed Ben Saunders at UFC 245.