UFC Welterweight Bout: Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva
Odds: ( +180 Brown / -230 Silva )
Betting Pick: Brown
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In the main event of UFC Fight Night 40, tough-guy veteran Matt “The Immortal” Brown will square off against Erick Silva in a featured Welterweight bout. While neither of these guys could rightly be considered top-tier contenders in the UFC Welterweight division, they are both exceedingly tough and have versatile offensive skill sets. This fight may not have any immediate title implications, but is has a lot of potential to turn into a hard-fought war of attrition between two similarly skilled fighters with similar fighting styles.
Erick Silva has put together a very successful UFC career, but has bumped his head into a ceiling every time he has tried to step up to the top level of competition. Despite disappointing losses to Dong Hyun Kim and Jon Fitch, though, Silva is a very complete fighter with effective striking, decent wrestling, and solid grappling. While Brown is no slouch on the ground himself, the grappling is where Silva will enjoy the most sizable advantage. Getting into a brawl with Brown would be playing right into his hands, so Silva needs to fight smart, pick his spots, and try to put Brown in bad positions on the ground if he wants a win here.
Matt “The Immortal” Brown is not one of the most technically proficient fighters in the UFC Welterweight division, but he is definitely one of the toughest. Brown is something of a jack of all trades, with decent striking, grappling, and wrestling and no huge, glaring holes in his game. Brown has a great chin and a complete willingness to take damage to deal some of his own. When Brown comes to the Octagon, you know that he will deliver a fight every time. Against Silva, who is a pretty technical submission grappler, Brown’s best bet is going to be to try to force a wild brawl. He is the more durable of the two and probably has better cardio, so the wilder he can make this, the better his chances.
In a three round fight, I think this matchup favors Brown. Neither of these guys is likely to get finished here, but Brown’s reckless aggression and willingness to take risks to put himself in good positions should be enough to tip the scales in his direction. Expect a lot of back-and-forth action, but ultimately I think Brown does enough to capture the unanimous victory decision.
Prediction: Matt “The Immortal” Brown by Decision.
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