Former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown (24-8) will not be cut from the UFC roster despite losing his last two UFC bouts. The update comes from Brown’s manager Richie Guerriero, from American Top Team, who provided the update to MMAFighting.com.
Brown is coming off a disappointing unanimous decision loss to Rani Yahya during last weekends UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 event in Fort Hood, Texas. A likely factor for Brown earning a chance to fight again was probably due to the fact that he took the fight on short notice replacing an injured Chan Sung Jung on the card.
Previous to that, Brown lost a split decision just three weeks before against Diego Nunes at UFC 125. His last WEC bout took place in September at WEC 51 against Cole Province, a fight he won by TKO in the first round.
Brown underwent surgery earlier this week for a torn ligament in his left hand, an injury he suffered in his loss to Yahya last weekend.