LAS VEGAS – As mounting punches clearly took their toll, Matt Brown finally landed the fight-ending blow.
Facing fellow welterweight scrapper Chris Cope, Brown chipped away with dirty boxing before staggering his opponent with a right hook to the ear that set up a second-round knockout victory.
The preliminary-card bout was part of UFC 143 and aired on FX following additional prelims on Facebook. It preceded a pay-per-view main card at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center.