Matt Brown keeps on taking care of business inside the Octagon.
At UFC Fight Night 40, he overcame a slow start to finish Erick Silva with strikes in the third round. After he came back from near defeat, the bout epitomized Brown’s career, which has seen him reach title contention only a few years after losing three fights in a row.
Now riding seven straight wins, he is closing in on the world’s top welterweights. Was Saturday’s victory over the up-and-coming Silva enough to vault “The Immortal” into the Top Five in the 170-pound rankings?
With UFC Fight Night 40 in the books and UFC 173 coming up on May 24, here are the latest official UFC rankings as voted on by various members of the MMA media, via UFC.com.