UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker announced via Instagram on Monday that Demian Maia and Matt Brown will meet at the upcoming UFC Fight Night Brazil event. “Another great fight confirmed May 14 in Brazil: Demian Maia X Matt Brown . @ufc_brasil@demian_maia #diasdelutadiasdegloria#brasilaterradaluta #vairepresentar#mestredobjj #ufcnocombate” Outro lutão confirmado dia 14 de maio no Brasil: Demian
UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker announced via Instagram on Monday that Demian Maia and Matt Brown will meet at the upcoming UFC Fight Night Brazil event.
“Another great fight confirmed May 14 in Brazil: Demian Maia X Matt Brown . @ufc_brasil@demian_maia #diasdelutadiasdegloria#brasilaterradaluta #vairepresentar#mestredobjj #ufcnocombate”
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Maia (22-6) is currently on a four-fight winning streak. In his last six bouts, he’s 4-2.
Brown (20-13) is 4-2 in his last six bouts and is currently on a one-fight winning streak.
This event will be airing on FOX Sports 1, but does not have a location in Brazil as of this writing. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will meet Vitor Belfort in the main event of the UFC Fight Night event on May 14th. No other bouts have been announced at this time.
Matt Brown didn’t agree with the decision between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz, and he just got in to some beef over it. You gotta see this… Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw fought five rounds at UFC Boston this past weekend, and the result was a close split decision that has the MMA community divided.
Matt Brown didn’t agree with the decision between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz, and he just got in to some beef over it. You gotta see this…
Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw fought five rounds at UFC Boston this past weekend, and the result was a close split decision that has the MMA community divided. As has become quite the trend in the past year, Cruz snatched the title from Dillashaw on the judge’s scorecards, scores that have become a hot topic in the two days since. After Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit had a similar outcome, except ‘Ruthless’ kept the belt, some fans are beginning to lose patience with the current scoring system.
Of course many will argue that Cruz vs. Dillashaw wasn’t as close as the previously mentioned UFC 195 main event, here are the scorecards for your viewing pleasure:
You could argue that the fact the scoring is so contrasting between judge 2 and 3 is quite concerning, and this type of split often causes big controversy. Obviously the scorecards tell very little of the action that took place punch by punch, so what do the Fight Metric tallies look like? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered on that front too.
So the arguments will continue rampantly regardless of the fight stats and judge’s scorecards. One well known fighter that’s up in arms about the UFC Boston scoring is welterweight slugger Matt Brown. ‘The Immortal’ actually got in to it with a fellow fighter on Twitter last night, providing one of the most hilarious comebacks in MMA quarrel history. Brown has most certainly won the internet today!
Skip to page 2 to see Matt Brown win the internet…
Matt Brown, citing an injury, has been forced to pull out of his November 21 main event bout with Kelvin Gastelum.
The popular welterweight evidently injured his ankle while training, according to a report released Monday night by Damon Martin of Fox S…
Matt Brown, citing an injury, has been forced to pull out of his November 21 main event bout with Kelvin Gastelum.
The popular welterweight evidently injured his ankle while training, according to a report released Monday night by Damon Martin of Fox Sports.
Brown himself subsequently took to Twitter to confirm the news firsthand.
The bout was scheduled to headline the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2, which will air in the United States on Fox Sports 1.
So far, the UFC has not made any announcements as to who might replace Brown against Gastelum, or even whether the bout will definitely continue. With the event less than three weeks away, finding a suitable replacement may be difficult.
The co-main event of the evening is a featherweight bout between Diego Sanchez and Ricardo Lamas.
Gastelum (11-1) is still only 24 years old and has displayed great promise, despite repeated struggles making the division’s 170-pound limit.
With several top welterweights already committed to other fights, it may be difficult to find a replacement with the skill set to stand up to Gastelum‘s heavy wrestling base.
Jorge Masvidal and Dong Hyun Kim are set to tangle at UFC Fight Night 79, which directly follows the TUF Latin America 2 finale. It is at least theoretically possible that one of those competitors could be shuffled to the previous card. Other welterweights who appear to be available and might make sense in the bout include TarecSaffiedine and Alan Jouban.
Whatever ultimately happens, fans were certainly saddened by the news that Brown (20-13) would not appear on the card. Known for his hyperaggressivemuaythai style, Brown is coming off a first-round submission of Tim Means at UFC 189. It was Brown’s first fight following consecutive classics against Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks, both of which Brown lost.
Once in a while, Joe Silva likes to set up a card with an easy narrative. ‘Name’ fighters are given tough, but not too challenging opponents. We all pretend it’s a compelling matchup even though everyone knows who’s going to win. The fight happens, the good guy prevails, and it’s on to the next one. Such is the case with UFC 185.
The problem with this kind of card is that the bookies know who’s going to win too. This makes earning a buck off of watching people fight a bit of a challenge. Unless of course you like lengthy parlays or winning quarters off of 5-1 favourites. Still, this is MMA after all and crazier things have happened than a longshot winning a fight. Take for instance, the fact that Clay Guida has beaten both men vying for the lightweight title. Yes, this Clay Guida.
So with that in mind, let’s take a more in depth look at tomorrow’s UFC 185 card and see where we can earn some money to contribute towards CagePotato’s Patreon*.
*By “CagePotato’s Patreon” I of course mean blackjack and hookers.
By Sam Stilson
Once in a while, Joe Silva likes to set up a card with an easy narrative. ‘Name’ fighters are given tough, but not too challenging opponents. We all pretend it’s a compelling matchup even though everyone knows who’s going to win. The fight happens, the good guy prevails, and it’s on to the next one. Such is the case with UFC 185.
The problem with this kind of card is that the bookies know who’s going to win too. This makes earning a buck off of watching people fight a bit of a challenge. Unless of course you like lengthy parlays or winning quarters off of 5-1 favourites. Still, this is MMA after all and crazier things have happened than a longshot winning a fight. Take for instance, the fact that Clay Guida has beaten both men vying for the lightweight title. Yes, this Clay Guida.
So with that in mind, let’s take a more in depth look at tomorrow’s UFC 185 card and see where we can earn some money to contribute towards CagePotato’s Patreon*.
*By “CagePotato’s Patreon” I of course mean blackjack and hookers.
Like a smaller, stronger Rodney Dangerfield with penciled-on eyebrows, Carla Esparza just can’t get any respect. She’s been the 115 lb. champ for two years (between TUF 20 and other promotions) and has beaten a good chunk of her division already. We all thought Rose Namajunas was going to wreck her with her creative striking and it wasn’t even close. Wrestlers who can’t strike, beat strikers who can’t wrestle. At these odds you have to take the champ.
If this was a kickboxing match, Roy wouldn’t have a chance in hell. But it’s not, it’s MMA, and sometimes all you need is a big overhand right. It worked for Ben Rothwell and Bigfoot Silva against the Reem and I don’t think his chin has gotten any stronger. Fatty trumps Juicehead for a decent payout.
You might be asking, if this fight is so close, how come “The Immortal” isn’t considered a great underdog bet? He pays out 3 to 1! Well, let me direct you to this short clip and then tell me if you feel the same way. There’s more if you’re not convinced.
Johny absolutely deserves to be the favourite in this match-up, but Matt Brown is still being waaaay undervalued. Basically it comes down to game-plan. If Hendricks grinds out a wrestlefest, he’ll win, but if he strikes with Brown like he did with Lawler, this something of a coin-flip. “The Immortal” has a more diverse striking arsenal than Hendricks and also happens to be the toughest sum’bitch on the planet. Whoever emerges victorious deserves the title shot and either man deserves a bet.
So yeah, pretty good so far. The bad news is, now that Matt Brown won’t be competing at UFC Fight Night 60, a welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Brandon Thatch will now serve as the main event (?!) of the February 14th card in Broomfield. Thompson is on a four-fight win streak, and most recently won a decision against Patrick Cote on the UFC 178 prelims in September. Thatch is 2-0 in the UFC, and is coming off his brutalization of Paulo Thiago back in November; all 11 of Thatch’s pro wins have come by first-round stoppage, with six of those wins coming in the first minute.
Make no mistake, Thompson vs. Thatch is a great matchup, and has the potential for beautiful, beautiful violence. But when Thompson vs. Thatch is the most high-profile fight on your card, blah blah something something oversaturation, you see where I’m going with this.
(Pictured left: Matt Brown’s son reacts as Tarec Saffiedine’s son kicks a corner stool in half off-camera. Photo via Getty.)
On the heels of tough losses to Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald, respectively, it looks like top welterweight contenders Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine will meet when the UFC returns to Sweden for a TBA Fight Night event on January 24th. The bout, which has yet to be officially confirmed, was first reported by Swedish outlet Kimura.se this morning and appears to be legitimate.
Saffiedine has fought just twice since making the transition over to the UFC, picking up a unanimous decision win over Hyun Gyu Lim at Fight Night 34 before dropping the aforementioned fight to MacDonald in October. Brown, on the other hand, was riding a 7-fight win streak (6 finishes) prior to the Lawler bout at UFC on FOX 12 in July. As is the case with every Brown fight, expect fireworks for this one, Nation.
In other fight booking news…
(Pictured left: Matt Brown’s son reacts as Tarec Saffiedine’s son kicks a corner stool in half off-camera. Photo via Getty.)
On the heels of tough losses to Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald, respectively, it looks like top welterweight contenders Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine will meet when the UFC returns to Sweden for a TBA Fight Night event on January 24th. The bout, which has yet to be officially confirmed, was first reported by Swedish outlet Kimura.se this morning and appears to be legitimate.
Saffiedine has fought just twice since making the transition over to the UFC, picking up a unanimous decision win over Hyun Gyu Lim at Fight Night 34 before dropping the aforementioned fight to MacDonald in October. Brown, on the other hand, was riding a 7-fight win streak (6 finishes) prior to the Lawler bout at UFC on FOX 12 in July. As is the case with every Brown fight, expect fireworks for this one, Nation.
In other fight booking news, featherweight scrappers Jimy Hettes and Diego Brandao have been booked to throw down at UFC 183, which also goes down in January. The former has not competed since getting absolutely dominated by Dennis Bermudez en route to a third round TKO at UFC 171 last March, whereas the latter was steamrolled by Conor McGregor hype train at Fight Night Dublin. Our prediction: Brandao via TKO (Ballpoint pen to the jugular).
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