Matt Brown reveals historically absurd idea for next fight: ‘I would get on my knees and beg Dana’

If Matt Brown had his method, he’d get an opportunity to do the unthinkable.

Historical past was made at UFC Charlotte earlier this month (Might 13, 2023) when Brown, 42, entered the Octagon reverse his fellow Welterweight veteran, Court docket McGee. Scoring a one-punch knockout in spherical one (watch highlights), Brown (24-19, 17-13 in UFC) tied UFC Heavyweight contender, Derrick Lewis, for the all-time knockout document in UFC at 13.

All through his thrilling 43-fight profession, Brown has been virtually solely a Welterweight however has had fights as excessive as Middleweight. After tying the document for UFC knockouts, the “Immortal” believes he has the proper thought for easy methods to break it.

“If you discuss desirous to battle once more, it’s a lot concerning the date and the accidents,” Brown advised Believe You Me. “For my subsequent battle, what I would love, and I extremely doubt it’s gonna occur, however I’d like to battle Derrick Lewis. I’d like to go as much as Heavyweight. Bro, you’re in, proper?

“This might be the funnest battle ever,” he continued. “For the KO document. It’s winnable. It’s actually winnable for him (laughs). Like, if I get touched I’m f—king going to the hospital that night time, however he’s obtained to the touch me, bro. Heavyweights, it’s more durable for them to hit you, man. You’ll be able to dodge their punches fairly properly. They’ve a tough time coping with us [in sparring]. I’d love that problem. I’d get on my knees and beg [UFC President] Dana [White] for that.”

Sadly for Brown, he’ll have to attend till the top of the yr for any hopes of constructing such a fantasy pairing a actuality as Lewis is booked to battle Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291 on July 29, 2023. With the return of the Baddest Motherf—ker (BMF) title and a myriad of wacky boxing bouts (together with Brown’s coach, Mark Coleman, unretiring), something really is feasible in 2023. In the end, Brown’s current record-tying effort acts as a pleasant badge of honor.

“Actually, the one cool factor about it’s I really feel like I’ve been doing this a very long time, I’ve put so much into this and I really feel like I’m method higher than I’ve even achieved,” Brown stated. “I really feel like I’ve underachieved and I might have accomplished much more. I made a variety of errors and a variety of issues. So after I tied that document with Derrick Lewis, I felt I obtained a variety of recognition that I felt was sort of misplaced and that I felt I’ve deserved for a very long time. However you need to go earn it. You don’t actually get what you deserve, you get what you earn. I really feel like I went out and at last earned it.”