UFC 133: Would a loss to Nam Phan mean the end of the line for Mike Brown?
by Kevin Haggerty on Aug 3, 2011 4:42 PM EDT
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Mike Thomas Brown was a champion. He was good. No, seriously. He was really good. You don't remember?
Let me remind you.
Mike Brown has beaten the likes of Mark Hominick, Yves Edwards, Jeff Curran and Urijah Faber (twice). During a stretch that spanned from 2006 to 2009, Brown won 10 fights in a row.
The icing on the cake came when Brown beat Urijah Faber (who, at the time, seemed invincible) for the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) featherweight title at WEC 41 on Jun. 7, 2009.
Then that pesky Jose Aldo Jr. went and ruined everything. On Nov. 18, 2009 at WEC 44, "MTB" was devastated by Aldo by way of a second round technical knockout (TKO).
Brown hasn't been the same since.
Though he did win his next fight via submission against Anthony Morrison, when was the last time you heard someone talking about Anthony Morrison?
Brown also defeated Cole Province by TKO at WEC 51 on Sep. 30, 2010, but...quick...tell me something you know about Cole Province without using Google. Since Brown lost to Aldo, he has gone 2-3 and has been a mere shell of his former fighting self.
On Saturday night (Aug. 6) at UFC 133, Brown will square off against Nam Phan, a former competitor on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF).
Phan will be looking for a little redemption of his own after losing his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut in a very controversial decision to Leonard Garcia on Dec. 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.
I'll go ahead and state the obvious, reminding you that the UFC generally does not continue to employ fighters who lose three fights in a row (unless said fighter happens to have a red mohawk or hail from Huntington Beach).
Brown sorely needs a win, but if he doesn't get one on Saturday night, do you, the ever-wise Maniacs think it will be the end of the road for him?
Sound off!
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Brown should win this fight skill wise they are on completely different levels
If for what ever reason he loses then yeah he probably gets cut.
If you dont like drugs then dont do them.....give them to me!
If Nam Phan loses why should he get cut?
He showed he can fight and in all reality has the skill set to beat Garcia.
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by Edgecrusher71 on Aug 3, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he did beat Garcia, convincingly.
don’t know what fight the refs were watching, they sure as hell don’t know how to judge good effective striking. and results dictate man, that’s why every bad decision can be part of your career ending early. Opinions about how good or bad a fighter is, has no impact whatsoever.
I am who i is.
Dana gave Nam his win bonus for the fight even though he got the L, right?
So that probably has to count against him getting cut unless he is just flat out embarrassed.
Man, how far has Brown fallen?
I would say a loss to Nam calls for the axe.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
I know this is off topic but i was just watching Tito on Rome is Burning
And when asked bout tito wrckin his phatom he says, thats what accidents are for..I was thinking what the fuck is going thro his mind..lmao
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Tito Logic
Isn’t actually all that logical.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
rome doesn't know shit about MMA
It is quite funny. I am a Rome fan too. But when he says shit like “tito almost submissioned him” you just have to shake your head.
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Not really a Rome fan, I watch cuz he does do a good job sometime,,
Its kinda like when I watch a GSP fight cuz I wanna see him lose..but he does ok sometime
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his"
..."Son...you gotta panty on your head"...
Watch Jim Rome get attacked on live tv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uczUKTwgqeY
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
I bet you won't say it again...
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by Kevin Haggerty on Aug 3, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny shit!
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
Mike Was Really Good
To date he’s one of the best FW champions ever. But Phan beats him Saturday. Phan is a good, patient striker and Brown seems to have lost his chin.
by G Squat on Aug 3, 2011 5:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ahahaha….nice
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
Always liked Brown.
Still do. It sucks how he’s fallen down a bit in the UFC. Hopefully he beats Phan.
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