Matt Brown Predicts Easy Lawler Victory Over Tyron Woodley
UFC welterweight veteran Matt Brown has been no stranger to headlines this week, as The Ultimate Fighter 7 (TUF 7) alumni has signed a new eight fight contract with the promotion, as well as being booked to a bout against Jake Ellenberger at UFC 201 in Atlanta.
The main event of UFC 201 is a welterweight title bout between reigning champion Robbie Lawler and No. 3-ranked Tyron Woodley.
Brown, who is currently the No. 8-ranked welterweight in the world, recently dished on the upcoming 170-pound title bout and more on his Great Debate MMA podcast this week.
The first topic of discussion was Brown’s new eight fight deal, and the resulting upset amongst fans:
“I got what I wanted really, to be honest,” Brown said. “A lot of people seem to not like that I signed an eight fight deal.
If you go on the forums and stuff a lot of people are like, ‘Why do these fighters do this?’ But I’ve been in the UFC a long time —- there’s nowhere else I’d want to be.
As long as I’m fighting and I’m making money fighting, I’m living my (expletive) dream. I’m happy as (expletive).”
‘The Immortal’ then discussed his upcoming bout against Ellenberger, following his loss to the surging No. 4-ranked jiu-jitsu wiz Demian Maia:
“Jake is a great fighter. Even though he’s lost a few fights lately, we know how dangerous he is,” Brown said. “That makes it more dangerous for me, right?
I’ve got a guy we all know he’s dangerous. He’s hurt some guys bad, he’s knocked some guys out. He’s explosive. He’s an athlete.
… Now he’s on the cutting block probably, and he’s probably got his back up to the wall. He’s being cornered here. That’s a dangerous spot for me to put him in.”
Brown then predicted that the upcoming title bout between Lawler and Woodley should be a ‘gimme fight’ for ‘Ruthless’:
“I think it’s an easy fight for Lawler,” Brown said. “I think it’s sort of, I don’t know if I’d say gimme fight, but I mean it’s definitely, this is the type of fight Lawler should shine in.
He’s an extremely hard guy to take down and has all the tools on the feet, obviously, to knock Woodley out. Woodley has a chance in the early rounds and I think that’s probably about it.”
You can listen to Brown’s full podcast here bellow:
UFC 201 is set to go down live from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30th, 2016. The card is headlined by a welterweight title showdown between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley.
