WEC Featherweight Champ Mike Brown Eyeing A Possible Move To UFC Lightweight
by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 12, 2009 3:00 PM EST
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So you're the No. 1 featherweight, you've already beaten the No. 2 featherweight twice, and Aldo is probably No. 3. If you beat him do you feel like you've cleaned out your weight class?
Yeah, I wouldn't have expected that, but I think it's happening.
If you clean out the featherweight division, is it time for a move up to lightweight?
I'd love to, especially because there's more money up there. That's definitely a possibility.
Have you talked to the bosses at Zuffa about moving up to lightweight in the UFC?
My manager has. I have another fight or two on my contract and then we'll see. The UFC can afford to pay more. Those guys are making bank.
Do you think you could compete at a high level if you were fighting guys 10 pounds heavier than the guys you're fighting now?
Yes. It'll be tough, especially because a lot of those guys are taller, but I think I've got the power and if I swing hard I can knock out anyone.
So you think it's possible that in a year we could see you in the UFC?
I think it's possible. I look forward to the opportunity.
Of course, all this is predicated on him getting past Jose Aldo at WEC 44 next week. Brown is a pretty large featherweight though, and I think he'd fit right in with his wrestling/grappling abilities. What say you?
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I talked to him a little over a month ago and he said to me that at Featherweight he can beat just about anyone, but at lightweight he would not have as much of an advantage. He also told me that he wants to make more money so unless the WEC pays him what he thinks he is worth I see him going to the UFC.
It's certainly not like he'd be outmatched at 155.
I do wonder how he’d deal with the decided jump in competition level. The talent pool at LW is far deeper than 145. If he beats Aldo, which I think he will, it wouldn’t be a dumb move to head to the less-blue pastures of the UFC.
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i say eat someting random and vicious for looking past aldo
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145 is a pretty sparse division as far as top level talent is concerned. I don’t see Brown accomplishing anything at LW simply because his style is so straight forward and he would be at a big disadvantage in size and strength to most UFC LWs.
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That’s what it’s all about. Brown isn’t a dumb guy, and moving up to the UFC would be a good move financially, but at the same time, this is the case of big fish in a small pond vs. big fish in a lake. Brown is pretty big for 145, but at 155? I’ve got a feeling that he’ll get tore up by some of the better talent. There isn’t exactly a ton of experience and talent at 145 besides at the top, and it’s not as if it’s even really good there. 155 has a lot more guys, and even though they’re not all A-level talent, pound for pound the top five at 155 make the top five at 145 look kinda dumb.
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