Recently, it was revealed that Stephen Thompson would follow up his impressive head kick KO win in his UFC debut by facing long-time UFC veteran Matt Brown at UFC 145. It was surprising news because, while not a world beater, Brown is talented, tough and versatile in a way that usually goes beyond what you’d put a blue chip prospect in the cage with.
Thompson is no combat neophyte though, having achieved high levels of success in kickboxing endeavors. But to Brown, Thompson’s successes in situations such as the World Combat League simply don’t matter.
Via MMA Weekly:
Middle Easy transcribed the quote:
Name me one guy that he fought. I can tell you the guys I train with [have fought] Saenchai, Malaipet, and Joe Schilling; guys that are well known in the kickboxing/Muay Thai world, on a world level… I’m not too concerned with this guy’s kickboxing. I can go 100-0 beating a bunch of idiots, but that’s not my style.
It’s starting to sound like we may see a slightly more chippy version of Matt Brown than we’re used to in the lead up to a fight.