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Brown: Underdog status makes no sense
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<p>Matt Brown will face off with Erick Silva at this weekend's UFC Fight Night in Cincinnati, and he will do so as an underdog, even if that makes no sense to him:</p>
“Some of my coaches told me, ‘Dude, I should put money on you,’” Brown said.
“It does not make any sense to me at all. I looked at his record and his fights and he’s never beat anybody really good. I don’t know how good he really is. That’s what I’m going to find out. He hasn’t proven to be as good as me at all, so I have no idea where they came up with these odds.”
Brown is referring to the line sets by oddsmakers, which set him as as two to one underdog in the main event. Brown is currently ranked seventh in the welterweight division and Erick Silva is ranked fourteenth.
Good Boy Killa - It will make perfect sense after silva destroys him
This. Jordan fucking mein nearly finished him. Ericks losses were to more credible opponents. Erick will submit him easy
Mein isn't some can from the streets... That boy shot he caught brown with was a thing of beauty Very surprised people think silva is going to wreck brown with ease... Is it because of browns Long lay off? It could play a factor that's for sure.
Matt Brown doesn't lose this fight. I'm putting cash on him. TKO 2nd round. Silva's a nice guy, good grappler. Browns a good grappler as well that will walk through everything Silva has to offer standing. Fun as hell to watch tho.
I see silva winning this in a gritty good fight I think it will be a unanimous decision. Brown might even win one of the rounds. Is this the main event? If so a 5 rounder then these are the kind of fights 5 rounders are made for. Silva has more skill and is just technically better while brown has more heart in a 5 rounder I see either a 48-47 silva win if brown can get an early round if not I see a 49-46 silva win with brown winning the last round
i thought it was a little odd also. But silva's been beaten by better opponents while brown has never faced better opponents. I've also got the sense that silva's recent losses were just bad luck. It's MMA, luck plays a big part. That KO from Kim was certainly bad luck (good luck for Kim).
It seems like Brown is the underdog every time he fights. Every single fight its the same story, "oh, so and so is much faster, more technical, gonna ko/submit brown" blah blah blah. I guess we will see on saturday, but I will put my money on Brown. Ive learned never to bet against the guy.
