After knockout win at UFC Vegas 29, what’s next for Matt Brown?

This past Saturday at UFC Vegas 29, we saw Matt Brown (23-18) take on Dhiego Lima (15-9). It was an important fight for both men as each were looking to get back on the winning track inside the octagon.

For Matt Brown, the fight was massive and was going to say a lot about the rest of his career. At 40 years old and having lost two fights in a row, many were wondering if we were nearing the end for ‘The Immortal’ Matt Brown.

However, Brown wanted to use UFC Vegas 29 as an opportunity to shut everyone up and prove he’s still got fight left in the tank. In the second round of his fight with Dhiego Lima, Brown knocked Lima out cold with a huge right hand.

With one punch, Matt Brown completely turned the clock backwards and made a massive statement. The win was Brown’s 12 win by knockout in the UFC which tied him with Vitor Belfort and Derrick Lewis for the most in the history of the promotion.

What’s next after UFC Vegas 29?

It’s clear that Matt Brown isn’t going anywhere yet after UFC Vegas 29. That performance has him ready to go and at the post-fight press conference, Brown indicated that he’d be interested in a few rematches for his next fight.

Brown said, “Cowboy [Cerrone], Demian [Maia] and Robbie [Lawler]. Those are the ones. I’m not the guy who’s, ‘I want a rematch I want a rematch,’ I had my 15 minutes and I didn’t get it done. I thought I won the Robbie fight personally, but I didn’t get it done.”

Brown also indicated that he’s particularly interested in potentially fighting Demian Maia (28-11) next. Maia lost to Belal Muhammad a couple of weeks ago in what was the final fight of his UFC contract. However, Maia indicated that he would like one more UFC fight for his retirement fight.

On the possibility of that fight Brown said, “I’d love for it to be Demian’s retirement match, I know he’s looking for a retirement match. I would love that, and out of respect for him because he’s a true legend. Just like when I fought him the first time, he’s the worst match up for me in the division and I like that challenge. I think I’m more up for it now than I was before.”