Brown’s frustration
“The one factor I used to be actually holding off for was I believed I used to be going to get on UFC 300 and struggle Jim Miller, and I used to be going to make use of that for my sendoff,” Brown advised MMA Junkie Radio on Monday. “I used to be fairly useless set on that: I’m going to struggle Jim Miller at UFC 300, this may be probably the most badass sendoff ever combating such a legend like Jim Miller on the most important card in UFC historical past, and so they didn’t make it occur. So I used to be like, ‘Properly, f*ck it then.’
“I’m not bitter by any means, but when there’s something that rubbed me the fallacious means it’s that I wasn’t in a position to get on 300, as a result of that’s how I wished to finish it. I begged to get on 100. I begged to get on 200. I begged to get on 300. I used to be like, ‘Dude, haven’t I earned one thing but.’ I attempted the whole lot I might, and I believed it was set in stone. I used to be actually coaching to struggle Jim Miller. He mentioned he wished to struggle me; I mentioned I wished to struggle him. I believed all of the playing cards had been in place, and I believed it was going to be a simple name, after which it didn’t occur. It might’ve been the right sendoff for me. I’m certain UFC has their causes, no matter they’re.”
Brown went on to debate the opportunity of combating exterior of UFC.
“It’s not out of the query,” Brown mentioned. “I’ve talked just a little bit with these individuals (at BKFC). It’s not utterly out of the query. Bareknuckle doesn’t excite me a ton as a result of it’s simply boxing with the fingers, which doesn’t excite me a ton. However clearly I’m not going to show down an enormous payday. I want there was like a muay Thai promotion that may pay that sort of cash, like a ONE Championship or one thing. That’s what makes me fired up probably the most is muay Thai. That’s what I really like doing probably the most. I wouldn’t say it’s utterly out of the query. However my mindset just isn’t actually within the combating mindset proper now. It’s actually within the enterprise mindset.
“If the quantity was proper, and I don’t suppose any of those locations will give me that quantity. If it was Floyd Mayweather or one thing and get $5 million, $6 million like, after all, I’m not going to show that down. However something underneath $1 million doesn’t even actually make sense to me.”
Quotes by way of MMA Junkie
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