Matt Brown
ON THE RECORD · 11 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“There’s an ideal scenario and a not ideal scenario,”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown discusses ideal and non-ideal scenarios for the UFC depending on who wins the heavyweight title at UFC 334.
“Tom Aspinall being out there, he’s just the uncrowned champ,”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown calls Tom Aspinall the uncrowned champion because Aspinall never lost the belt but relinquished it due to injury.
“The real uncrowned champ is somewhere between Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou and Tom Aspinall. Right?”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown argues the true uncrowned heavyweight champion is among Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou, and Tom Aspinall, none of whom are fighting for the title at UFC 334.
“That’s one of the big problems with the heavyweight division, we have these guys fighting for the title and you have Alex Pereira in the picture and [Alexander] Volkov and everybody’s like Francis, Tom and Jon would beat all these guys.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown points out that fans believe Francis Ngannou, Tom Aspinall, and Jon Jones would beat the current heavyweight title contenders.
“There’s a lot of baggage including [Ciryl Gane] losing to Jon Jones. Alex Pereira, there’s a controversy there, whether you agree with it or not. I think Alex was pretty much done anyway, and Ciryl had him beat, whether you talk about behind the head [punches] or not. Of course, the eye pokes with Tom, even though he was winning that fight.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown notes that Ciryl Gane carries baggage including a loss to Jon Jones and controversies around his fights with Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall.
“These guys are fighting for second place unfortunately. That’s just the reality of the business. That’s the downside. It’s still going to be a great fight.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown says the UFC 334 heavyweight title fighters are effectively competing for second place behind the absent top heavyweights.
“Three guys that we’re not getting to see fight.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown laments that the three fighters he considers uncrowned champion are not being seen in action.
“Just as a hardcore fan of this sport, a lover of this game and fighting, it just feels like we’re taking these wild-card teams and putting them in the Super Bowl.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown compares the UFC 334 heavyweight title fight to wildcard teams playing in the Super Bowl.
“Keeping it real, I think Tom Aspinall would have a better chance of coming back and beating Hokit than he would Ciryl Gane. I think that would be what people would feel. That’s what I feel. Tom Aspinall’s the uncrowned champ.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown believes Tom Aspinall would have a better chance beating Josh Hokit than Ciryl Gane, and reiterates Aspinall is the uncrowned champ.
“The fact is it’s very f*cking disputed,”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown describes the UFC heavyweight title as being heavily disputed due to the absence of top fighters like Tom Aspinall.
“The ideal scenario for the UFC is absolutely Josh Hokit wins. Do they care? Are they going to get emotionally invested in it? I don’t think so. They’re businessmen. Their business is going to keep cranking record numbers whether Josh Hokit or Ciryl Gane wins. Is it a better scenario for them if Josh Hokit wins? Of course, I think everyone would agree that’s an ideal scenario for the UFC.”
Matt Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10
Brown argues the ideal scenario for the UFC is Josh Hokit winning, though he doubts the UFC brass are emotionally invested either way.