It’s the best match that can be made right now at 145 pounds. Mike Thomas Brown, the defending WEC featherweight champion, is looking to prove to the world that his spectacular first-round knockout of Urijah Faber back in November was no fluke.
Of course, his first fight after taking Faber’s title proved, to a degree, that it wasn’t. He flattened perennial tough guy Leonard Garcia in less than two minutes.
But to beat Faber again is a different accomplishment. Faber was on a 13-fight winning streak when he threw a careless elbow that allowed Brown to finish him. Would Brown have won even if Faber hadn’t become reckless? Will Faber get revenge in the rematch Sunday at WEC 41?
Sherdog.com chatted with dozens of professional fighters and trainers to gauge their thoughts on the bout:
Pros pick winner: Brown v Faber II
It’s the best match that can be made right now at 145 pounds. Mike Thomas Brown, the defending WEC featherweight champion, is looking to prove to the world that his spectacular first-round knockout of Urijah Faber back in November was no fluke. Of course, his first fight after taking Faber’s title proved, to a degree,…
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