‘The Immortal’ Matt Brown fought Bellator welterweight champion, Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima, in 2007. Lima was a 19-year-old teenager at that time and was finished off by punches by Brown. That was the only time Douglas Lima has been finished by strikes in his illustrious professional MMA career.
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‘The Immortal’ too was only 26 at that time and racked up one of the biggest wins of his career against Lima. Recently, on the 14th anniversary of that fight, Brown recollected his memories of that monumental win. It must have been a special one for Brown, considering the later accolades in Lima’s career. Despite securing the win, he got a taste of ‘The Phenom’s’ leg kicks.
“This was probably the most painful fight of my career my legs were trashed for at least a week Douglas kicks really really hard!” Brown wrote on Twitter recently.
This was probably the most painful fight of my career my legs were trashed for at least a week Douglas kicks really really hard! https://t.co/VAl1qunLEu
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) February 9, 2021
Lima is an elite level striker, and fellow fighters and MMA enthusiasts highly respect his kicking game. It seems like Brown had felt the heat too during his fight.
Lima famously knocked out the formerly undefeated and dynamic striking sensation, Michael Venom Paige, in 2019. Paige’s downfall started after ‘The Phenom’ landed a crushing leg kick.
Lima’s other opponents like Rory MacDonald, Gegard Mousasi, Ben Askren have all talked about how hard he actually kicks and the effects those kicks have on their bodies. The pain sustains for a considerable amount of days or even weeks after a fight against ‘The Phenom’, according to his former opponents.
What’s next for Matt Brown?
‘The Immortal’ is currently on a 2-fight skid. He last dropped a decision against ‘The Natural Born Killer’ Carlos Condit in the first fight card of 2021. And at 40, he is not getting any younger.
It’s hard for him to hang in with the elites of the welterweight division anymore, but he can still certainly compete against fellow veterans and legends. Despite the scorecards not reflecting this, his fight against Condit was very competitive.
We will have to wait and see whom the UFC lines up next for the legend. But for now, he is recollecting painful memories of fighting Douglas Lima.
How well do you remember that fight?
