Mike Brown, the WEC legend who has established himself as a coach at the famed American Top Team, had a troubled history with dr*gs. He was addicted to gamma-hydroxybutyrate, the dr*g that’s pretty common at rave parties, and has got the name ‘date ra*e’. The drug also has the ability to slow down messages traveling between the body and the brain. Therefore, consuming it before a fight would have massive ramifications. Unfortunately, Brown succumbed to the addictive nature of the drug although later on he turned his life around for good.

Brown’s dr*g controversy was brought to light when Colby Covington began the verbal war with his opponent before UFC 272. Let’s see what Covington had to say about the ATT coach.

All about Mike Brown’s troubles with dr*gs that Colby Covington dug up

During the pre-fight press conference for UFC 272, the heat between Covington and Jorge Masvidal was way off the charts. With Covington’s nick for trash-talking, he dragged in Masvidal’s coach and friend into the scuffle. Needless to say, he brought in the coach’s history with gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a psychoactive dr*g that tends to slow down the nervous system. ‘Chaos’ said, “[Masvidal] brought that dr*g addict Mike Brown with him, the guy who did GHB before his fights. He fought Rani Yahya on GHB among all the other steroids he did in his career. You brought that addict with you, Jorge? Did you bring that dru**ie?”

However, Brown didn’t even flinch at the attack. Instead, he exerted his confidence in ‘Street Jesus’ and claimed that Masvidal would be calm and composed in the fight. He declared that Masvidal has been facing such pressure throughout his career. But ‘Chaos’ wasn’t one to stop right there. He took the trash-talk further with a tweet. 

Covington claimed that ‘Gamebred’ looked a bit and wrote, “Maybe you should try that juiced up little drug addict Mike Brown’s favorite trick to take the edge off and fight on some GHB. Yeah I said GHB, but Brown did HGH too because he’s a nut less bi**h just like you.” And yet again, the American Top Team coach stood in support of ‘The Gamebred Fighter’. However, it was ‘Chaos’ who rose victorious in the bout via decision.

But how did Mike Brown fare during his time as a UFC fighter? Let’s find out!

ATT coach’s performance as a professional mixed martial artist

Brown began his journey in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2004 when he faced Genki Sudo at UFC 47. However, his UFC debut resulted in a loss as Sudo submitted Brown with a triangle choke. But that didn’t stop the featherweight contender as he continued to strive for a championship belt. 

After a 4-year-long hiatus, he fought at the FIA World Endurance Championship and took Urijah Faber after claiming one win. He defeated Faber via a KO and claimed the WEC featherweight championship belt. Brown successfully defended the title twice. One of them was a rematch against the fearsome Faber. But his reign didn’t last long and he lost the title to Jose Aldo at WEC 44. The former featherweight contender went on highs and lows and ended his fighting career with a loss against Steven Siler in 2013. 

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