Matt
Brown believes the newly announced merger between the
Professional Fighters League and
Most Valuable Promotions is a sensible business move, but still
no match for the industry leader.
Brown’s comments echo
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana
White’s remarks about the merger.
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Brown suggested that the new company could find more success by
avoiding making the UFC their primary competition. In a recent
interview, the retired fighter discussed where the PFL-MVP union
stands in comparison to the UFC.
“I certainly think it’s a smart thing for both of those companies
to do,” Brown said on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer.
“Come together, join forces, try to build something big.
Unfortunately, they’re in a space where they’re still just going to
be No. 2.”
Brown largely agreed with White’s comments days earlier, where the
UFC CEO dismissed the new merger as a real threat to the UFC.
“I agree with what [Dana White] said — ‘We’re competing with major
leagues and sh*t, we’re not worried about what these peasants are
doing,’ so to speak,” Brown added. “He didn’t say it like that, but
I think he’s totally right in saying that.”
While Brown believes that the merger brings a lot of good,
including the prospect of more money and raising the standards for
overall pay in the industry, he says competing with the UFC is
futile. “The Immortal” suggested the merged promotion would be
better served by establishing its own identity.
“When you’re trying to outspend or try to get better fighters,”
Brown said. “You don’t have a chance. What I see MVP and PFL trying
to do is a d*ck-swinging contest, and it’s like you’ve got a
f*cking limp d*ck over here.“
Brown further emphasized that most fighters want to fight on the
biggest stage irrespective of the money they’re earning.
“I guarantee 99.9% of fighters would go fight f*cking Jon Jones for
$1,000 rather than f*cking some PFL guy for $50,000.”