A matchup of longtime Octagon veterans is on tap for UFC Fight
Night on May 13, as Matt Brown is
expected to square off against Court McGee
in a welterweight tilt.
Brown revealed the pairing on “The Fighter vs. Writer” podcast. The event, which doesn’t have
a confirmed location or venue, will be headlined by a light
heavyweight clash between Anthony
Smith and Johnny
Walker.
The 42-year-old Brown competed once in 2022, falling to Bryan
Barberena via split decision at UFC on ESPN 33 in March. “The
Immortal” has lost three of his last four promotional appearances
dating back to 2020. The Ohio native is 23-19 over the course of a
professional tenure that began 2005 with notable wins over the
likes of Ben
Saunders, Diego
Sanchez, Tim Means,
Mike
Pyle, Mike Swick,
and Stephen
Thompson.
McGee, meanwhile, had a two-bout winning streak snapped in his last
outing, when he suffered a first-round KO loss to Jeremiah
Wells at UFC on ESPN 37 this past June. The 38-year-old
“Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 winner is 21-11 since kicking off his
professional career in 2007.