UFC Fight Night 40 Results

[Swinny]

UFC Fight Night 40 results: Matt Brown stops Erick Silva in 'Fight of Year' effort

CINCINNATI – Like his fighting nickname suggests, Matt Brown may truly be “The Immortal.†The welterweight looked to be finished in the opening seconds of his bout with Erick Silva but somehow battled back for a third-round TKO win in a certain “Fight of the Year†candidate.

The welterweight bout was the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 40 event at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 2 and UFC Fight Pass.

In typical fashion, Brown walked forward from the opening bell, but Silva scampered away and landed a few big kicks to the body that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas. Even as he kneeled against the fence in obvious pain, Brown refused to quit, and Silva gave up throwing punches and instead moved to the back and began hunting for the rear-naked choke. Brown defended the move well and survived when Silva briefly squeezed tight on the chin. With Silva unable to sink the choke, Brown scrambled to his feet and began to punish Silva with punches and knees against the cage. Exhausted from the early attempt to finish the fight, Silva simply covered and looked to survive. Brown threw him repeatedly to the floor but couldn’t get the finish, and an exhilarating opening frame somehow led to another.

In the second, Brown again rushed forward before another Silva kick to the body briefly changed the momentum. But Brown would not be denied, and he quickly recovered and came back to batter Silva with punches, knees and elbows from all angles. Silva showed heart in the face of the assault, but the fatigue of the early work was evident. Silva’s best moments came when he scored to the body with both kicks and punches, but Brown took control of the action by taking the fight to the floor and looking to set up first an inverted triangle choke and then a D’Arce choke. Silva survived both holds, but Brown transitioned into mount and looked to punch away from the dominant position. Brown eventually turned out for an armbar that missed and saw his opponent score with a sweep, but Silva was unable to capitalize on top position late in the round.


Brown’s pressure was relentless to open the third round, and he was instantly inside with more knees and elbows from the clinch. Silva somehow remained upright in the face of the attack until Brown pushed him to the floor. A desperate and fading Silva looked for potential submission opportunities from his back, but Brown postured up and unleashed a non-stop barrage of ground-and-pound blows that forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight at the 2:11 mark of the third round.

The crowd instantly erupted in support of the Ohio native.

“Cincinnati, Ohio, who do you want to see fight for a title next?†Brown asked after the win before pointing to UFC President Dana White. “Right there is the man you need to talk to. Tell him what you want.â€

Brown (19-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has now won an incredible seven straight fights in the UFC. Silva (16-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) falls short in the first UFC headlining opportunity of his career but likely picked up a few fans in the process after a gutsy effort.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 40 results include:

Matt Brown def. Erick Silva via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:11
Constantinos Philippou def. Lorenz Larkin via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:47
Daron Cruickshank def. Erik Koch via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:21
Neil Magny def. Tim Means via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Soa Palelei def. Ruan Potts via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:20
Chris Cariaso def. Louis Smolka via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ed Herman def. Rafael Natal via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Darrell Montague via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Zak Cummings def. Yan Cabral via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Johnny Eduardo def. Eddie Wineland via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:37
Nik Lentz def. Manny Gamburyan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Justin Salas def. Ben Wall via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:41
Anthony Lapsley def. Anthony Lapsley via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:56

MMAJunkie

 

[The Great Cochrane]

Was one of the best fights I've ever seen... legit.

Matt Brown is a fuckin' g.

 

[Swinny]

Yeah, crazy fight. Matt Brown is a beast and I can't wait for his next fight. Brown vs. Lombard should probably be the next step, winner gets the shot after Woodley or Rory. Diaz is another option, if he comes back. Brown vs. Diaz is a very, very interesting fight.

And then there's always the winner of Ellenberger vs. Lawler, so plenty of options for awesome fights.

 

[The Great Cochrane]

He should fight the winner of the Lawler/Ellenberger fight and that should be the next contender bout. If Brown wins that, he'll have 8 straight wins and it'll be impossible to deny him a title shot.

As far as Hector Lombard goes, he should fight the loser of the Rory/Woodley fight or Dong Hyun Kim, Tarec Saffedine and Demian Maia are also worthy names to mention.

And than Diaz, last time I checked he retired? So let him sit on his ass and get as stoned and talk as much shit as he wants. I could care less about that guy anyways.

 

[Swinny]

I don't think Lawler or Ellenberger should really get the nod over Lombard. Lawler's just coming off a title fight and Ellenberger is just coming off that shitty fight with Rory.

And yeah, Diaz is kind of just in no man's land now. He's retired, he's back, he's gone again, then he wants a fight again, so who knows?

 

[The Great Cochrane]

Yeah but truth is that they're both higher ranked than Lombard. I think he's got a few more wins in the division before he moves up the ladder.

 

[Swinny]

Yeah but truth is that they're both higher ranked than Lombard. I think he's got a few more wins in the division before he moves up the ladder.

Yeah they are, not really sure why Ellenberger is though.

 

[The Great Cochrane]

Lombard's UFC Record: 3-2
Ellenberger's UFC Record: 8-3

That's why.

 

[Swinny]

Lombard's UFC Record: 3-2
Ellenberger's UFC Record: 8-3

That's why.

True, but in this sport it is "what have you done for me lately" and Ellenberger is 2-2 in his last four and his only real impressive win in those fights was against Marquardt who Lombard knocked out in half the time.

 

[The Great Cochrane]

Well, all I know is this Lawler fight is a chance to really show improvement. I've always been a fan of Jake since he fought Carlos Condit but have to admit I was disappointed with the Rory fight considering how much trash he talked.

 

[The Great Cochrane]

Sorry to double post here but I have ome killer news.

The final stats are in and it turns out Matt Brown outstruck Erick Silva 161-39 with overall strikes and 118-25 with significant strikes on this night. No wonder Erick Silva had to leave Cincinatti out on a stretcher!