6/6/2023 0 Comments Addict by Matt Doyle![]() ![]() In what started as a cocaine-fueled trip to see his friend fight, Brown signed up to his first fight on a few hours' notice. ![]() Brown's interest in MMA started with drunkenly practicing various submission holds that he had seen on VHS tapes featuring Ken Shamrock on friends. ![]() By his early twenties he had survived a heroin overdose (which led to his nickname "The Immortal"), had been homeless and had been to prison. For a period, he was addicted to meth, regularly used cocaine and would often get into fights at parties. Living in a small town with no foreseeable future outside of a low paying factory job as a machinist, Brown grew frustrated and turned to drugs and alcohol. After being home schooled for two years, he attended Greeneview High School, where he struggled to fit in. A professional competitor since 2004, Brown was a contestant on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series.Ä«rown was born and raised in Jamestown, Ohio. Matthew Burton Brown (born January 10, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ![]()
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