Matt Brown tabs Robbie Lawler brawl as his favorite UFC memory

In a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Brown tabbed a loss as his favorite UFC memory.

“The Robbie Lawler fight was actually my favorite,” Brown shared. “On a personal level…because I probably learned more as a martial artist in that fight than any fight in my career. Robbie is just an absolute savage and I just never faced someone like him before or after. I thought I won the fight, of course the judges gave it to him and it was close enough that it wasn’t a robbery or anything, but I feel like I performed really well considering the circumstances…

“The lessons that I took walking out of that cage have hit me a little deeper than any other fight…I wasn’t as powerful as I thought I was [at the time].”

Before the loss to Lawler, Brown won seven consecutive fights, including a main event knockout of Erick Silva in May 2014. A win over Lawler could’ve potentially earned himself a UFC welterweight title shot.

Lawler entered the UFC Hall of Fame last year for his legendary clash with Rory MacDonald at UFC 189. He retired from MMA after a knockout of Niko Price at UFC 290.

Brown and Lawler are forever cemented in UFC lore, and their battle inside the cage sits atop Brown’s all-time favorite memories of competition.