Damien Brown His Hoping For a Slugfest at UFC Fight Night 101

Damien Brown spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Jon Tuck at UFC Fight Night 101. Highlights are below:

On his hope for the fight: “I hope he stands right in the center and throws down like Brian Stann and (Wanderlei) Silva did. I can’t see him doing that, but it would be pretty exciting. I’m coming off a win. I almost feel a little bit freer. Coming off the loss (in my UFC debut), I definitely felt the pressure of having to win the fight or I was going to be gone. I didn’t feel the pressure of needing the contract because I work and everything else, but I definitely felt the pressure of having to win to keep it. This time around, I don’t feel that pressure. I feel like I can have fun, I can do what I want – stand in the center and throw down. So I really do hope he brings that fight because I think it would be exciting for the fans, exciting for me. But he’s coming off a loss, so we’ll see what he does.”

On his loss to Alan Patrick: “I think nine out of 10 times, I win the first fight (against Patrick). I was coming off a five-fight win streak, and mentally I kind of treated the first one like it was a win anyway. Six days’ (notice), 29 pounds (lost), and a three-round decision. Where’s the loss in that? Besides the decision, there’s no real loss in that. For me, it was win-win, so it was easy for me to just treat it as a win and get back in there and get that tick in the box.”

On the stakes of the fight: “I think this is definitely a step up for me. Some people don’t, but I think on paper, UFC rankings and all that stuff, it’s a step up. He’s got six fights in UFC, this is my third. That’s exciting. That’s a step up, so I’m treating it as that and I’m prepared for it and I think that I’ve go the game to beat him.”