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      A chat with WEC fighter Mike Brown

      June 2, 2009 /

      You may not have known who Mike Thomas Brown was a year ago, but chances are you do now if you’re a fan of Mixed Martial Arts. Brown is the WEC (World Extreme Cage fighting) featherweight champion. His career record is 21-4-0 and Brown has won his last nine fights, with his last loss coming on Dec. 2, 2005 by submission. On Nov. 5, 2008, Brown defeated Urijah Faber by TKO in 2:23 to win the WEC title. Faber was then considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world as he had won 13-straight fights lasting over three years before losing to Brown. Since beating Faber, Brown defended his belt successfully against Leonard Garcia on March 1 of this year with a submission in under two minutes after staggering Garcia on his feet with a solid combination of punches. Fighting out of American Top Team in Florida, Brown appeared in the UFC in 2004 in a submission loss to Genki Sudo, but now the former Norwich University wrestler prepares for his rematch with Faber, which takes place Sunday, June 7 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif. The fight can be seen on VERSUS at 9:00 p.m. ET.

      Brown took a few minutes away from his training for the fight to speak with us on the rematch and his MMA career.

      The Scores Report: How has your life changed since your first win over Faber?

      Mike Thomas Brown: Since the Faber win, I probably do a few more interviews and get recognized a little more. You know, each time you win, your pay goes up a little bit, so I am making a little bit more money, but nothing major has changed.

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      Mixed Martial Arts

      Mike Brown named Coach of the Year

      April 20, 2009 /

      Cavs head coach Mike Brown was named Coach in the Year in a near-landslide.

      “Offensively, the last three years, we weren’t good mainly because of me,” Brown admitted after Game 1 against the Pistons on Saturday. “I wanted to establish an identity here, and that was on the defensive end of the floor.”

      The Cavs made a huge leap offensively this season. They went from the 20th-most efficient offense to the fourth-most efficient. Part of that was due to the addition of point guard Mo Williams, but the willingness of Brown and his staff to find a new direction was critical.

      Brown led all vote-getters with 55 first place votes. Rick Adelman (13) narrowly beat out Stan Van Gundy (13) in total points to finish second, while Nate McMillan (15) finished fourth. I thought Adelman did more with less, but Brown’s Cavs surprised a lot of people and sure didn’t look like a 66-win team heading into the season.

      NBA, News

      MMA Review for Sunday, March 8

      March 8, 2009 /

      Frank MirHere’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:

      – Mike Brown beat Leonard Garcia’s ass at last Sunday’s WEC 39 show, proving that yes, he is the real deal. A rematch with Urijah Faber is slated for this summer.

      – The UFC will be partying in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day and Philadelphia later this year.

      – The weakest, flabbiest fighter from Affliction’s last show just got popped for steroids.

      – Kimbo Slice scores a supporting role in a porno flick.

      – Major fight-booking alert: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir in May Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin in June, and Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida a week later.

      – UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock recently shared his life story at a conference for Christian fighters. He’s scheduled to be beaten to death by Bobby Lashley later this month.

      – UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine goes down tomorrow night in Columbus, Ohio. Come back to CagePotato at 10 p.m. ET for a liveblog of the pay-per-view broadcast, and get acquainted with the lineup by checking out our betting advice [link: http://www.cagepotato.com/gambling-addiction-enabler-ufc-96], our look at two debuting fighters, and our heated debate about the headlining fights.

      – We almost went an entire week without someone getting arrested and then 0-13 Scott Blevins gets popped for child molestation.

      Mixed Martial Arts

      Bears cut safety Mike Brown

      February 15, 2009 /

      Mike BrownThe Chicago Bears have decided to part ways with nine-year veteran free safety Mike Brown.

      The decision on Brown was not a shock as general manager Jerry Angelo had made it clear Brown was no longer in the team’s plan. Angelo told the Tribune the Bears couldn’t afford to bring Brown back considering what they wanted to accomplish in other areas, including the development of Danieal Manning.

      Now the Bears move forward with plans to fill voids on both sides of the ball.

      Brown came into the league like a bat out of hell, but injuries absolutely destroyed a once promising career. Brown’s knack for coming up with the big play defined his career early on, but even he admitted he resembled a porcelain doll when it came to his body.

      It’s hard to blame the Bears for cutting him, but they’ll miss his leadership. With safeties always in high demand, some team will take a shot at him.

      NFL

      Lakers beat Cavs in impressive fashion

      February 8, 2009 /

      The Cavs were up 61-51 at halftime, but a 22-8 run to start the third quarter put the Lakers in control of the game, and they went on to win, 101-91. That run included an 11-0 spurt at the start of the quarter, and Mike Brown failed to call a timeout to stop the bleeding. After all, the Cavs are still a young team, so they are not as adept at playing through adversity as, say, the Celtics, Spurs or even the Lakers. I kept waiting for Brown to call a timeout but it never happened, and in many ways, that shift of momentum at the beginning of the second half was the difference in the game.

      But it didn’t help that LeBron James shot 5 of 20 from the field. He had a near triple-double (16 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds) but he’d be the first to admit that he didn’t play very well. It’s not often that the Cavs get 57 combined points from Mo Williams, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Wally Szczerbiak and still find a way to lose, but they did just that today.

      After the loss of Andrew Bynum for 8-12 weeks, the Lakers have to feel great about completing this five-game road trip with consecutive wins against the Celtics and Cavs. Kobe was apparently battling the flu, but still managed to outscore LeBron (with 19 points) and hit a crucial rainbow jumper with just 2:48 remaining to put the Lakers up six. Lamar Odom (28 points, 17 rebounds) continues to play big basketball in Bynum’s absence, and is doing wonders for the contract that he’ll be signing this summer as a free agent.

      So with a 1-3 combined record against the Celtics and Lakers, do the Cavs make a move with Szczerbiak’s expiring contract or do they stand pat and hope for the best? I think they have to do everything they can to win a title (or at least get to the Finals this year) if they hope to keep LeBron next summer, but clearly they have to hold out for a deal that has a great chance to make them better. I think they could package Szczerbiak with Hickson (and maybe a first round pick or two) and get themselves an impact big like Jermaine O’Neal.

      Is that worth the risk? Well, O’Neal had 22 points, nine boards and nine blocks in a recent loss against the Lakers and his contract expires in 2010, so it wouldn’t affect the team’s cap flexibility in the long term.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA, NBA Finals, Rumors & Gossip

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