That may depend on one of two different options for the June 14 lineup. But retired UFC welterweight Matt Brown believes the promotion is simply using the former two-division champion to promote the budget-busting extravaganza and “Notorious” will be nothing more than a casual observer come fight night.
“Conor’s not fighting on it,” Brown told The Fighter vs. The Writer. “I don’t give a f*ck what anybody says. I don’t care what he says. I don’t care what Dana [White] says. They’re using him to promote it and using his name to get it out there. He’s not fighting on that sh*t. Even if that is signed and a done deal, I’m not going to believe it until he is inside the Octagon and a punch is thrown. Even in the walkout I might be like, something is going to happen here. When a punch is thrown, I’ll be like alright I guess he’s fighting.”
“I can’t think of six to seven fights that are gigantic,” Brown added. “Unless you get [Jon] Jones and [Alex] Pereira as the main event; which even then, is it going to be an exciting fight? Is Jones not going to f*cking take him down and finish him in a minute or two? Jon’s not going to f*ck around with him on the feet. I think the even bigger issue is they can make some pretty significant, good fights … but what about Americans? It’s at the White House. That’s the problem, they have so few American [stars]. That’s a problem.”