LEWIS CENTER, Ohio – For the past 14 years, “The Immortal” Matt Brown has wowed UFC fans with his penchant for violence. The fact that his 12 knockouts in UFC fights are tied for the most in company history proves that. But if it had been up to his family, he would’ve gone down a different path.
Brown grew up in the small town of Bowersville, Ohio, in an “uber-conservative” family and with a father he described as “borderline abusive.” Brown was supposed to be a machinist and take over his father’s shop some day. And while he loved to build, he knew from a young age that he was meant for something greater.
Enter mixed martial arts, which changed his life forever.
