After two years on the shelf, Mike Swick's comeback was one of the biggest story lines heading into UFC on FOX 4 this past summer. After his knockout of the night performance against DaMarques Johnson on that very card, it only made sense to give the fans another look at 'Quick' on the next big FOX card. Matt Brown knows a thing or two about comebacks. It's no secret where he got his nickname. Brown was deemed clinically dead earlier in his life as the result of a heroin overdose. After winning the fight for his own life, it took watching a Hall of Violence member fight on television for Brown to realize that the sport of mixed martial arts was something he could possibly succeed and make money in. And that he did. Fast forward to 2011. Though Matt Brown does come into the year with a not so impressive 11-10 record on paper, he remains one of the most respected fighters in the sport for his grit and tenacity. He enters the year riding a three-fight losing streak, whi...
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