Three times on his walk to the cage Saturday night, Matt Brown was assaulted by fans in the crowd in Curitiba, Brazil.
It didn't get much better for him once he got to the cage.
Relentless grappler Demian Maia smothered Brown for more than 15 minutes before getting the tap in the fight's closing moments. A rear-naked choke ended the bout at 4:31 of the third round.
Maia imposed his will from the outset in round one, getting Brown to the mat and keeping him there. He took Brown's back and stayed there, though the super-tough Brown was able to avoid submission.