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UFC Vegas 29’s Matt Brown would love to be Demian Maia’s retirement fight

UFC veteran Matt Brown has nothing but respect for Demian Maia but he’d love to avenge his loss to the Brazilian following his highlight-reel knockout of Dhiego Lima at UFC Vegas 29.

Brown was submitted by Maia in a welterweight bout back in 2016 and ‘The Immortal’ would love nothing more than to rematch the BJJ legend in his last fight under the UFC banner.

“I’d love for it to be Demian’s retirement match,” Brown told the media following his stunning KO of Lima at UFC on ESPN 25 (h/t BJPenn.com). “I know he’s looking for a retirement match, so I would love that out of respect for him.