Mike Brown attended Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, Maine, where he won a state title as a junior in 1992. He went on to wrestle at Norwich University, where he was recognized for his concentration.
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Michael Thomas Brown was born on September 8, 1975. He is the head MMA coach for American Top Team and an American mixed martial arts teacher and former competitor. Brown was a former WEC Featherweight Champion who previously competed in the UFC Featherweight division before retiring in 2014 to become a full-time MMA instructor. He is Dustin Poirier’s head coach.
Brown went to Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, Maine, and earned a state championship as a junior in 1992. He went on to wrestle at Norwich University, where his focus was recognized. Despite being a poor high school student, he was able to focus on academics and thrive as a scholar-athlete in college. Brown was one of the brightest and strongest wrestlers at Norwich, according to wrestling coach Rich Hasenfus.
World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 28, 2010. All WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC as part of the merger. Brown first met Diego Nunes at UFC 125 on January 1, 2011. He was defeated by a split decision. Brown returned to action immediately, facing Rani Yahya on January 22, 2011, at UFC Fight Night 23 in place of an injured Chan Sung Jung. He was defeated by a unanimous decision.
Brown was sidelined until mid-2011 recuperating from hand surgery after being wounded during the Yahya fight. Brown fought Nam Phan at UFC 133 on August 6, 2011. He won the fight by unanimous decision, his first in the UFC.
Michael was scheduled to meet Vagner Rocha at UFC on FX 1 on January 20, 2012. Brown, on the other hand, was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a knee injury.
Brown fought Daniel Pineda at UFC 146 on May 26, 2012. He won a unanimous decision over Pineda. Brown indicated in an interview with Ariel Helwani after the fight that he would allow himself two weeks to contemplate retirement based on how his body felt after recovery.
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Mike inked a five-fight contract with the UFC on July 4, 2012. Brown was scheduled to meet Akira Corassani at UFC Fight Night 26 on August 17, 2013. However, Corassani withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Steven Siler. Brown was knocked out in the first round of the fight.
Mike was scheduled to battle Estevan Payan at UFC on Fox 11 on April 19, 2014. Brown, however, was forced to withdraw from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional rookie Alex White. Brown stated that he would most likely not fight again after withdrawing from the battle against Payan, but he did not indicate he was retiring.
According to sources Mike Brown’s net worth is expected to be around $4 Million as of 2023. Most of his income has come from his MMA career in fighting and coaching. Brown has fought too many good fighters and has beaten the likes of Urijah Faber so, he deserves what he has. But not much is known about his salary and endorsements.
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