Less than three minutes into the first round, Mike kept composure and capitalized on Urijah’s mistake. The result was a stunning win. The fight ended in 2 minutes, 23 seconds of the first round. Lucky? No! If you have followed Mike Brown's career, it is pretty safe to say that this win and this title was well over due. Brown has been there and back with countless battles in the cage.

Tony: Congrats on the big win and taking the title away from Faber.
Mike: It’s been a long journey and it’s good to be on top right now, it feels good.

Tony: Going into this fight you looked really relaxed. Did you feel your game plan paid off for this fight?
Mike: O yeah. I was really relaxed going into the fight. I was fighting out of my home town in Florida, so everything was great.

Tony: Did you expect Faber to come out really strong in the first round?
Mike: You know he is wild and very unpredictable. So I pretty much kept good defense and I capitalized on one of his mistakes and that’s exactly what happened.

Tony: Do you see a rematch right away with faber? Or will you take some other fights in your weight class first?
Mike: O for sure, but there are a lot of top fighters in that weight class. So we’ll definitely see what happens and who is put in front of me.

Tony: Where are you currently training?
Mike: American Top Team.

Tony: Who are some of the training partners that helped you out for this fight?
Mike: Yves Edwards is the main guy I train with, but there’s just a lot of guys I train with. Guys like Marcus Aurelio, we just have a tune of talent over here at American Top team. Guys with a lot of great talent.

Tony: Any time off during the week of training for a fight or getting ready for a fight?
Mike: Pretty much Monday through Saturday with Sunday off. But Monday through Friday I train twice a day where on Saturdays I’m only training once.

Tony: Now that you've won the title, are you gonna take some time off, or is it back to the gym?
Mike: I’m gonna take some weeks off. This last fight I tore some cartilage in my rib, at the end when I was threw some of the punches I felt like I tore something and it was shifting around. But I just had an x-ray done and it’s like some cartilage is just torn, so I should be back in full swing in about four weeks or so.

Tony: For a fighter such as yourself, Mike, who has been around the fight game for as long as you have, what are the reasons for your success in this sport?
Mike: I love what I do, you know. So this makes me just wanna learn more and more. Being very passionate about it can’t help but make you better. This is especially true when you are around a lot of talent. And that’s what I do, I surround myself with great people and great talent. Because of this, only good things are the end result.

Tony: Aside from Faber, are there any other fighters out there who you would like to fight in upcoming bouts?
Mike: Pretty much whoever the WEC puts in front of me. They have a lot of tough guys, guys like Fabian, Faber, Garcia, Tumora from Japan. They just have a lot of talent in the WEC. So I think its not gonna be hard for them to find me someone to fight for my next fight.

Tony: Coming up in this sport, who were some of the fighters you looked up to/respected, when you first started your career?
Mike: You know, one of my all time favorites and still is, is Genki Sudo. I fought him back in the UFC when I was younger. I just love his style, you know. He’s so entertaining to watch. As far as guys I look up to, its guys like Jens Pulver. He was the top dog when I was coming up, so definitely Jens.

Tony: Well thank you again Mike and I wish you luck in your next fight.
Mike: thank you.