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UFC NEWS: Rory MacDonald vs. Matt Brown likely for UFC 123 in November
Aug 18, 2010 - 11:36:00 AM UFC NEWS: Rory MacDonald vs. Matt Brown likely for UFC 123 in November

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

An exciting welterweight bout between 21 year old Canadian Rory "The Waterboy" MacDonald and Matt "The Immortal" Brown is on its way to UFC 123 on November 20, according to a report from Joe Ferraro at Sportsnet.ca.

MacDonald got his first major exposure earlier this year, facing Carlos Condit at UFC 115 in Vancouver. Taking a lead into the third round, MacDonald fell to a major comeback from Condit in that round, suffering his first career defeat when the fight was stopped with seconds remaining. The young up and comer is still 10-1 in his career, and remains one of the prospects to watch in the division.

Brown has lost two straight fights after a 4-1 start to his UFC career. Most recently he was submitted by Chris Lytle at UFC 116, marking his second loss by submission to "Lights Out."

UFC 123 is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Lyoto Machida. A venue has not yet been chosen for the event.

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Penick's Analysis: I like this fight a lot. It's a very tough fight for Brown to try to get back on track with, and he may be fighting for his UFC career in this one, but he still presents a good test for MacDonald. The 21 year old is extremely exciting, and came close to the biggest win of his career against Condit in June. He may have gone to a draw with Condit had the fight reached the judges, but he'll still have a great chance to impress in this bout. It should be a highly competitive and entertaining fight on this card.

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