Matt Brown got back in the win column last month. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Matt Brown will welcome Kelvin Gastelum back to the welterweight division when the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to Monterrey, Mexico, on Nov. 21.
After dropping back-to-back bouts to ex-welterweight king Johny Hendricks and current titlist Robbie Lawler, Brown bounced back in a big way at UFC 189, as he submitted Tim Means with a guillotine choke in the open frame of their July 11 encounter. Prior to falling to Hendricks and Lawler, “The Immortal” resurrected his career with a seven-fight winning streak in the Octagon.
Gastelum, who won “TUF 17” as a middleweight, made a brief return to the 185-pound division at UFC 188, when he earned a technical knockout triumph against Nate Marquardt. The Arizona native previously compiled a 4-1 mark at 170 pounds, but weight cutting issues prompted a temporary return to middleweight. While UFC President Dana White didn’t necessarily agree with the decision, Gastelum announced his plans to return to welterweight following his win over Marquardt.