"Barnett the veteran of MMA, but already it happened to me to fight with more skilled rivals throughout career. And I any more the beginner in these sports. At me is behind shoulders of 17 fights, 7 or 8 from which took place in UFC for the last three and a half years.

Practically each my rival surpassed me lately in respect of experience. Overim, Congo, even to Shtruva though he also is younger than me. That fact that I am not so skilled, yet an occasion to write-off me.

I think, fight with Barnett — a good match for me. I have rather long extremities to keep it at arm's length and if it after all manages to approach to me, I will find in the arsenal a way to be protected in a clinch or in orchestra seats and to leave attack, or — on the contrary, to advance to the attack.

If few years ago me asked that I think concerning a possible duel with Barnett, I would answer that is madly happy to meet it in fight. But now I don't think of it, I here to reach a belt.

When I will receive this belt, I will protect it and I will secure heritage, then at me will be time to relax to comprehend everything that I reached. And now I have to tear a bum on trainings to come for fight and to show everything that I am able. Then at me in a stock will be as early as years 50-60 to remember and enjoy it" — Brown told.