Mike Brown born is a retired American mixed martial artist and currently a trainer who competed at Featherweight in the UFC and at Lightweight with various other organizations . A professional competitor since 2001, Brown is a former WEC Featherweight Champion, and has also fought in the Japanese promotion DEEP, as well as BodogFIGHT. Since retiring, Brown has become a head trainer at American Top Team 2016,2017,2018,2019 MMA Coach of the Year .