A huge welterweight division attraction as Matt Brown will seek his seventh straight UFC victory against Erick Silva. Brown will enter the fight riding a six fight winning streak, most notably defeating Mike Pyle at UFC Fight Night 26. Silva has rotated wins and losses throughout his UFC run, with his last fight being a win over Takenori Sato at UFC Fight Night 36. UFC Fight Night 40 takes place on May 10th from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio with the aforementioned fighters headlining.