LAS VEGAS – The new era in UFC drug testing is underway, and naturally everyone has an opinion on it.

But perhaps one of the most brash so far has been UFC welterweight Matt Brown.

Brown today told MMAjunkie he believes the potential for two-year bans for performance-enhancing drug users on their first offense isn’t heavy enough.

“We found out it’s only a two-year ban, not a four-year, which to me is complete bullsh-t,” Brown told MMAjunkie ahead of UFC 189, where he fights on Saturday. “Maybe I’ll start a petition with all the UFC fighters. Maybe we can band together and ask for a petition to get a minimum four-year ban. Why would you not sign the petition – unless you’re juicing. Right? I think it should be a lifetime ban.”

Brown said his biggest concern is the potential danger for a fighter death in the octagon – and what would happen to the sport if that ever came to play.

“I find it ludicrous we have a f-cking standard for every other sport – except for the one where you can get murdered in the cage,” Brown said. “People do die doing this sh-t – just not in the UFC yet, fortunately. The day is gonna come when it happens. We all know that. If it happens to someone that got beat by a known juicer, is that not going to be more of an issue? I don’t want to be the dead one because a motherf-cker was sticking needles in himself all day.”

Brown (19-13 MMA, 12-7 UFC) meets Tim Means (24-6-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) to close out the UFC 189 prelims from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The prelims air on FOX Sports 1 ahead of the main card on pay-per-view.

Check out Brown in the video above. Plus, Dennis Bermudez tells a story about his first dealings with the USADA testers, and hear from Jorge Masvidal, Brandon Thatch, Jeremy Stephens, John Howard, Tim Means and more.

For more on UFC 189, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.