Fight Path: Before MMA fighting and dog training, Travis Browne survived Hawaiian life

The drives along the scenic routes of Hawaii were often enjoyable for a young Travis Browne, mostly because it was time spent with his father.

Dad, meanwhile, was often carrying a .45-caliber handgun in his lap.

“A lot of people on the mainland think it’s a paradise or something, but Hawaii was a tough place to grow up,” Browne, a recent UFC signee who now runs a successful dog-training business, told MMAjunkie.com. “There were a lot of drugs and gang issues.”


The drives along the scenic routes of Hawaii were often enjoyable for a young Travis Browne, mostly because it was time spent with his father.

Dad, meanwhile, was often carrying a .45-caliber handgun in his lap.

“A lot of people on the mainland think it’s a paradise or something, but Hawaii was a tough place to grow up,” Browne, a recent UFC signee who now runs a successful dog-training business, told MMAjunkie.com. “There were a lot of drugs and gang issues.”