UFC president Dana White (Middle) comes between Travis Browne (L) and Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva (R) – Photo via Facebook.com/UFC
Undefeated heavyweight Travis ‘Hapa’ Browne (13-0-1) is about to take a big step in his UFC career when he headlines this Friday’s (Oct. 5) UFC on FX 5 event versus Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva.
For Browne, “it’s an honor to be in the main event and have the UFC believe in me.”
‘Hapa’ was a guest on “The MMA Hour with Mauro Ranallo” on Thursday, mere hours before the official weigh-ins for the Minneapolis, Minnesota event.
Speaking to Ranallo, Browne expressed his thanks to the UFC as well as his thoughts on why they have given him an opportunity to headline his first event.
“I think at this point in my career I’ve really matured as a fighter. And mentally, I’m just ready to take that step to headline a show. There’s a little bit of extra pressure that comes with it but I’ve been able to deal with it pretty well and use that nervous energy to my advantage. The little bit of added pressure just comes from the UFC believing in me to put on a show. I mean they’re basing the whole card around me. It’s an honour to be in the main event and have the UFC believe in me”
Also featured on the podcast were UFC lightweight Danny Downs and Invicta FC’s Tara LaRosa who is set to face Vanessa Porto this weekend in the promotions third event.