UFC 130 Results See Travis Browne Knockout Stefan Struve, Now He Deserves Top Competition
Travis Browne provided the highlight of the night at UFC 130 with his superman punch knockout of the lanky heavyweight Stefan Struve the first round of their heavyweight battle. The punch came out of nowhere as Struve was trying to throw a kick, but Browne timed his jump perfectly and Struve dropped like he got shot. Now, Browne wants to make a name for himself against the best that UFC has to offer.
He has yet to lose in his MMA career, boasting a record of 11-0-1 with nine of those victories coming via knockout. Seven of those knockouts have come in the first round, so he doesn’t like to mess around when the bell rings.
This was his first major test against a good UFC heavyweight fighter – Cheick Kongo is decent, but a mere shell of his former self – and he did not disappoint. He is on his way up the ladder following this performance and he knows it.
From Sherdog.com:
“I think people are going to start realizing who I am and the danger that I pose to the heavyweight division. And I think that…I am on my way up.”
Following this impressive performance, against someone that a lot of people were talking about as one of the more dangerous up and coming young stars in the division, you would be hard pressed to argue with him.
I would like to see him take on Frank Mir in his next fight to give him a big name fighter to go up against and to see how he handles the spotlight.
Browne is far from a finished product, but he is building up an impressive collection of victories in his young career. A step up in competition is the next phase of his career.