While he made some fans with his obliteration of Josh Barnett at UFC 168, Travis Browne might have made himself even more popular by pointing to the back rows of the MGM Grand and claiming he did it for the blue-collar fans.
People love that sort of thing, and when it’s done after a great feat of athletic expression on the biggest stage, there’s no telling what kind of momentum it can give a fighter.
Browne is back in the headlines this week, ready to fight Fabricio Werdum in the spring for a crack at the heavyweight title later this year. In keeping with the theme he established after his last fight, these are his compatriots on the UFC blue-collar all-star team: a group comprised of the hardest-working, down-to-earth fighters in the UFC.