2014 is when Travis Browne’s career hit the pause button after his loss to Fabricio Werdum in a top contender bout and Browne has not been able to find the resume button since, despite his efforts and time with Edmond Tarverdyan. However, statistically speaking, one could argue that Browne has only lost to fighters who […]
2014 is when Travis Browne’s career hit the pause button after his loss to Fabricio Werdum in a top contender bout and Browne has not been able to find the resume button since, despite his efforts and time with Edmond Tarverdyan. However, statistically speaking, one could argue that Browne has only lost to fighters who were ex heavy weight champions and that is a fair, valid point.
However, that stat could soon be a thing of the past if Browne does not emerge victorious against Derrick Lewis. Lewis Might not be a former heavy weight champion, but he certainly can put up an impressive fight. It has to be conceded that Lewis’ career did not really start of as smoothly as he would have hoped (two brutal knock outs in his first four fights) but things have looked up since then.
UFC 192 is where Lewis took charge and since consecutively won five fights while fighting worthy opponents each time. Lewis’ forte are his agile hands and sheer strength and he will be hungry to come away with a victory against Browne which will really be the icing on the cake for his winning run so far.
Browne, in his own regard, has a long reach and his strikes generate a tremendous amount of force. He does have a few tricks up his sleeve especially when dealing with not so technically sound opponents such as Lewis.
Well this has escalated quickly. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Derrick Lewis is set to throw down with Travis Browne at a UFC Fight Night event in Haliax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lewis currently sits at No. 8 in the rankings, while Browne is at No. 9. This fight, however, goes far beyond rankings. Last month, […]
Well this has escalated quickly. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Derrick Lewis is set to throw down with Travis Browne at a UFC Fight Night event in Haliax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lewis currently sits at No. 8 in the rankings, while Browne is at No. 9. This fight, however, goes far beyond rankings. Last month, […]
This heavyweight clash just got personal… Surging heavyweight prospect Derrick Lewis returns at UFC Fight Night 105 on February 19. Hoping to extend his win streak to six, ‘Black Beast’ faces Travis Browne in the Halifax main event. Since joining the UFC in 2014, Lewis has built an impressive 8-2 record. Victories over Gabriel Gonzaga
Surging heavyweight prospect Derrick Lewis returns at UFC Fight Night 105 on February 19. Hoping to extend his win streak to six, ‘Black Beast’ faces Travis Browne in the Halifax main event. Since joining the UFC in 2014, Lewis has built an impressive 8-2 record. Victories over Gabriel Gonzaga and Roy Nelson highlight his current spree. Similar to Francis Ngannou, who won at UFC on FOX 23 last weekend, a lot of fans have their eyes on Lewis right now.
Coming close to losing against Shamil Abdurakhimov in his last fight, ‘Black Beast’ will no doubt want to make a statement against ‘Hapa.’ Although his main event clash with Browne has already been announced, Lewis reveals he hasn’t actually been granted entry to Canada yet. Citing his criminal record, the 31-year old Texas resident tells Ariel Helwani he hasn’t received an answer in regards to being allowed in to Canada.
Lewis Fires Shots
Speaking during last night’s episode of The MMA Hour, Lewis talked about potential visa issues, before digging at Browne’s past.
“They haven’t actually told me if I can get in to Canada, because of my (criminal) record. I’ve never been to Canada before. I really would have liked to have fought on the pay-per-view card in Brooklyn, I haven’t fought on PPV yet. I believe (Travis) is a good fighter, he’s going to be one of my toughest opponents. He was looking him like I’m disrespecting him, calling to fight him.”
“I just wanted a real good fight, but he’s looking at it like I’m disrespecting him. He can look at it like motivation, but I can look at him beating his wife as my motivation. With my childhood, watching my Mom get beaten by a man, feeling helpless, and I could look at this as some type of motivation since he likes beating on women. I’m always looking for something to give me motivation.”
Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports
Lewis & The Future
Where does heavy hitter Derrick Lewis fit in the heavyweight division’s future? We’ll certainly know a little more after UFC Fight Night 105, but ‘Black Beast’ is dangerous, popular and motivated right now. Another interesting point is that of Browne’s future, as he is reported to have finally left Glendale fight club. With the 265-pound weight class currently struggling, will Lewis emerge as one of the heavyweight elite?
A heavyweight clash between Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis has changed dates and will now be in a headlining role. The promotion announced on Monday that Browne vs. Lewis, which was supposed to take place at UFC 208, had been moved in favor of being positioned as the main event of UFC Fight Night 105
A heavyweight clash between Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis has changed dates and will now be in a headlining role. The promotion announced on Monday that Browne vs. Lewis, which was supposed to take place at UFC 208, had been moved in favor of being positioned as the main event of UFC Fight Night 105 one week later.
Lewis recently picked up his fifth straight UFC win after scoring a fourth-round TKO win over Shamil Abdurakhimov in this December’s UFC Fight Night 102 main event. Browne is currently stuck in a 1-3 skid that includes losses to Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum, who are both former UFC heavyweight champions.
The event takes place on February 19th at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The main card will air on FOX while the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Here is the updated card:
The movers and shakers at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have shifted a fight from one card to another. Heavyweights Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis were originally set to do battle at UFC 208. That is no longer the case. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole revealed the bout will now serve as the main event of […]
The movers and shakers at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have shifted a fight from one card to another. Heavyweights Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis were originally set to do battle at UFC 208. That is no longer the case. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole revealed the bout will now serve as the main event of […]
Travis Browne has finally left Edmond Tarverdyan’s Glendale Fighting Club. Heading into his pivotal UFC 208 match-up with noted power slugger Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis, Browne has reportedly moved his training camp to Black House MMA to get a fresh start in 2017. A tweet surfaced from UFC Insiders confirming “Hapa’s” move: Travis Browne has
Travis Browne has finally left Edmond Tarverdyan’s Glendale Fighting Club.
Heading into his pivotal UFC 208 match-up with noted power slugger Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis, Browne has reportedly moved his training camp to Black House MMA to get a fresh start in 2017.
A tweet surfaced from UFC Insiders confirming “Hapa’s” move:
Travis Browne has left Edmond Taverdyan's gym and will be joining Black House pic.twitter.com/GSxUKRlGQD
That should be music to the ears of Browne’s fans, as the onetime-promising contender has dropped four out of last six bouts with victories over Brendan Schaub and Matt Mitrione, who are now retired and fighting in Bellator, respectively – and the win over Mitrione came at least partly due to a controversial eye poke.
Prior to the downward trend, Browne had notched three straight huge knockout victories, stopping John Barnett, Alistair Overeem, and Gabriel Gonzaga while earning “Knockout of the Night” bonus for each bout as a member of Greg Jackson’s respected Albuquerque camp. Obviously “Hapa’s” success took a steep downward trend when he moved to Los Angeles and began training at GFC under Edmond Tarverdyan, the coach who is undoubtedly under the most heat in all of MMA right now.
But that heat isn’t for anything he’s done to Browne’s career, as Tarverdyan has clearly been one of the main reasons for former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s steep decline in her two recent knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, the latter coming in a shocking and sobering 48 seconds at last December’s UFC 207.
As the collective MMA world cries out for Rousey to leave Tarverdyan and reinvent herself, this move from her boyfriend could be a bigger sign in terms of “Rowdy” finally being completely honest with herself.
That remains to be seen, however. In the meantime, Browne will be preparing at a gym more focused on the complete, overall aspects of MMA as he prepares for a must-win bout against the ultra-dangerous Lewis.
