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Travis Browne Buries The Hatchet With Josh Barnett

For years, Josh Barnett took issue with Travis Browne’s actions after their late 2013 bout. Barnett was knocked out in the first round via elbows as he was going for a takedown. After the bout, Browne made a throat-slashing taunt that “The Warmaster” had been known for. This didn’t sit well with Barnett. Going into […]

Derrick Lewis Not Retiring, Targeting Bout With Francis Ngannou

After being stopped in the fourth round of his main event bout with Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 110 earlier this month, No. 7-ranked heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis admitted that he was considering retirement. After taking some time to think about it, however, “The Black Beast” told Ariel Helwani on today’s (June 26, 2017) […]

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After taking some time to think about it, however, “The Black Beast” told Ariel Helwani on today’s (June 26, 2017) edition of The MMA Hour that he was looking to get back into the Octagon in the near future, although he first needs to have a back injury evaluated:

“We’re just hoping that we don’t have to get surgery, because I thought about it a little bit, and it’s not going to be my last fight,” Lewis said. “I’m going to try to get back in there as soon as I can, and we’ll find out Wednesday, see what’s going on and if it’s not too serious. Hopefully I can get back in there before the end of the year.”

As far as the injury goes, it seemed to have seriously hindered Lewis’ performance against Hunt, as “The Black Beast” said that he ‘couldn’t move at all’ as the fight went on:

“That was the second time it ever happened in a fight. The first time, I still won in the third round. I knocked the guy out in the third round whenever that happened the first time. And it happened again in the Mark Hunt fight, and it was like, damn, I couldn’t move at all. The best thing I could do was just stand there and just take it, because it couldn’t move anymore.”

After the loss to Hunt, Lewis received some backlash from former opponent Travis Browne as well as rising heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou, which he says helped him make the decision to return to the Octagon:

“Whenever the booty-scratcher (Ngannou) started talking sh*t, and Travis Browne waking up from the dead, talking sh*t,” Lewis said.

“That guy (Ngannou) is not impressed with nobody, so it’s normal for him to say anything stupid. … Travis Browne don’t know what’s he thinking. Travis, he’s out there, man. That guy has been knocked out so many times, he’s been rocked so many times, he don’t know what to say. He’s just trying to stay relevant.”

“He better be worrying about [his fight at UFC 213] and not worried about me. It’s already done and over with between me and him.”

With that being said, a bout against Ngannou would be ideal for “The Black Beast”:

“If I can, I’d get him next,” Lewis said. “If not, that’s fine. I’ll give anyone hell, but right now that’d be a good one.”

Who would you like to see Lewis take on in his next bout?

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Travis Browne Brutalizes Derrick Lewis For “Quitting” Against Mark Hunt

No. 6-ranked UFC heavyweight Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis apparently announced his retirement in the moments following his fourth-round TKO loss to Mark Hunt in the main event of last night’s (Sat., June 10, 2017) UFC Fight Night 110 from the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, sparking an outpour of mixed responses from fighters and […]

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Citing a lingering injury and the fact he would get married soon, Lewis said he simply didn’t know if he could put his family through the ups and downs of fighting any longer.

One fighter who has a sordid past with the hulking heavy hitter clearly did not approve of his decision to retire, however, as Lewis’ former opponent Travis Browne called “The Black Beast” out on Instagram to suggest Lewis had harmed his family and offer the opinion that Lewis had quit due to his lack of heart:

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The two fighters’ beef stems from their first match in the main event at February’s UFC Fight Night 105, a fight where Lewis brutally finished Browne after rallying back from an early stretch where he was rocked by a series of vicious body kicks from Browne. Before the card, Lewis was in many headlines blasting Browne for his alleged domestic violence accusations by ex-wife Jenna Renee Webb, allegations which Browne was investigated and later cleared of and was never officially charged with.

Lewis said he had no respect for men who put their hands on women, assuming that Browne was guilty of the serious accusations despite the fact he did not get arrested and was cleared after the investigation. He also called Browne’s fiancee Ronda Rousey, asking where the former UFC’s women’s champion’s “fine ass was at” after stopping Browne.

Apparently Browne caught wind of something similar actually happening to Lewis’ mother, something for which he offered his sympathies and somewhat backhanded condolence. But the main tenet of Browne’s seething post was obviously to suggest that Lewis didn’t have the heart he claimed and had quit versus Hunt.

The once-feared Browne then suggested he and Lewis meet in a rematch, something that obviously will be tough to come by if “The Black Beast” indeed stays retired. “Hapa” is currently riding a vicious downswing where’s he’s lost five out of his last seven bouts, and a rematch with Lewis may be the best rivalry he can generate right now. Just don’t count on Lewis being too keen on ending his retirement for a fighter he’s already stopped.

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Travis Browne vs. Aleksei Oliynyk Set For UFC 213

The UFC has announced a heavyweight bout that will take place during “International Fight Week” in Las Vegas. Travis Browne (18-6-1) is set to take on Aleksei Oliynyk (51-10-1) at UFC 213 this summer. UFC officials recently announced the new booking. Browne has been on a losing streak as of late as he has lost […]

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Browne has been on a losing streak as of late as he has lost his three bouts in a row and is coming off a knockout loss to Derrick Lewis in February. Before that, he suffered losses to Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez. He hasn’t won a fight since January of 2016.

On the other side, Oleinik has won 12 of his last 13 fights, and the Russian veteran is making his name known in the division. He is coming off a submission win over Viktor Pesta in January, which marked the first time in UFC history someone won a fight via that particular choke.

UFC 213 is set to take place on Saturday, July 8th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A portion of the preliminary card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, while the rest of the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1. The main card will air on PPV (pay-per-view). Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko for women’s bantamweight title will headline this event while Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker for interim middleweight title will serve as the co-main event. The bout order for the event has yet to be finalized, but you can see the updated card here:

Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s bantamweight title

Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker – for interim middleweight title

Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler

Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum

Jim Miller vs. Anthony Pettis

Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos

Travis Browne vs. Aleksei Oliynyk

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Ronda Rousey’s Judo Coach: ‘I Don’t Think It’s in The Cards’ to Fight Again

Justin Flores, the judo coach for former UFC female bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, doesn’t believe she’ll compete again inside the Octagon – at least not at this time. Rousey, who recently became engaged to UFC heavyweight Travis Browne, returned this past December and was promptly finished by Amanda Nunes. In 2015, she dropped the title […]

Ronda Rousey & Travis Browne Get Engaged

Ronda Rousey may be semi-retired from mixed martial arts (MMA), and now she’s got some big plans for her future. News arrived from TMZ Sports this afternoon (Thurs., April 20, 2017) that Rousey recently got engaged to her boyfriend, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne: “We’re getting married,” Rousey said. Browne elaborated on his proposal, which included

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Ronda Rousey may be semi-retired from mixed martial arts (MMA), and now she’s got some big plans for her future.

News arrived from TMZ Sports this afternoon (Thurs., April 20, 2017) that Rousey recently got engaged to her boyfriend, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne:

“We’re getting married,” Rousey said.

Browne elaborated on his proposal, which included a large diamond ring for his queen. “Hapa” said the time was right during a picturesque scene on a recent trip to New Zealand:

“We were out under a waterfall in New Zealand and it felt like the right place to do it.”

Rousey then revealed the couple hadn’t set a date for the nuptials, but didn’t want an all-out gala involving too many details, as she didn’t know what all went into planning a big wedding:

“Soon, but I don’t know what goes into planning a wedding. It could be really easy. I don’t really want a lot. We don’t really need decorations or flowers, just somewhere to go and something to eat and some people around.”

Rousey and Browne have been dating since 2015 after training together at Edmond Tarverdyan’s Glendale Fighting Club. That shared meeting place obviously worked wonders for their love life, but it’s also been the center of a hotbed of controversy surrounding the concerning direction both fighters’ careers have taken in recent years.

Rousey is unlikely to return to the sport after two knockout losses to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 and Holly Holm at UFC 193, while Browne has lost five out of his last seven bouts, including a stoppage defeat to Derrick Lewis in a his last bout. “Hapa” had supposedly sought a change of scenery prior to the loss to “The Back Beast,” a fight he very nearly won only to lose, but Tarverdyan was still in his corner.

As for the once-dominant queen of MMA, she’s been seen in a guest role on NBC’s “Blindspot,” a role that could turn reportedly into a more frequent one, but her future involvement, if any, with MMA is currently unknown.

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