Travis Browne Somewhere past the first round of his April meeting with recent UFC heavyweight title challenger Fabricio Werdum, Travis Browne had one of those realizations most fighters would rather have outside the cage: His strategy wasn’t tailor-fit for opponents. Up until that point, Browne had largely gotten used to having his way in the cage, or “pounding one thing into the sand,” as he characterized his plan of attack for fights. He had knocked out six opponents in the first round, three straight prior to his meeting with Werdum at UFC on Fox 11. Amid a barrage of punches and kicks from the Brazilian-born Werdum, Browne’s early aggression cost him. “At the top of the mountain, there are guys that can withstand that,” he tells USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie
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UFC 181′s (relatively) young heavyweight Travis Browne: I feel 25 years old, not 32 – MMA Junkie