5 things you need to know about Travis Browne

#3 He trained at the same gym as Ronda Rousey until recently

Rousey and Browne trained at the same gym for a period of time

Travis Browne left his long-term gym, Jackson-Wink MMA Academy to join the Glendale Fight Club under Edmond Tarverdyan, who also trained his girlfriend Ronda Rousey. At the time, Travis spoke about how much his respect for Rousey had increased since he started training with her.

Travis was quoted as saying:

“I’ve gotten to know her through the gym, through all that kind of stuff. I see her for who she is.

The fact that she’s out there winning ESPYs and… [is] on the movie screens and all that kind of stuff, that’s all great, but that’s not who I know her as.

I know her as one of the hardest working athletes that I’ve ever seen in this gym, busting her butt on a daily basis.”

His decision to switch to Tarverdyan’s coaching was criticised by fellow UFC fighter Ben Rothwell, who accused Browne of switching gyms to be closer to his “sugar mama” Ronda Rousey. However, since joining Tarverdyan, Browne has lost 3 fights and only won 2.

For his last fight against Derrick Lewis, Browne chose to train at Black House instead of Glendale. The fight ended with Browne getting KO-ed by Lewis in Round 2.