Travis Browne Discusses His UFC 145 Bout With Chad Griggs
Posted by Larry Csonka on 02.09.2012
And not calling people out…
- Travis Browne (12-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) recently spoke about his UFC 145 bout with Chad Griggs (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), here are the highlights…
On Not Calling People Out: "First and foremost, I'm not in the business of calling people out. I'm not trying to name one person and say, 'Hey, I'm calling you out because I don't like you.' So the whole thing about Russow was that it was around October, and his fight got canceled, and I believe it was Dave Herman at the time he was supposed to fight. I just had just gotten off my fight with Rob Broughton, and I wasn't hurt at all, and I even talked to (UFC matchmaker) Joe (Silva) when we were in Houston (for UFC 136)."
On Requesting a Fight With Russow : "So, that's what I was telling Joe, and when someone would ask me who I wanted to fight, I would say Russow had a fight canceled, and if he's looking to fight because he's in shape already then let's do it as soon as possible," he said. "I just want to fight soon. But if he thinks I'm talking [expletive] about him or anything like that, then he can think that if that fuels his fire. But I think he's barking up the wrong tree."
On Fighting Chad Griggs: "I'm excited about it," Browne said. "He's a really tough fighter, and he comes at you with everything he has and doesn't stop. He's like a little pitbull, and he doesn't care what he hits you with. He's just there to hurt you and to win. He's coming into this fight with nothing to lose, so I expect the best Chad Griggs that we've ever seen. ... This fight I'm really coming out like I have something to prove, just like he does. He's trying to prove he belongs in the UFC, and I'm proving that I belong in the top-tier of the division. That's what we both have to come out and prove to the fans, to the UFC brass, and everybody."
