Travis Browne was once regarded as one of the few legitimate talents in the heavyweight division. Under the tutelage of Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, the expected contender compiled a 16-2-1 career (7-2-1 UFC) and had defeated some notable names like Stefan Struve, Alistair Overeem and Josh Barnett.

However, following a loss to Fabricio Werdum, Browne moved to Glendale Fighting Club to train alongside Ronda Rousey, whom he was reportedly dating at the time. Since then, Browne has alternated between wins and losses and is currently on the first two-fight losing streak of his career. According to his former coach Mike Winkeljohn, this is due to Browne's lack of improvement with coach Edmond Tarverydan.

"I think he went to a boxing coach and tried to learn just that style and he's put all of his eggs in that one basket," Coach Winkeljohn told Submission Radio. "The problem with that is, MMA is big and sometimes you have to pull all the tools out of your tool box. If the few tools that you decide to bring to the party don't work, you're kind of screwed. But if you have access to more tools and more variety, you can do more things and then the unpredictableness comes along and makes even those first tools more effective."

Coach Winkeljohn also added that he isn't necessarily interested in working with Browne again, and is instead more concerned with the students already under his wing.

"I will never say never, but at the moment I don't want him. It's just one of those things. I don't dislike him, but he left and I have my other guys now that I'm focused on. And, you know, he left and he said some things about how he's learning these skills he didn't have before."