Even though Travis Browne was on the wrong end of a lopsided loss to Fabricio Werdum in April, he has no faith in the Brazilian’s chances of taking the UFC heavyweight title from Cain Velasquez next month.

“(Werdum) doesn’t have what it takes to beat Cain,” Browne told MMAjunkie. “Not at all.”

Werdum (18-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is set to challenge Velasquez (13-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) for the belt at UFC 180 on Nov. 15. By the time the contest comes to fruition, the champion will have been inactive for more than one year. Werdum, on the other hand, owns the victory over Browne (16-2-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) during that same time period.

Browne hasn’t experienced what Velasquez is capable of during a live fight, but he does know the extend of Werdum’s skills, as he was outworked by “Vai Cavalo” on the feet and ground en route to a convincing decision loss at UFC on FOX 11.

Despite the fact Browne has felt the wrath of Werdum for 25 minutes, he’s not convinced the same can be done to the No. 1 heavyweight in the world.

“Cain’s a very smart fighter,” Browne said. “He’s not going to put himself in a situation, I believe, to get submitted. That’s where Werdum would win the fight. In my opinion, I stood there and took Werdum’s best strikes and not once did he have me rocked during the whole fight. Maybe I have a Mark Hunt chin, but his strikes weren’t bothering me.”

Conventional wisdom would indicate Werdum’s best chances of dethroning Velasquez would be on the ground. The grappling ace holds submission wins over some of the most recognizable names in divisional history from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to Fedor Emelianenko to Alistair Overeem.

Werdum has proven time and time again he’s capable of submitting anyone in the world if placed in the right situation, but Browne doesn’t think Velasquez will succumb to that same fait.

Browne believes that if he can survive five rounds against Werdum without being stopped, Velasquez should be able to do the same plus a whole lot more in order to retain his belt.

“He had me in his position three or four times in the fight and I had no problem getting out,” Browne said. “That’s going to be a problem, because he’s not going to get Cain on his back like he was able to get me on my back and Cain’s too smart to play his game.”

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(Pictured: Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne)