Travis Browne Net Worth & Biography

Travis Browne Net Worth & Biography

Travis Browne is a famous and accomplished American martial artist who competes for the UFC’s (Ultimate Fighting Championship) in the Heavyweight category. Although he was initially a basketball player and was initially introduced to jiu-jitsu on a basketball court, Travis started training in MMA after identifying with his passion for the same. Within a year after he started practicing, he got his first professional fight and has never looked back since then. While many of his competitors and colleagues had started their training at an early age, this talented artist took the martial arts industry by storm within a few years of starting his training. His passion and techniques have a tremendous effect on his opponents, and his efforts have helped him remain almost undefeated in a career that has spanned more than ten years. He completed his first 14 matches without a single loss and has achieved a truly inspiring successful career despite coming into the mixed martial arts world as a person that experienced a traumatic childhood. Travis is one of the stars of the moment, and this article recognizes and appreciates him with an in-depth report on his life and successful career accomplishments.

Early Life: Childhood, Education

He was born Travis Kuualiialoha Browne in Oahu, Hawaii, United States, on July 17, 1982.

Travis’ father was an alcoholic and participated in local gang culture. For Travis, his childhood was pretty bad for him as he had to deal with his father’s issues. He claims that living in Hawaii wasn’t easy because anyone could get caught in the drug culture. He lost his father at the tender age of 10 and had to move to San Diego to stay with his mother.

Travis attended San Dieguito Academy High School. He never failed to get into fights while in school and this frustrated his studies very much. He even broke somebody’s jaw and was nearly sent to jail for it. Likewise, he claims it was difficult for him to process his father’s passing. His aggressiveness was somehow channeled into positivity when he started throwing all his energy into learning aspects of mixed martial arts. However, before he started his career as a mixed martial artist, he played a lot of basketball.

After completing his high school education, Travis went on to attend Palomar College where he played basketball for two years before eventually dropping out to focus on his mixed martial arts training.

Professional Life: Early Career, Rise to Stardom

Until the age of 26, Travis Browne had no experience in martial arts. He started his formal training in mixed martial arts in 2009, and in the following year, he fought (and won) his first professional match. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, however, Travis wanted to play basketball which he was excellent at, It was one of his friends that introduced him to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and he ended up following his destiny by abandoning basketball to jump into professional mix martial arts. Within three months of training, Travis already started winning the tournaments he participated in. He focused even more on his mixed martial arts training and participated in matches like ‘King of the Cage’, ‘Bellator Fighting Championship’, and ‘Gladiator Challenge’.

In March 2010, Ultimate Fighting Championship signed Travis Browne, (one year after he started training), and he went on to win all his matches until his loss to Antonio Silva at the main event of ‘UFC on FX5’ in October 2012. This was the first defeat he suffered in his professional career. He has won numerous Fight of the Night titles and has been a fierce force to contend against in the mixed martial arts world.

Achievements: Awards & Honors

The following are all of Travis Browne’s awards, titles, honors, and recognitions throughout his career

• Coastal North League Player (Basketball) of the Year in 2000
• Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Championship winner in 2010
•  VFC Heavyweight Championship in 2010
• Knockout of the Night bonus win (against Stefan Sturve at UFC 130) in 2011
• Knockout of the Night bonus win (against Gabriel Gonzaga at Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale) in 2013
• Knockout of the Night bonus win (against Alisair Overeem UFC Fight Night 26) in 2013
• MMA Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Award in 2013
• MMA Comeback of the Year Award in 2013
• Fight of the month Award (in his match against Andrei Arlovski) in 2015
• Submission of the Night win (against had Chad Giggs at UFC 145) in 2012
• Fight of the Night title (against Andrei Arlovski at UFC 187) in 2015
• Fight of the Night title (against Derrick Lewis) in 2017

Personal Life: Family, Marriage, Children, Private Interests

Travis Browne tied the knot with Jenna Renee Webb in January 2015. Their marriage produced two sons; Kaleo and Keawe, before it ended in a divorce. Jenna accused Travis of domestic violence and posted pictures of her bruised body on her Instagram account in July 2015. Following this claim, the MMA star was removed from UFC’s International Fight Week. However, he was reinstated when the evidence presented against him wasn’t convincing enough. He divorced his wife in February 2016 and started a relationship with former Women’s Bantamweight Champion and current WWE wrestler Ronda Rousey. They announced their engagement in April 2017 and eventually married in August the following year in Hawaii. They have a child together, bringing the number of Travis’s children to three.

Travis Browne Net Worth: Salary, Income Sources, Assets

Mr. Travis Browne has enjoyed his time in the MMA business as an excellent mixed martial artist who has amassed a generous amount of wealth in addition to multiple awards and honors as well as international fame. As it stands, Travis Browne’s net worth is approximately $1 million, all earned of course from his stellar MMA career where he has recorded 18 wins out of 26 matches.

Travis has earned fame worldwide as a result of his fantastic talent in mixed martial arts. He is a well-recognized ambassador for numerous brands, most of which he endorses and advertises on his social media pages and sometimes through the fight gears he wears on stage. He has made both fame and fortune by following his truest of desires, and surely, his legacy will live on as an example for the younger generation.