Brendan Schaub poses for a portrait on March 17, 2010 at Easton Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Denver. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)
Aurora native Brendan Schaub has a tall challenge in front of him when he takes on 6-foot-7 heavyweight Travis Browne at UFC 181 Saturday in Las Vegas.
The 31-year-old Schaub (10-4), who played football at Overland and CU, is no slouch at 6-4 and 240 pounds, said he’s not taking Saturday’s fight against the No. 3-ranked heavyweight Brown lightly.
“Travis is the most dangerous heavyweight in the world, I truly believe that,” Schaub said in the UFC on Fox “All in” vlog. “… His finishing capabilities, they speak for themselves. …
“He’s never fought a guy who’s more athletic than he is. He’s fought guys who are flat-footed and they come at him and it’s easy for him to throw his stuff and throw his knees.”
Since opening up his career with an 8-1 record, Schaub has cooled off, losing three of his last five fights, including a controversial decision split loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC 174 in June.
Browne (16-2-1) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Fabricio Werdum in April, and is looking to rebound against Schaub.
