UFC heavyweight Travis Browne target of domestic abuse allegations

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UFC heavyweight Travis Browne is allegedly involved the latest case of domestic abuse in Mixed Martial Arts, as his partner Jenna Renee Webb took to Instagram to reveal the harrowing aftereffects of the abuse.

Webb, a fitness model known for her work with MuscleTech, posted the photograph with terrible bruises on her face, arms and legs. Based on the caption that accompanied the photograph, this was seemingly not the first time that this has occurred to her.

“Probably one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made was walking away from this life and starting over,” Renee said on Instagram. “I’m still ashamed for staying as long as I did. #domesticviolenceawareness.”

Probably one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made was walking away from this life and starting over. I’m still ashamed for staying as long as I did. #domesticviolenceawareness

A photo posted by Jenna Reneé Webb (@jennareneefit) on Jul 8, 2015 at 10:11pm PDT

Asked by fans to confirm whether her caption was in reference to Browne, she responded in the comment section, “Yes it was Travis.”

Browne is 1-2 in his last three fights in the UFC. He is coming off a loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC 187 and lost a fight last year to current heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.

BloodyElbow reached out to Browne’s management team but is yet to receive an official statement or comment from the heavyweight.

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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.