In the ever changing world of the mixed martial arts, it is nice to know that some things remain constant.  One such constant is the willingness of Mr. Travis Browne to take it to who ever is set before him!

Recently Fightpros.com has been following Travis’s journey to claim two seperate title belts with only a two week gap between bouts.  In the first of these two bouts, honorable mention must be given yet again, to the 8 second knockout dealt from the gloves of Mr. Browne to the cranium of Abe Wagner. Now, with only four days to go before his second championship bout, it has been reported that Ivan Pack has pulled himself from the bout and is being replaced by Aaron Brink.

Aaron Brink has had a fairly extensive mixed martial arts career facing such giants of the sport as, Gan McGee, “Cabbage” Correira, Jeremy Horn, and current StrikeForce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem, as well as StrikeForce fighter “Iron” Mike Whitehead.  In addition, Brink has even faced former UFC champions Rich “Ace” Franklin and Andrei “The Pit bull” Arlovski. However, in recent years Brink’s greatest fight has not been in the octagon but rather in the events that have unfolded in his personal life.

Brink left the world of mixed martial arts to pursue a career in the porn industry.  During his stint in the adult entertainment world, Brink became addicted to drugs and was even featured on the television program Intervention.  The show Intervention is designed to give friends and family  the opportunity to intervene, and thwart, the destructive behavior of a loved one.  Following his appearance on Intervention, Brink began to regain control of his life, and one expression of that new found control is his return to the cage on Feb 21st against Travis Browne.

In regards to Brink’s late replacement of Ivan Pack, Travis Browne had this to say, “Good.  It’s fine by me that they have put Brink in.  At the level I am competing at, I am not worried about who they set in front of me.  There was no special game plan for  Pack that has been thwarted by Brink’s stepping in.  I was gonna take it to Pack, and now it’s gonna be Brink… that’s all.  In some ways it’s better that they put Brink in because I know what to expect from Brink.  Brink has innate habits, just expressions of who he is as a fighter that he cannot get away from.  When I put the pressure on, when I pressure him, he will respond a certain way and thats where the match will be determined.   Just today we started coming up with a new game plan.  I am going in confident.”

When questioned about the less than altruistic reasons surrounding Brink’s departure, and subsequent return to the ring, Travis stated, “The only history of Brink’s that I am interested in is his fight history.  Everything else is just the situation and circumstances that he has found himself in.  In regards to this fight the only thing that he needs to know of me is that I am coming after him.”

February 21st is right around the corner.  Two giant men will collide on that day.  At the very least this matchup promises to be an amazing spectacle of flurried hands and flashing feet.  Will the ever constant  knock out power of Travis Browne gain his third straight highlight victim?  Will the new found hunger of Aaron Brink help him to edge out the victory?  No one knows for sure but one thing is certain, fight fans everywhere will find out Sunday night!  Good luck fighters, the world is watching!

As always, what say you?

~Pastor Bob

Fightpros.com contributor Pastor Bob Rush can be followed on Twitter @pastorbobmma