?Pops? Browne looks to win more bonus money for his kids

Travis Browne is back and looking to build on his devstating victory over Stefan Struve at UFC 130. He got the Knockout of the Night bonus that night. With some of that $70,000, he took his family to Hawaii on vacation. Browne joined Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole to talk about what the last few months has been like.

Browne faces Rob Broughton tomorrow night in Denver at UFC 135. Watch the RawVegas.tv break down the fight using the Las Vegas odds.

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For UFC Veteran Yves Edwards, Toughest Battle Is Within His Own Mind

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Yves EdwardsThe week of a fight, the last place UFC lightweight Yves Edwards wants to be is in his own head. It's a scary place sometimes, and also a tough place to escape from.

"I obsess over the stupidest things you can imagine," Edwards said. "I will obsess over the color of towels in my bathroom, or what kind of soap they have [in the hotel]. I had this one soap this one time and that wasn't a great performance, so I can't use this soap again. It's stupid, and it's just a distraction."

With nearly 60 pro fights in a career that's spanned almost 14 years, at least Edwards has had plenty of practice in dealing with his own fight week neurosis. Now he knows how to manage it. For starters, he can bring his own soap. He can also rely on his friends, like Strikeforce welterweight Tyron Woodley, to keep him mentally occupied.

Otherwise, Edwards said, it can get out of hand in a hurry. For instance, say a certain friend is coming to see the fight. Then Edwards starts to think about how he's never won a fight with that guy in the audience. Maybe he's bad luck. Maybe he's cursed.

"But then, I don't want to tell my friends not to come see my fights, so I have to stay away from that stuff," said Edwards, who faces Rafaello Oliveira at UFC on Versus 6 this Saturday night.

"I can catch myself doing it a lot. Stopping it is the hard part. Common sense and rationalization -- I'm a pretty rational person when I'm not in this mode -- that kicks in a little bit and I realize that the color of my underwear has nothing to do with how hard I've prepared for this fight or how focused I am. But it's just the irrational part of my brain, that part kicks in first. I have to talk myself down from it sometimes."

At least Edwards has experience in his favor. Wednesday marks the ten-year anniversary of his UFC debut -- a losing effort against Matt Serra at UFC 33 -- and Saturday's fight comes just one day after his 35th birthday. To Edwards, doing the math on his career numbers and realizing just how long he's been at it comes as "kind of a surprise," he said.

"I still feel like I'm 26. ...The guy that was making his debut in the UFC, he didn't know half the things I know now."

But as Edwards prepares to take on Oliveira -- a Brazilian fighter who he actually trained alongside of and "traded a few secrets" with in the past -- he does so coming off a knockout loss to Sam Stout that UFC president Dana White called "one of the nastiest I've ever seen."

It might not be a must-win fight for Edwards, but 35-year-old fighters can't afford to take too many steps backwards, and he knows it.

"The thing is, nobody gets cut off a win," Edwards said. "Not unless you've done something and screwed up. That's my only concern, is going out there and winning, keeping my job, and keep moving up the ladder."

The fact that he went from a pay-per-view card at UFC 131 to the prelim portion of a UFC on Versus card doesn't worry him, he insisted, just like it doesn't matter that he knows Oliveira to be "a pretty nice guy."

"When it comes to the fight game that means absolutely nothing to me," he said. "... This fight could be behind a Wal-Mart. All I have to worry about is, that's the guy I'm fighting. That's all that matters."

That, and that he remembers not to obsess about the brand of soap in his hotel. After a week of battling himself, the fight should be a relief.

 

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Burger King, Nike and now the ?heartthrob? Anderson Silva is dancing up a storm in Brazil

How big was the UFC's return to Brazil? Simply take a look at Anderson Silva's new found mega-fame in his home country.

After signing deals to pitch Burger King and Nike, the UFC middleweight champ is crossing over into the mainstream with some fine footwork in this video by Brazilian star Marisa Monte.

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Ride Review: 2012 Yamaha Zuma 50F Scooter

As fuel prices continue to go up, you might be considering another way to go to the movies, meet your friends for coffee, or run a quick errand. Such is the case in an urban city like San Francisco, and, If you’ve ever visited my beloved city, you know how impossible it is to find parking on a Friday night in a trendy neighborhood like the Mission or the Marina. And if you’re lucky enough to ...

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Triple threat match! Now White and Merchant are trading barbs over Mayweather postfight

Floyd Mayweather is fed up with HBO's Larry Merchant. So are some viewers including UFC president Dana White. Before UFC 135, White critiqued the postfight clash between Merchant and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"This guy always jumps in and is always saying bad stuff about people. And he's attacking Floyd about the punch. Well, how about the headbutt? It's my big beef with Merchant for years, these guys just get done fighting and he jumps in the rings and starts saying off-the-wall, weird, rude [expletive] to these guys," said White (7:11 mark).

Triple threat match! Now White and Merchant are trading barbs over Mayweather postfightPart of the heated conversation between Mayweather and Merchant also included the announcer saying that if he were 50 years younger he'd kick the boxer's ass.

"I thought that was really embarrassing for HBO. The guy is senile. He's out of his mind," said White. "He's up there berating Floyd, but Floyd can't say anything back to you? You've been disrespecting guys your whole career. Guess what, you can go back 60 years, you're not kicking Floyd's ass. Give me a break."

Merchant was recently asked about White's comment and served him a backhanded compliment:

"Let's see, anyone who can make a multimillion dollar business out of street fighting has to be respected. My opinion is that anyone is allowed to put up a tent, put on a show, and invite people to come. And obviously he's had a lot of success," Merchant told Boxing Scene. "Good for him. I don't watch it. I don't get a so-called sport in which you can have a 6-2 record and be called a world champion. I just don't appreciate the finer points of MMA."

Check out White's other concerns about the Mayweather-Ortiz fight. He believes that referee Joe Cortes lost control of the bout (0:40-7:09 mark - NSFW).

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Diaz destroys Gomi in UFC 135 PPV opener

Diaz destroys Gomi in UFC 135 PPV opener

Nate Diaz has always been considered a step behind his brother Nick. But tonight, he did his big bro one better by tearing through Japanese star Takanori Gomi in just over four minutes. Diaz pummeled Gomi on the feet to set up an armbar stoppage at 4:27 of the first round in Denver, Co.

Gomi was arguably the best 155-pound fighter in the world from 1998-2005 as rolled up a 24-2 record. He got a wake up call against Nick in 2007 at PRIDE 33. The older Diaz won that fight, but he also took some damage. Nate had no such problems. He was never threatened in four-plus minutes by the dangerous power puncher.

The 5-foot-7 Gomi simply couldn't solve the length riddle presented by the 6-foot Diaz. The taller fighter used his reach brilliantly. According to Compustrike, he made good on 52 percent of his punches and outlanded Gomi 44-8.

Diaz (14-7, 9-5 UFC) flicked the jab early as a range finder. It made Gomi incredibly tentative. When Diaz finally threw with bad intentions it was a blowout.

Gomi (33-8, 1-3 UFC) ate a right hook with 3:30 left in the round,  Diaz began to taunt him and dropped his hands. Diaz started to land 1-2's whenever he wanted. A stunned Gomi tried to shoot and found himself under Diaz, who pounded away. Gomi got back to his feet, but he was close to finished as he put his back on the cage.

Diaz let his hands go and battered Gomi. Gomi actually recovered for a split second by pushing Diaz to the ground, but made the silly move of going into the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert's guard. Diaz's legs are a mile long. Gomi got twisted up and caught in a triangle. Diaz eventually transitioned it to an arm bar forcing Gomi to tap.

Diaz is back where he belongs at 155 pounds. He made the strange move up to welterweight where he went 2-2, with losses against Dong Hyun Kim and Rory MacDonald. If he stays focused, he can certainly get right back into the mix for a run at the lightweight title. Keep in mind, he lost a narrow decision to Gray Maynard just 20 months ago. Maynard fought to a draw at UFC 125 against champion Frank Edgar. The rematch goes down in two weeks at UFC 136 in Houston.

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2012 Ducati Streetfighter 848 ? 132hp ? $12,995

Ducati has released pricing and power specs for the 2012 Ducati Streetfighter 848 here in the US, and the fighter’d version of the Superbike 848 is interestingly priced at $12,995 MSRP, the same price as the Superbike 848 EVO “Dark” or $1,000 less than the colored Superbike 848 EVOs, which retail for $13,995. Making 8hp less than the current Superbike 848 EVO, the Ducati Streetfighter 848′s motor makes 132hp and 69 lbs?ft of torque on Ducati’s ...

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