Colorado MMA fighter Brendan Schaub exploded onto the mainstream MMA scene through his appearance on TUF Season 9. He was one of the favorites to win the popular Spike show, but ended up losing a tough battle against veteran Roy “Big Country” Nelson in the show’s finale. .
At the time of this writing, we were awaiting news of Schaub’s next opponent in the UFC after picking up a big win over Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 121. Will it be Frank Mir?
Only time will tell. While we wait for the announcement to come, here are 10 things you may not know about Colorado’s Brendan Schaub.
1.) He played professional arena football for the AFL’s Utah Blaze.
2.) He was a member of the practice squad for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL.
3.) Brendan Schaub was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado.
4.) Schaub became the heavyweight Golden Gloves boxing champion in 2008.
5.) He has never lost 2 fights in a row in his professional mixed martial arts career.
6.) As one of TUF’s coaches, Rashad Evans named Schaub the third overall pick.
7.) Schaub played four years as a fullback at the University of Colorado.
8.) Schaub started training MMA after learning about Nate Marquardt’s “High Altitude MMA.”
9.) Brendan was a jiu-jitsu Grand Champion at the Colorado Open BJJ tournament in 2008.
10.) He majored in sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
No matter who Schaub’s next opponent is, we can be sure he’ll be ready when he gets the call from Joe Silva and Dana White. Is it possible that we can see Schaub vs. Carwin in 2011?
See you at the fights!