Bravo explains amicable UFC departure
“Yes, I quit to focus on cornering George and Hardy. It was an amazing seven years with Zuffa. I owe…
“Yes, I quit to focus on cornering George and Hardy. It was an amazing seven years with Zuffa. I owe Dana, Lorenzo and Frank to the death.”
Bravo, who wore several different hats while working with the promotion, including unofficial scorer and post-fight interviewer, was most recently employed as the grappling replay director. He was also miked into the headsets of UFC color analyst Joe Rogan and play-by-play announcer Mike Goldberg, explaining the inticracies of the ground action as it unfolded.
“If a fight ends in a triangle and you’re running the cameras and stuff and you don’t know anything about jiu-jitsu, you’re just going to show the dude in the triangle tapping,” Bravo said. “They brought me in to rewind the scene, to show the transition, the set-up and what led to the submission. I love what I’m doing. [Scoring and doing interviews] was awesome, as well.”
“I’m getting to the point where I’m sending out my top instructors to help certify affiliates because I don’t have the time to do it. I’m trying to stop doing seminars, but that likely won’t happen. I’m trying to slow down, but with all of the work I have to do with affiliate stuff and my own students, I have to keep pushing. For the past five years, I have rarely been home on a weekend.”