Travis Browne to Ben Rothwell: 'LOL... I'm Looking Forward, Not Back'

Ben Rothwell fought a fairly underwhelming fight for the majority of his UFC 164 contest with Brandon Vera. It may have been more a result of Vera's backpedaling strategy, but Rothwell eventually got the finish.

Speaking with Joe Rogan after the fight, Rothwell called out Travis Browne. The UFC contender took to Twitter to respond to Rothwell's callout.

Browne continued, saying Rothwell is out of his league:

Rothwell responded saying his callout wasn't done maliciously.

Browne replied to the UFC 164 winner by saying he should earn the high-profile fights by his performance in the cage, not with an interview.

Rothwell and Browne were supposed to meet up last year, but an injury forced Rothwell out of action. Browne has subsequently shot up the rankings with wins over Gabriel Gonzaga and Alistair Overeem in his recent fights. Rothwell meanwhile has alternated wins and losses since joining the UFC's ranks.

Rothwell was doing his best to help get a big matchup with the Wisconsin crowd behind him, and you cannot blame him since it seems a lot easier to get high-profile fights through talking rather than actually fighting.

You also cannot blame Browne for not being interested as it's clear the two men are nowhere near one another in the heavyweight rankings.