Shawn Tompkins has taken over as Junie's trainer and has moved him into his house in Las Vegas.
Hopefully he can get the kid's head on straight as he has some decent tools. His other guys like Stout, Hominick and Horodecki are some the most down to earth fighters in the sport so there's hope.
I could care less about Junie Browning until he has any relevance at all to the sport of MMA.
Best place for him to go. Lots of 55ers there to humble him.
This is the best thing that can happen to Junie. If the 155'ers dont humble this lil dude. Then Couture, Griffin, and Tomkins will
Not the next big thing as You may think .
Junie Browning will be forced on main cards he doesn't belong on and given some UFC debutants to beat up on, which he'll do with some boring performances. Then he'll lose a few fights and eventually be out of the UFC, but he'll headline local shows throughout the Midwest for ticket sales. He'll of course fall out of shape and probably have a few high profile run ins with the law until no one cares. He'll end up being just another sideshow in the sport of MMA and a "whatever happened to" fighter.
Its sad that this happens when there are so many other 155'ers who deserve exposure more, but such is life.
Mad Xyientist - Junie Browning will be forced on main cards he doesn't belong on and given some UFC debutants to beat up on, which he'll do with some boring performances. Then he'll lose a few fights and eventually be out of the UFC, but he'll headline local shows throughout the Midwest for ticket sales. He'll of course fall out of shape and probably have a few high profile run ins with the law until no one cares. He'll end up being just another sideshow in the sport of MMA and a "whatever happened to" fighter.Time will tell. He definitely has legit skills and a lot of potential.
Its sad that this happens when there are so many other 155'ers who deserve exposure more, but such is life.
Mad Xyientist - Junie Browning will be forced on main cards he doesn't belong on and given some UFC debutants to beat up on, which he'll do with some boring performances. Then he'll lose a few fights and eventually be out of the UFC, but he'll headline local shows throughout the Midwest for ticket sales. He'll of course fall out of shape and probably have a few high profile run ins with the law until no one cares. He'll end up being just another sideshow in the sport of MMA and a "whatever happened to" fighter.
Its sad that this happens when there are so many other 155'ers who deserve exposure more, but such is life.
Wow, I thought the same exact thing. I wonder what the headlines will be when he is arrested for DUI or rape?
If Junie is half the person we see on T.V. , training him to hurt people is irresponsible. I hope it's just a schtick.
lack of focus and discipline will more than overcome his natural potential. In a weight class of crazy-motivated overachievers like Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, JZ Calvalcanti, Eddie Alvarez, Kenny Florian, Shinya Aoki, and others, natural ability will only carry you so far if your name is not B.J. Penn. MMA at 155 just requires way too much discipline for a borderline retard without discipline to excel.
Junie and War Machine should become friends.
Couture and Co. will reel this dude in and change him
Birdman3015 - Couture and Co. will reel this dude in and change him
I agree. Guys like Danzig, Maynard, Pyle and Griffin should take Junie to task if he gets out of line. I predict a 180 degree turn in him by the TUF finale.
I havnt seen anything special about Junie's skill up to this point
{Junie Browning will be forced on main cards he doesn't belong on and given some UFC debutants to beat up on, which he'll do with some boring performances. Then he'll lose a few fights and eventually be out of the UFC, but he'll headline local shows throughout the Midwest for ticket sales. He'll of course fall out of shape and probably have a few high profile run ins with the law until no one cares. He'll end up being just another sideshow in the sport of MMA and a "whatever happened to" fighter.}
Same thing could have been said about Leben. He's done alright for himself.
Birdman3015 - Couture and Co. will reel this dude in and change himI agree...they don't put up with BULLSHIT over at Couture's....it would be nice to have Drysedale teach him a solid ground game as well.
i was hoping i'd never have to see him again after TUF
Same thing could have been said about Leben. He's done alright for himself.
Leben didn't act like half the asshole Junie has.
i'm really hoping this doesn't mean that he's in the finals
bipolar meds