Junie Browning
| Junie Browning | |
|---|---|
| Born | Junie Allen Browning May 12, 1985 Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Other names | The Lunatik |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 72 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Team | Team Tompkins |
| Rank | purple belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Junie Allen Browning (born May 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.
Junie "The Lunatic" Browning was born in Florida and raised in Kentucky. He attended Bourbon County High School where he competed in football and the 160 lb (73 kg). division of wrestling. At the age of four, Browning began sparring with his brother to train for combat sports. Browning trained with Four Seasons MMA under Mike O'Donnell; then moving to Las Vegas, NV and trained with Xtreme Couture. His younger brother, Rob Browning, fights for the Lexington-based organization American Fight League.
Browning was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter reality show. In his elimination bout he defeated by TKO Jose Aguilar, who did not answer the bell for the second round. He was then first pick of the lightweights for Team Mir. Browning was also successful in his quarterfinal match-up with Rolando Delgado, winning by decision after 3 rounds, dropping and nearly finishing Delgado in the second. While Browning trained with team Mir, he repeatedly stated that other members on the team, namely future opponent Dave Kaplan, refused to train with him due to his intensity during training. Browning was defeated on the last episode before the finals by Efrain Escudero. He left the show by promising to be back as a fighter, but ended up as a punchingbag.
On December 13, 2008, Browning took on fellow Team Mir castmate Dave Kaplan on the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale; winning by armbar. Browning and Kaplan both won $25,000 for "Fight of the Night." Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg repeatedly stated how Browning's striking and footwork had improved dramatically since his appearance on The Ultimate Fighter season 8.
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