Junie Browning Talks About His Friday, Feb 5 Wild Bills Fight!

Wild Bill’s Fight Night 25
Friday, Feb 5
Junie “The Lunatik” Browning vs Aaron Hall
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Wild Bill’s Fight Night closed out 2009 with a bang by promoting its yearly free show to benefit Toys For Tots. The promotion promised it would come out swinging in 2010 and that’s just the case as MMA’s Most Controversial Fighter, Junie “The Lunatik” Browning is set to headline on Friday, Feb 5.

Browning went from a Kentucky nobody to an MMA star literally overnight with the success of the UFC reality show The Ultimate Fighter. After the tv show, Browning went on to fight for the UFC prior to getting released from his contract due outside the cage activities.

Love him or hate him, in only his second fight outside of the UFC…Junie brings his antics to Wild Bill’s Fight Night on Friday, Feb 5!

Here’s an exclusive GeorgiaFighters.com interview with “The Lunatik”:

What do you know about your Feb 5 opponent, Aaron Hall? Have you had a chance to watch any videos of him?
I’ve had a chance to watch him on youtube. I think I’ve seen 3-4 of his fights online. He’s very thick and very very athletic. Probably the kind of guy that would be good at any sport.

He’s got good and quick hands, but I dont think he’s got much behind them. Most of the fights he had it looked like it was his opponents’ fault for getting hit. He’s got pretty good kicks.

Why did you take this fight? There must be tons of promoters looking to get you on their shows right now.
When I came to Wild Bill’s as a specail guest last year, the show was awesome and the promoters there treated me cool as fuck. And at this point in my career I have a lot of mental things to work on, so I’m not looking to get back onto a huge show. Just make some money to pay my bills, get some fights and improve myself mentally.

How do you plan on finishing Aaron? Do you look for the KO? The submission? Does it even matter to you?
It doesn’t make a difference. It doens’t matter if it goes to the ground or stays standing, i think i’m better than him everywhere.

This fight, the weekend of the Super Bowl, is like the Super Bowl fight for Aaron. If he beats you, his name is on the map. If you beat him, it really doesn’t mean that much. Is that any added pressure on you?
Nah, not at all whatsover. Fighting is fighting to me. It doesnt matter what show I’m fighting on or who I fight, a fight’s a fight. There’s no reason to say he’s not a good fighter, he’s a great fighter. It’s not all about the name; it’s about being discovered. He’s a great fighter, just hasn’t been discovered yet.

In only a couple years you went from a normal fighter in Kentucky, to a UFC star, and now to a fighter released from the UFC. What has the trip been like?
It’s been crazy. To be completely honesty it’s prolly been too quick for me to handle it correctly. I went from being the king of the losers in Kentucky to being a guy that can’t walk into Walmart without having to sign titties. I used to have to beg girls to go on dates and now I’ve got girls wanting to have threesomes with me.

This whole trouble with me at the hospital I think might have been a blessing in disguise as it forced me to calm down quite a bit. I think my second time around I’ll handle much better.

If you beat Aaron Hall, what’s next for you? Are you looking to get back into the UFC, or WEC or Strikeforce?
I don’t have any kind of big huge plans. I’m really just trying to get my head on straight. I still need to fight to make money. I’ll pretty much fight for everyone except the MMA Big Show cuz they’re a bunch of losers and the promoter’s a dick. I’m just training, working on my depression, working on my anger. I’m stil young and got plenty of time. I’ll be a good fighter, it’s just a matter of time for me.

Which gym are you currently training at in Vegas and how has it helped you as a fighter?
Tapout Training Center with Sean Tompkins. I’ts awesome. There’s some training partners there that are incredible. It’s really a dream scenario.

Your personality on the tv show made everyone hate you and think you’re a complete jerk. Is that the real Junie Browning?
I’d say you have to meet me to see what I’m really like. Everyone I’ve met and had time to be around has always enjoyed me. You just really need to take the time to meet me. The tv show didn’t really put me in the best light possible. 

Do you expect the crowd to be cheering for you or booing you? Do you even care?
I don’t really care, I could care less. As long as they’re entertained. To be honest, I expect everyone to boo me. When I was a special guest at Wild Bill’s everyone booed me. Now that I’m fighting a hometown guy I expect them to boo me just as much. I’m sure they’ll throw stuff at me, but I’m pretty good at catching. And half their girlfriends will probably wanna fuck me. But I brought it upon myself, so it doesn’t really bother me too much.