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#1: Junie Browning's wild antics (Season 8)
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Season 8 of TUF remains legendary to this day, a decade since it first aired, and that’s largely for the actions of one contestant – Junie ‘The Lunatic’ Browning. To say that nickname was apt would be an understatement, as Browning proved to be easily the most outrageous contestant in the history of the show – exploding into violent rages inside the house after the smallest provocation on numerous occasions.
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Episode 4 of the season was where it all began; Browning and teammate Shane Nelson decided to get extremely drunk, and from there things degenerated badly, with Browning throwing a glass at Kyle Kingsbury, cutting his arm, and then stalking around the garden threatening to “bottle” the other fighters. This incident came to a head as Browning – a 155lber – had a pull-apart brawl with Light-Heavyweight Ryan Bader, before kicking another 205lber – Tom Lawlor – to the ground.
From there it was one wild incident after another. There was the moment that saw him leap over the cage to confront a victorious Efrain Escudero after he submitted Nelson – coach Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira managed to restrain him before he could launch an attack. There was the moment where he spat on Ronaldo Delgado’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, the moment where he launched a glass at Shane Primm, and so on.
People questioned why Dana White didn’t simply kick Browning off the show and send him home, but the reasoning was revealed later in the season. White felt that Junie was acting up in an attempt to make himself notorious by being kicked out, so he decided to let him stay, giving a famous quote: "this isn't Survivor, let's vote 'em off....you beat 'em off".
In the end, Browning was beaten by Efrain Escudero in the semi-finals. However, his outrageous antics were by far the most memorable part of what was an incredibly memorable season overall, and although he didn't go on to much UFC success post-TUF, his antics definitely warrant the top spot in terms of outrageous TUF moments.
