"Junie will quit," Mir told me. "You saw that against Efrain (Escudero). He fought hard for a few minutes, but when he realized that Efrain is a tough guy, he laid down. That choke only took three or four seconds to develop. No one's ever going to choke me with that. He was looking for an excuse to lose the fight. In his mind it was better to tap than get knocked out."
But while Mir thinks Browning is weak, he has a lot of respect for Kaplan.
"David Kaplan is really tough mentally," Mir said. "If he follows his game plan he'll win the fight. Kaplan's leg kicks are vicious. If David chooses to put his hands down and do what he did against Philippe (Nover) and take two or three shots in a row, then yeah, anyone can get dropped."
Mir sees a lot of promise in Browning, but he questions whether Browning will ever commit himself to his sport.
Ultimate Fighter Finale: Coach Frank Mir Says Dave Kaplan Will Whip Junie Browning originally appeared on MMA FanHouse on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:03:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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