Cole Miller: I’m going to walk to the middle of the octagon, and I’m going to beat [Junie's] @ss.

by mmafiend on Mar 23, 2009 12:24 PM EDT

From an interview we did with him over the weekend:

The MMA Fiend: Without giving away too much, what is your game plan heading into the fight with Junie?

Cole Miller: I’m going to walk to the middle of the octagon, and I’m going to beat his ass.

The MMA Fiend: Do you see any specific strengths or weaknesses he has?

Cole Miller: Strengths? Probably that he’s not a smart fighter so he really doesn’t know or comprehend that I’m better than him at everything. Weaknesses? He’s mentally weak.

The MMA Fiend: It has been pretty well publicized that Junie said your submission win over Jorge Gurgel was luck. Does trash talk like that help motivate you?

Cole Miller: Not always. But for this camp it was very motivating. It just shows me how elementary his knowledge of jiu jitsu is, especially since I was going for that same spider guard triangle setup the whole fight.

From The MMA Fiend - Cole Miller Exclusive Interview

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Hmm..

I hope for Cole’s sake that he doesn’t turn the fight into a slugfest. Junie’s striking appeared much cleaner at the TUF finale, due in large part to his evidently better cardio. Cole should undoubtedly shoot and work for a sub. Hopefully he’s just talking Junie into getting too wild for his own good.

"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry

by Charles Awad on Mar 23, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

Just judging by his opinion of Junie’s ground game, I think he’s planning on taking it to the mat. Either way though, this fight is shaping up to be a war.

by mmafiend on Mar 23, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Unless Junie is completely out of his mind, he’s been working hard on his takedown defense. And if he has been concentrating on that, he’s got some of the best wrestlers around to train him in that department. If that’s the case, and he stays upright, I think he pounds out Miller pretty quickly.

by Charles Awad on Mar 23, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

"Unless Junie is completely out of his mind"

This is Junie we’re talking about here, lol. But yeah, you make good points. I think it could go either way.

by mmafiend on Mar 23, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think Junie is crazy;

I think he’s a prick. I’ve known a few Junie’s in my day and I’m pretty sure he’s in total control of his ridiculous behavior.

by Charles Awad on Mar 23, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I know he isn’t crazy, I was just messing around. From what I have heard from Shawn Thompkins and everyone around him, he is a completely different guy than what we saw during TUF.

by mmafiend on Mar 23, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions