Kenny Florian To Fight Again In 2008
Top UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian, who defeated Roger Huerta in a featured bout at UFC 87 on Saturday to secure his spot atop the list of 155-pound contenders, will fight again in 2008, Florian told MMA Weekly:
“(Penn) made the decision that he wants to fight GSP and I tell you what as a fan I want to see that fight. I think it’s going to be an unbelievable fight, I think it’s great for the sport. Two guys at the top of their games, two champions in the UFC are going to fight which is huge. I don’t want to wait around either, it’s kind of frustrating at the same time. I do want to fight the top guys, B.J. obviously is a legend and when you want to make your mark, that’s what I want to do, I want to have my legacy in this sport as well, so give me a chance. At the same time, it’s a risky move and some people have criticized me for it, but I still want to get another fight in. I want to fight again before the year’s end and I want to fight someone tough.”
Though the timing wouldn’t likely work for a late-2008 fight, possible opponents for Florian’s next bout include the winner of a scheduled late-October bout between former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin, as well as, according to Florian, international lightweight stars Joachim Hansen and Shinya Aoki.
if he were to fight Hansen or Aoki that would be a hell of a battle think of it atop the 155ers you have BJ Penn,KenFlo, then if you were to add Joachim Hansen, and Shinya Aoki wow let alone with all the other talent UFC already has, bad time for Roger to bit%h about money…. that would be phenominal all UFC needs to do is add Gomi and then UFC LW GP i can see it now haha wishful thinking sorry…………..
i’m not to familliar with hansen but i see florian demolishing aoki. i can’t see him matching florians strength at all and florians got the skills to work on the ground. from what i’ve seen, aoki would be better off at 145.
yes i was hoping KENFLO to fight! KENFLO all the way i think hes next match should be tyson griffin.
Ken Flo v Griffin for a title shot!
Have Sherk fight Gray Maynard
UFCfan,
Before I came to post that was the match up I had in my head but I think Griffin has his next match set. I am not a huge fan but as far as rankings go, what about Joe Stevenson?
Joe Stevenson all the way, Kenflow has the balls to risk his title shot so everyone should respect that, big up K dog!!!!
I dont know about Joe stevenson i think he should fight sherk nd anyway he already fought bj and lost.
Aoki!
He fought bj and lost…so he shouldn’t get to try again?
Ha! Score one for me.
Since KenFlo wants a fight before BJ, he should also consider, “what if I lose.” He needs to fight but he should be careful in his opponent.
I think to play it safe he should really fight, Clay Guida or Frankie Edgar.
I know he recently lost to Grey M. but I think frank edgar would be a good fight. I really like franky and he has beat some really good fighters. Hes quite a bit more well rounded than Huerta. Not quite a wild. It would be a good technical fight.
Edgar just beat Franca din’t he? My memory is not working so well but I thought he dominated him with wrestling.
I thought griffin just beat franca?
I don’t like guida for kenflo might be to risky he’s an animal.
thinking of marcus aurielo
Didn’t Griffin just beat Marcus Aurelio?(sp)
Lots of didn’ts……….
Guida could definitely be a risk but it will keep KenFlo on his toes the whole time. It’s probably just like fighting Huerta again only faster/more aggressive with a hair less skill.
I get all those little guys mixed up.
I thought guida was winning that fight up untill he lost it.
RJA,
Yeah…. there’s too many. How about Faber moves up and KenFlo can try him out? Is Faber ever going to move up?
griffin is riding a 4 fight win streak. His only loss is to edgar, but that was in feb of 07. edgar just did dominate the non roided up franca. UFC should go get Eddie Alvarez and put him against Kenflo. I think he’d rock Florian, but I’ve thought that about everyone that’s ever faced Kenny, so…..
Have him fight cole miller might not sound fair,but i can’t stand him i would like kenflo to wreck him.
KenFlo v Hansen has brutal fight written all over it but ehh, i think with the current crop of fighters UFC has, Joe Stevenson, Franca Guida are all a huge risk, but perhaps the “sleeper” would be Kurt “batman” Pelligrino (plus they kinda look similar) just putting it out there
I want to see more guys dropping down and moving up. Diego Sanchez moving down would be a perfect way to make a great story. If KenFlo wins, he still goes on to fight for the title and he has avenged his loss to Sanchez. Then Sanchez can be all like, “F that sh!t…F this mother f’er…F THIS!” From there Sanchez can stay a LW and fight 1-2 top guys and get his rematch with Florian. Or Sanchez could move up and Florian could follow….I’m getting too deep into non sense…
i think griffin would beat edgar this time and guida was beating huerta till the last round and knocked him out for like 3 seconds in the second round.but i like KENFLO but i should fight someone good to prvoe he is the number one contender!!
Honestly though i would like to see him redeem himself against sherk.Problem is if he can’t get through sherk it’s quite the set back.But i’ve said it before i think he’s a better fighter now.Traing so much with delagrata.Sorry if i hacked the spelling.
I have to go now but I like talking with you guys. One day we should all start an MMAFRENZY cult…..not sure what we would do other than be MMA fans but maybe we could all shave our heads or somethin’….. Guida would be a great opponent for Florian the more I think about it. The whole situation works well for everyone.
I want KENFLO to rematch sherk to but y cant shrk fight? and hes says he knows its a risk but he wants to fight a top guy anyway.
florian vs penn needs to happen, penn gets a title shot that he didnt deserve, didnt work his way up the ranks and now is going to go fight for welterweight title without working his way up rankings and not defending his title against florian who by far has earned the shot? come on joe silva lets use our head and make florian vs penn
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