Comments on: Florian tries to give Penn incentive to fight him

By: ScottMMA

ScottMMA — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:01:52 +0000

Sometime you have to act like a prick in MMA to get paid……sad but true. Kenny should kick the smack talk into overdrive.

By: DamonO

DamonO — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:42:02 +0000

You guys are talking like Sherk would be Florian’s next opponent if he wants to fight before BJ? I think he is more likely to fight Nate Diaz, or Gray Maynard considering their winning record similarities. Sherk needs to climb a little higher before he fights the likes of Florian again.

In fact Diaz vs. Florian would be a great headliner for the TUF finale (compared to Jason MacDonald vs. Wilson Gouveia) and Florian finished Stevenson pretty quickly so he is still fresh to fight again before the end of the year, one month away on December 13th.

If he would fight Diaz on that day and beat him, he will take out another top contender and receive a pretty big pay day as that is a very marketable fight.

If Florian and Diaz don’t fight on that night then they should sometime soon. I like Clay Guida but it’s obvious that Diaz should be fighting better competition now and I don’t think that Guida is up to par with Diaz quite yet.

If the Diaz vs. Florian fight doesn’t happen at all then at least have Diaz vs. Maynard!

Either way, Florian will more than likely fight someone (?) in the meantime. I don’t think he can wait until April, at the soonest, to fight BJ.

By: BUENA

BUENA — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:20:19 +0000

bj vs silva is like you saying you’re going to build a rocket and fly to the moon but then again this is all talk

By: shiki31

shiki31 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:21:37 +0000

it seems as if the lw division is at a stale period right now with all the best fighters having already fought each other and the remaining matchups not as intriguing as once thought. penn v sherk was the last “big” lw fight. there aren’t any more fights for penn…bj fighting florian is like what florian went through fighting joe stevenson, it’s more of a risk than a challenge to him at this point. if he can fight a bigger fight, even if he loses (like most people are saying he wants to fight anderson silva) i think it would be more satisfying to him than destroying a challenger at lw (not saying that he will destroy florian but figuratively speaking).

By: shiki31

shiki31 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:15:33 +0000

florian has earned the shot but let’s be serious, only serious mma fans want to see penn v florian. st pierre has the name recognition and that fight, no doubt, would garner more money at the gates and on ppv. florian is a smart guy though. i was pretty surprised to hear him call out bj but it makes sense now. in any case, florian probably presents bj’s greatest challenge at lw not because of skill or whatever but florian has the ability to cut his opponents at any time during a fight and he is a smart fighter as well. at ww, bj has a lot more intriguing matchups namely with fitch, sanchez, koschek and the most difficult fight probably being thiago alves. we’ll see but i really don’t see any big fights at lw for bj right now so good job at promoting that fight by florian…

By: the Levi

the Levi — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:54:17 +0000

Penn vs Florian has got to happen soon. KenFlo has earned a title shot.

By: Carm

Carm — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:38:35 +0000

I loved Sherk/Florian one, but really not interested in Sherk/Florian 2. I rather see him fight BJ.

By: dpk

dpk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:02:01 +0000

Wouldn’t be surprised if Kenny fights someone like Spencer Fisher around the time of the GSP v BJ fight. This would be someone who is a good fighter, but Florian should handle him.

By: matthew

matthew — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:26:56 +0000

BJ vs Silva?

Give me the number of your dealer. He obviously has some good stuff.

By: dualdiagnosis

dualdiagnosis — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:35:48 +0000

Look, BJ is going to beat GSP in Jan. He won’t be going back to LW, he will be pressing to Dana to let him fight Silva. BJ is on a quest, a quest to prove he is the best fighter ever.

By: BUENA

BUENA — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:23:04 +0000

1st joe is not the fighter everyone saying he is. He dont fight that good and matching him vs ken was a joke . now for ken he would get punished by bj that all to it.

By: THORAZINE

THORAZINE — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:43:38 +0000

FLORIAN is peaking as an athlete and has transformed him self into a slick boxer/muay thai fighter.. I think that type of quick finish over Joe really has given Florian confidence in his abilities…Florian will give BJ problems and I actually think if Florian fought Sherk he’d win… he’ll give BJ a tougher fight than anyone else in the 155lb division, but I don’t see Florian beating BJ.

By: aaron

aaron — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:33:42 +0000

why couldn’t ken flo still fight sherk, but still be guaranteed the title shot whether he wins/ looses! if sherk wins he could fight the winner of bj/ken flo

By: Voridor

Voridor — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:13:49 +0000

Kenflo has the option of waiting for the title shot. The problem is that UFC wants to cash in on a big “champion vs champion 2″. Florian believes he can beat Sherk, and if he wants another big payday, He will fight Sherk in a few months. I believe he will fight again before BJ.

By: keenan

keenan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:52:46 +0000

id put money on it that win or lose after gsp oenn will fight florian

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:48:47 +0000

No way in hell Florian should have to fight Sherk before he fights BJ. Sherk already got his shot and BJ beat him. Kenny & BJ have never fought and no real fan can say they don’t want to see that fight. Florian clowned Joe Stevenson badly last night and he full on deserves the next shot at the LW title. Anything else is just bullshit.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:30:24 +0000

Of course Penn isn’t dodgine Florian..
I hate to say this, because Florian is really good, but Penn is so out of Kenflo’s league that he probably barely even knows who he is..

I just think Penn is too hyper for his own good..
I don’t know if the guy has ever defended a title..

He beat Matt Hughes for the WW title and then left..
and he got the interim by beating Daddy..
and as soon as he “officially” won the title from Sherk, he’s leaving again..

It just kind of annoys me..

I mean, Bj’s a monster..
but A. Silva’s a monster too.. and HE sure doesn’t mind sticking around at one weight as long as there’s formidable opponents for him..
and there is DEFINITELY worthy opponents at LW..

I just think it’s disrespectful to the LW division when their champ is off, not defending his belt, trying to set up a fight, that probably won’t happen for a number of months.. all the while many worthy LW’s have earned there shot..

I mean, when Silva went to a different division, he came back to MW QUICK..

but this BJ/GSP match is taking forever..
and the LW division is just getting MORE and MORE title contenders..
Kenny’s the one with the shot now..
but by the BJ/Kenflo even happens, fighters like Sherk, Maynard, and Diaz will already be ready for their shots..

and i’m SURE that BJ will try to make another crazy move after defending the LW title for the first time.. he doesn’t like to stick around..

yup..

By: glock

glock — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:21:16 +0000

Kenny’s not dodging anybody now, so i guess the reality for him is a Sherk fight.
He’s way better than he was last time they fought and Sherk is not.

I can’t honestly say that I think BJ dodged Kenny, BJ is a warrior and will fight anyone; it’s just that the GSP fight is a HUGE fight and I don’t think he or the UFC would want to jeopardize that opportunity, and timing wise it just worked out the way it did. For BJ it’s good timing, for Kenny it’s not.

Being the optimist here I guess we see Florian/Sherk, hopefully Kenny continues his ass whuppin’ ways and at that point BJ has no excuse when Kenny calls him out whether he has both belts or not.

If Bj were to win against GSP I don’t see him heading back to LW for Sherk . If he doesn’t win (and I’m guessing he won’t) then the question is do they MAKE Kenny fight Sherk 1st before BJ is ready at LW again. I mean who wants to see Penn /Sherk 2 before Penn/Florian?

Mayo or mustard on yer sandwich Kenny?

By: jimbo

jimbo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:18:38 +0000

Its just that Florian has been next in line for awhile now. If they fight it wont be till April. Its five months off for him unless he wants to risk his title shot again. If he had not stepped up and fought Stevenson it would have been a 8 month wait for the title shot he has earned. Id say now Florian waits or risks his title shot again against Sherk. I want to see Penn vs St Pierre but he should have had to fight Florian first in my opinion its not fair.

By: Voridor

Voridor — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:17:17 +0000

I honestly believe Penn is not dodging Florian. I think he wants to avenge his loss(on a side note, I think GSP will win again) to GSP and make a lot of money in the process. Penn staying at 155 would be wise indeed for the champ as he as beaten the toughest fighter in Sherk. Florian is probably the most improved fighter I have ever seen. I bet against him last night and could not believe the domination over JDaddy.

I still believe that a fight with Sherk is going to happen again and I don’t see him beating Sherk at any point.