Comments on: Florian tries to give Penn incentive to fight him http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:14:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ScottMMA http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57536 ScottMMA Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:01:52 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57536 Sometime you have to act like a prick in MMA to get paid......sad but true. Kenny should kick the smack talk into overdrive. Sometime you have to act like a prick in MMA to get paid……sad but true. Kenny should kick the smack talk into overdrive.

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]]> By: DamonO http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57343 DamonO Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:42:02 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57343 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. 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.

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]]> By: BUENA http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57293 BUENA Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:20:19 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57293 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 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

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]]> By: shiki31 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57270 shiki31 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:21:37 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57270 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). 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).

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]]> By: shiki31 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57268 shiki31 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:15:33 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57268 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... 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…

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]]> By: the Levi http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57264 the Levi Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:54:17 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57264 Penn vs Florian has got to happen soon. KenFlo has earned a title shot. Penn vs Florian has got to happen soon. KenFlo has earned a title shot.

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]]> By: Carm http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57258 Carm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:38:35 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57258 I loved Sherk/Florian one, but really not interested in Sherk/Florian 2. I rather see him fight BJ. I loved Sherk/Florian one, but really not interested in Sherk/Florian 2. I rather see him fight BJ.

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]]> By: dpk http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57256 dpk Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:02:01 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57256 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. 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.

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]]> By: matthew http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57224 matthew Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:26:56 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57224 BJ vs Silva? Give me the number of your dealer. He obviously has some good stuff. BJ vs Silva?

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

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]]> By: dualdiagnosis http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/16/florian-tries-to-give-penn-an-incentive-to-fight-him/comment-page-1/#comment-57218 dualdiagnosis Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:35:48 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=8979#comment-57218 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. 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.

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