"I still love this sport tremendously and still want to be a part of it. I know myself and it's not even just being competitive, but it's just being there learning and competing. There's still very much a fire burning there so I'm going to do it.... I didn't get in this to be second-best, of course. But at the same time, not everybody can be a champion. I'm just going to go back to 155, work my way up, take it one fight at a time and see where it puts me. I think there's exciting fights out there for me, there's still challenges out there for me, there's still things I'd like to try to improve on and that's the main thing. I don't necessarily have the title in my eyes, but I do have my own personal goals as far as the technical level that I want to get to."
- Kenny Florian
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"If you don't like me that's fine, but you're wrong and I hate you."
"I smoke herbs bro. Mind control bullshit doesn't work on people who smoke herbs."
Deathsquad bitches.
He has a better chance against Edgar/Maynard/Melendez than he does against Penn/Aldo.
Good move.
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BJ Penn beat Frankie Edgar more times than Benson Henderson beat Frankie Edgar.
Posted by Pookie
He has a better chance against Edgar/Maynard/Melendez than he does against Penn/Aldo.
Good move.
Agreed. Not to mention all the match ups this creates. Pettis vs. Florian anyone?
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"If you don't like me that's fine, but you're wrong and I hate you."
"I smoke herbs bro. Mind control bullshit doesn't work on people who smoke herbs."
Deathsquad bitches.
Didn't Maynard already dominate Florian? I don't think a rematch would go any differently.
Good move
Maybe florian vs guillard will happen now
tbh, i dont think it matters what weight class he goes to..LW's will out class him..Maynard, Edgar and Gilbert would all out-class him easily...
I'm glad he's not getting pissy when he loses and "retires" like Pellegrino because Kenny can beat a lot of good fighters at 155 and 145, much more than a gatekeeper, he's a top 10 in two weight classes at one time thats a big accomplishment only a few have done (Penn, Hendo, Anderson).
I made the suggestion to move back to LW after the loss to Aldo. I think it is a good move. His strength and muscles have been a key reason for his short comings and if he was to improve on those areas, he should be able to have better performances against the stronger and younger fighters.
I definitely think he can make one more title run.
Before he retires I'd like a catchweight rematch between him & diego.
Posted by quezocrema0032
Before he retires I'd like a catchweight rematch between him & diego.
As random as this is, when those two were both at lightweight I thought that would be a dream matchup between 2 and 3. Winner would rm BJ (back then). I kinda wish diego was still at lw...just like beej
theres no reason for him to stop fighting. hes still a great fighter. u dont have to be the champion to have exciting fights and make lots of moneys
ROCK ON
Makes sense to me, The LW division has all beat each other, and cleaned out contenders.GSOT,etc. making an SF fighter a top 3-? idk maybe, but hopefully Florian and all these other fighter that are popular, can get better wrestling, so the Mixed can be back in MMA!
Florian would be a good style matchup for edgar, but Edgar can easily take anyone down, but often stands now.
i WANT
kenflo vs nate Diaz
dunham
guillard
ross pearson, and everyone Kenny hasnt fought at lw
He did better than I thought he would against Aldo.
Probably shouldn't have given him a title shot so soon at FW.
He seems to be one of those older UFC guys in the spot where they can't win a title and might not be fighting much longer. Hughes, Franklin.
Just put on some exciting fights.
Posted by Twenty20Dollars
He did better than I thought he would against Aldo.
Probably shouldn't have given him a title shot so soon at FW.
He seems to be one of those older UFC guys in the spot where they can't win a title and might not be fighting much longer. Hughes, Franklin.
Just put on some exciting fights.
I felt he did everything he should have done in the Aldo fight. He was simply too physically weak to get the job done.
Maybe if he takes out a bunch more top contenders like he's been doing since even his early days people will stop acting like he is a mediocre choke artist.
LW is the way to go good for him. I think I would be very interested in a LAuzon rematch, hopefully main eventing a TV card so we could have 5 rounds of action.