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Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:40 pm EST

Florian can handle time off. Fans can't.

By Maggie Hendricks

Kenny Florian's convincing win over Joe Stevenson ensured that he will have a shot at the lightweight belt. But when? Current lightweight champ B.J. Penn will fight Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight title on January 31, 2009. This means that Penn won't be available to fight again until April, at the earliest. Matt Hughes mentioned that he will fight Matt Serra in mid-April. Perhaps Penn-Florian could headline the card.

A layoff like this is not odd for Florian. After choking out Din Thomas in September of 2007, he didn't fight again until he TKO'ed Joe Lauzon in April of this year. He had no trouble shaking off the cage rust and winning, and then going on to two great wins -- a decision against Roger Huerta and Saturday's win over Stevenson --  later this year.

Fans, on the other hand, aren't quite as patient. One blogger thinks that the title fight will not happen because the UFC will force Florian into a fight before his bout with Penn. Posters at different forums discussing the UFC agree. And what happens if Penn beats GSP? Will he face the top welterweight challenger, Thiago Alves, or Florian first? No matter what happens, the "superfight" between Penn and GSP will affect many other fighters, especially Florian.

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  1. chano
    1. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    Yeah thats true I believe there will be a fight that Florian will be thrown into until he gets his title shot.Now if Penn does beat GSP he will face the top welterweight challenger, Thiago Alves, or Florian and believe Alves will be the one chosen unless they do a Alves vs Florian. things change we all know and have seen that. Now we as fans will see if UFC will listen to what the fans want and see fight!
  2. Nutcracker
    2. Posted by Nutcracker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    What a specimen!!! LMAO.... Yeah MMA is full of some real talent. "Kenflo" , thank god there is MMA, coz you would never make it in boxing....
  3. Darkness!
    3. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    Nutcracker-
    I'll give u that "Kenflo" is a stupid nickname; and kinda looks like he's on crack in that pic (man- what would he look like if he was actually on crack?!?); but I'll take a "Kenflo" over a Kimbo in my sport anyday. Have fun paying $60 to watch Kimbo box!
    HAHAHAHAHAHA
  4. HAHA
    4. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT

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    and i know some people dont like the fact that he circles his opponent
    and pick and chooses thru exchanges
    but he fights which style best fits him
    and gives his opponent a hard time
  5. Ican2
    5. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    HAHA are you and Chano brother's or something?? MAybe alter ego's..Not hating just curious??
  6. Nutcracker
    6. Posted by Nutcracker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    Jay, Kimbo will never get into boxing. If that is the direction that the Shaws thought they could take him, obviously that would of been their first choice as that is the main sport they F Up.... He would maybe, make a good sparring partner if another HW wanted some fresh meat. i am sure he could get in a HW boxing camp for $400 a week.. He would be good work for any HW that needed to get confidence back... Sort of like a heavy bag that breathes...
  7. chano
    7. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    No but we both know the sport real well.
  8. chano
    8. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    His muay thai is outstanding! I have never seen someone attack there opponents as quick and precise as Florian.
  9. Darkness!
    9. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    so apparantly that answers the question of whether Kimbo would be as "well recieved" by true boxing fans as he was by true mma fans... poor guy- Even in an outdated, dying sport that it's own athletes admit is 2nd to mma- Kimbo just can't get a break...
  10. HAHA
    10. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT

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    na ican 2
    HAHA
    i am me and he is him
    HAHA that was funny tho
  11. Ican2
    11. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    NEVER.....your kidding right chano?? seriously...this is why I get amped on you...Never is a huge word and you talking about guys like Penn,GSP,Silva, fedor, and so on and on and on
  12. Ican2
    12. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    HAHAHHAHAHahahahahahahahahah Youn are funny as hell dude...If you don't make it in the fight game you will in stand up..Comedy that is..HAHA
  13. me
    13. Posted by me Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:55 pm EDT

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    I love how boxing fans like to crap on mma. I have competed in both and I must say, without a doubt that mma is A LOT harder. The training, the fights, all of it. There is no grappling, submissions, elbows, knees, kicks, ect to worry about in boxing, there are like 100 more things to consider when fighting in mma.
  14. Ican2
    14. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    Your
  15. Karl A
    15. Posted by Karl A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:47 pm EDT

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    K-Flo is a small boney little effer but he keeps on kicking a$$. Geek or not he's earned his title shot.
  16. yep thats me
    16. Posted by yep thats me Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    If Penn wins, I think Alves should get the fight since he is the top contender. Ofcourse im biased against Florian. lol
  17. Ican2
    17. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    what "me" said
  18. HAHA
    18. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT

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    Also Nutcraker u say how Lesnar is soo slow
    i dont care how slow he is, u get hit by one of them tree trunks ur goin down
    also this man runs a 4.6 in the 40
    he is fast HAHA
  19. HAHA
    19. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:49 pm EDT

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    u can best bet if kimbo wants to make to boxing he will be there
    its gonna be so funny
    its gonna be great
    i bet he will actually win some too
  20. chano
    20. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    It's all for money and we all know this. Boxing for many years we have known about Don King and promotions this guy holds. Kimbgo would so give in and go into the sport for the money. then we will have another EliteXC bought concerning money and how the fight should turn out.
  21. yep thats me
    21. Posted by yep thats me Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    lmao @ Ali G & Andy Roony
  22. CSampson
    22. Posted by CSampson Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    chano: alves is a welterweight and kflo is a lightweight, so they wouldnt fight, especially since alves is a huge welterweight.
    If bj beats gsp (which i think will happen) bj will be forced vacate the lightweight belt and then defend the welter belt vs alves.
    With the lightweight belt vacant, kflo would get a shot vs whoever the other top contender is to crown a new lightweight champ.
  23. Ican2
    23. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    CSampson
    Don't waste your time..Chano is a tard and wears a helmet to play time at school...
  24. Karl A
    24. Posted by Karl A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:47 pm EDT

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    Would that be K-Flo vs Sherk II? That would be worth watching. Again.
  25. chano
    25. Posted by chano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    The real question is Florian really wanting to take a break from fighting until his title shot is coming up. Now would that be a good thing to do?
    Knowing that your up for the title wouldnt you continue to stay sharp and make your striking more powerful for whats ahead and getting that title? We all know Alves on his last two fights againts Hughs and Josh Koscheck that he was reaching for the title already. He worked the stand up plus the ground game that lead him to both victory's.
    Now who will Dana think will be more of a threat to the champion Alves or Florian.

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