Kenny Florian disagrees with Takanori Gomi's prediction of "knockout in the first round" in...

Kenny Florian disagrees with Takanori Gomi's prediction of "knockout in the first round" in Kampiro:

"I think he will find out very quickly that that’s going to be a very difficult thing to do," Florian said. "I didn’t get to where I am by getting beat in the first round and I’m looking forward to seeing if that’s going to come true. Gomi is a tough guy. He was the best in the world for a long time."

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emphasis on "was"

by slantedwindows on Feb 8, 2010 10:38 AM EST reply actions

I have a feeling the prediction would be the other way around

by Jigger on Feb 8, 2010 10:48 AM EST reply actions

Part of me wants Gomi to finish KenFlo and bring back the glory days. It would set up a HUGE PPV with BJ.

The logical part of me wants KenFlo to smoke Gomi in 1 and put another nail in the “Japanese fighters are better” coffin. Either way its a win/win for the UFC. They get a mega fight with Gomi/Penn or we see yet another Japanese fighter who couldn’t cut it.

by Riney on Feb 8, 2010 11:01 AM EST reply actions

Could potentially lead to Aoki in the UFC. He’s obsessed with the Japanese nationalism thing, and a swift KO of Gomi would encourage him to prove the Japanese aren’t “weak”.

by Charger567 on Feb 8, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions

I hope this happens.

I think Aoki knows where he stands. He wanted to fight Joe Stevenson, that is just about where I would place Aoki in the UFC.

by Riney on Feb 8, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

it’ll be difficult b/c KenFlo will iceskate around the ring backing up and circling the vast majority of the time.

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.

by theworldsoldestsport on Feb 8, 2010 11:02 AM EST reply actions

Somehow I find the mental image of KenFlo wearing a sequin spangled outfit and skating circles around his opponent whiling punching them incredibly hilarious.

"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by in the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito Ortiz

by CasualMMAFan on Feb 9, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

Just ordered my tickets.

Can’t wait.

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@deowade

by Damon O. on Feb 8, 2010 11:56 AM EST reply actions

I really do believe that Kenny is the #2 LW. Tough welcome to the UFC.

I really don’t understand why everyone keeps saying what a huge ppv Penn vs. Gomi would be. No american fans really know who he is, only the hardcore fans that would be the ppv regardless. Even just from a competitive standpoint, it’s a rematch for a fight that Gomi was better, and Penn was worse than current day. Not sure how intriguing that is to diehard or casual fans.

by Miketsi on Feb 8, 2010 12:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I will be rooting for Gomi, but I honestly think that Florian takes this pretty handily. I think that some MMA fans just want to see someone, and I mean anyone in Lightweight to be some sort of threat to BJ Penn. We know that Florian is not, so many feel that a rejuvenated Gomi may be a threat to BJ.

by chrisbboy82 on Feb 8, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions