CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Twice UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian (13-4
MMA, 11-3 UFC) has climbed to the top of the division only to fall short
in his quest for a title.
But after his latest failure in a bid for the belt, Florian has bounced
back with impressive wins over Takanori Gomi and Clay Guida.
While thoughts of a title fight still fill Florian's mind, it's a
vacation next, and then a date in Beantown - and perhaps Gray Maynard.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - For two rounds Wedenesday night at the Bojangles Coliseum, Kenny Florian looked like a southpaw Larry Holmes as he peppered former PRIDE star Takanori Gomi with jab after jab. But in the third, the lightweight contender took the fight to the mat and finished it there, spoiling Gomi's long-awaited UFC debut via submission.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Japanese middleweight contender Yushin Okami put together one of his most impressive UFC performances to date at the Bojangles Coliseum, as he halted Lucio Linhares in the second round after a clinic of precision striking on Wednesday's UFC Fight Night card.
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* Ross Pearson isn’t terrible. There, I said it. Some good may come out of that season yet – when does Wilks fight again?
* In the battle of 38 year old fighters, Jorge Rivera reigned supreme. Maybe a rematch with Grove is in the cards.
* I’m still down to see Nate Quarry fight again, and I think he’s down as well. Hold off before you try to bury him.
* Does everyone understand why I’m firmly latched to Gleison Tibau’s nuts? Even NC’s goofy double weigh-ins couldn’t save Uno.
* Roy Nelson said it best: ‘When that guy [Struve] is 25, he’s going to be a stud.’ Couple of years + a couple dozen pounds.
* Roy Nelson/James Toney is only less appealing to me than Schaub/Toney because I’d rather Toney fight the guy that didn’t win TUF than the guy that did his first time out. That said, Big Country turning Lights Out’s lights out would be fucking hysterical.
* I’m going to go ahead and defend Struve again here – that punch, and the ones he ate from JDS, and some of the ones he ate from Buentello, put most people to sleep. He’s only going to get better.
* Gomi’s not done. He’s not top three – or likely five (BJ, Kenny, Frankie, Gray, take your pick) – but he’s not done. And he sure as hell isn’t afraid to throw crazy bombs in the hope of landing big.
* Kenny Florian would put Shinya Aoki in a box.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - It was undoubtedly one of the oddest moments in UFC
history.
At Wednesday night's UFC Fight Night 21 at Bojangles Coliseum in
Charlotte, N.C., as emcee Bruce Buffer began the introductions for the
evening's co-main event, a power failure saw the cage lights go dark.
After a brief delay, Roy Nelson returned to the cage and earned a
first-round knockout of Stefan Struve. Following the win, Nelson said
the outage was no accident - it was a sign.
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Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's recap for episode No. 1 of "The Ultimate
Fighter 11."
The middleweights-only season of the reality show, which features former
UFC champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz as coaches, airs each
Wednesday (10 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV and features 28 UFC hopefuls vying for the famed "six-figure" contract.
For a full rundown of the latest episode, including the show's fight
results, check out the summary.
(Warning: Episode spoilers are
included.)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - UFC Fight Night 21 wasn't a sellout, but the night's 7,700 attendance figure and $590,685 live gate provided the Ultimate Fighting Championship one of its most successful UFC Fight Night events to date.
MMAjunkie.com confirmed the attendance and gate figures with UFC officials, and a venue representative told us it was a "great crowd for a mid-week event."
UFC Fight Night 21 took place Wednesday at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., and aired on Spike TV.
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Michael David SmithFiled under: UFC
Establishing himself as the No. 2 lightweight in the UFC with a main event victory,
Kenny Florian submitted
Takanori Gomi with a third-round rear-naked choke Wednesday night at
UFC Fight Night 21 in Charlotte, N.C.
It was Florian's second straight victory after losing to UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn last year, and he improved his overall MMA record to 13-4. He also demonstrated that Gomi, the former Pride lightweight champion, just doesn't have a whole lot left.
Kenny Florian Chokes Out Takanori Gomi originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:08:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ray HuiFiled under: UFC
This is the
UFC Fight Night 21 live blog for
Kenny Florian vs.
Takanori Gomi, the main event of tonight's Spike TV card in Charlotte, N.C.
Coming off a win over Clay Guida, Florian will look to dispatch of another tough lightweight by welcoming former PRIDE champion Gomi into the UFC.
The live blog is below.
UFC Fight Night 21 Live Blog: Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi Updates originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kenny Florian, Roy Nelson, Ross Pearson and Denis Siver each earned $30,000 bonuses for their performances at Wednesday's UFC Fight Night 21 event.
Florian earned the "Submission of the Night" award, Nelson picked up the "Knockout of the Night" bonus, and Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver each earned "Fight of the Night honors.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the bonus winners and amounts in the night's post-fight press conference.
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Michael David SmithFiled under: UFC
Earning the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career,
Roy Nelson knocked out
Stefan Struve in the first round with a brutal punching display Wednesday at
UFC Fight Night 21.
Nelson, the Season 10
Ultimate Fighter winner, simply destroyed Struve with a right hook to the chin, sent Struve flat on his back and then pounced and landed a few more right hands on the ground before the referee stepped in to stop the fight. By the end Struve was out of it and his nose was gushing blood. The stoppage came just 39 seconds into the first round.
Roy Nelson KOs Stefan Struve originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:33:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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