Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi Headlines Fight Night 21
Although the bout has been ‘out of the bag’ for sometime now, the UFC confirmed today that Kenny Florian will take on former Pride champion Takanori Gomi, at the promotion’s upcoming March 31st Fight Night 21 card. Now, if you’re a newbie to the sport and are thinking ‘who the hell is Gomi’, it’s probably best [...]
Huerta Uncertain About Future in Fighting
One of the interesting background stories to this Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night card, in Oklahoma City, is the fact that it could mark the last time Roger Huerta takes to the Octagon. That’s a crazy thing to consider really, after all, it’s not that long ago that the UFC was grooming Huerta to be one [...]
Florian Says Eyepokes Not Why he Lost to Penn
Just when you thought that BJ Penn’s recent win over Kenny Florian at UFC 101 would go quietly into the night without any post-fight drama, rumblings of ‘eye pokes’ and illegal tactics have begun to surface from Florian’s camp. (No word yet as to whether or not Mrs. Florian will appear on behalf of her [...]
Penn Apologizes for Accusing St.Pierre of Steroids Use
After BJ Penn stated in an interview with Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole earlier this week that although he has no proof, he believes rival Georges St. Pierre uses steroids, a real sh#tstorm hit the internet in a matter of minutes. (In Canada the sh#storm was actually upgraded to a sh#tnado…)
Penn has since released a [...]
Penn Accuses GSP of Steroid Use
It’s a feud that simply won’t go away, despite the fact that BJ Penn will look to defend his lightweight championship against Kenny Florian this weekend at UFC 101, the renowned fighter continues to hold no punches when asked about rival Georges St. Pierre. In a recent interview with Yahoo! Sport’s Kevin Iole, Penn shared [...]
Report: Penn Has Lost Respect for Florian
Just weeks away from his upcoming August 8th title defense against Kenny Florian at UFC 101, lightweight champion BJ Penn isn’t letting up with his verbal assault on his next opponent. (After all, what would a fight involving Penn be without some pre-fight bashing? It’s like watching Jerry Springer. The bouts just aren’t as exciting [...]
GSP Picking Florian Over Penn
Georges St. Pierre is willing to bet that Kenny Florian will be the new lightweight champion, come August 8th, when the former TUF competitor challenges BJ Penn for his belt at UFC 101. Speaking to MMA Weekly Radio recently, the UFC welterweight champ went with his training partner Florian, when asked to predict a winner.
I’ve [...]
Dana White, Forrest Griffin, Kenny Florian on Friday’s Dr. Phil Show
We’ve got better things to do with our day, like repeatedly jabbing a spork in our eye, than watching the Dr. Phil show. However, we may at least try to find a YouTube clip of today’s show on “Dangerous Teen Trends.”
One segment of today’s show is on “brutal boxing.” Says the Dr. Phil website:
Fight clubs [...]
B.J. Penn / Kenny Florian Controversy Blowing Up
So this B.J. Penn and Kenny Florian dramabomb is really blowing up now.
For those who missed it, B.J. commented recently that it was interesting how Kenny Florian would be training at the Tristar Gym (ala and with GSP) for his up-coming fight. Why is this interesting? Because Penn said Florian “tipped” him off in an [...]
MMA Friday Link Dump
Another great week in the wonderful world of MMA. Let’s recap; Rod Tidwell is in Microsoft ads, Showtime is going to buy Elite XC, Nate Diaz is slippery, Clay Guida is our new favorite fighter, and we are officially less than 2 months away from the next bear mauling. Pretty solid week.
Here is your Friday [...]














