Could There be Gold?

After watching Kenny Florian dismantle Joe Lauzon it should be clear that this guy means business. Having tracked Kenny from his TUF days and even getting to train with him at one point, I have been able to watch his evolution from a frail looking and one dimensional fighter to a true well rounded fighter.

Kenny Florian’s grappling needs no discussion, it has always been crisp and dangerous, but his hard work in the Muay Thai field is what deserves the most attention. He knew that his MMA game had too many holes and weaknesses and that he needed some serious work in his stand up game. He also knew that if he wanted to get difficult training with the best results he had to go to the source, which is Thailand.

The fruits of all his hard work could be seen in all his fights after and up to this point. Kenny Florian has become a true MMA fighter and is again a serious contender for the gold, but has a tall order with his next fight looking to be against Roger Huerta. Even though Huerta will put on a tremendous show of heart I just can’t see him overcoming the new and well rounded Ken-Flo.

Kenny Florian has went from the kid who was lucky to have cut Chris Leben to someone who is legitimately feared in the Lightweight division, with the only real flaw in his game being his wrestling. He must also address this issue if wishes to not be taken down and controlled by such phenomenal wrestlers such as Sean Sherk, but with someone as diligent as Florian it shouldn’t take long to see him also patch up this last flaw.