UFC 83 will be one spectacular event as Matt “The Terror” Serra will look to prove all of the doubters wrong and have his hand raised yet again. Inside the cage spectators and fans will see the same grueling battles that are expected, however on the color commentary will sound a bit different. Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian will step in for the always colorful Joe Rogan. On the same night, Joe Rogan will be hosting his own live comedy show on Showtime and the conflicting schedules will allow Florian to step in and showcase his play by play skills.

Ken-Flo told MMAWeekly:

“I’ll be commentating actually, start to finish, my first, my debut as the co-commentator,” said Florian on MMAWeekly Radio Friday night. “I’ll be there with Goldie. Goldie will be leading the way; he’ll be the quarterback. I’ll be the kind of back up.”

“I’m looking forward to it. It’s not only going to be a tremendous night of fights, but it will be a great experience for me to get in there and commentate and watch these amazing fights real up close and do what I normally do on the couch, and yell and scream, except do it on TV,” Florian stated.

This is the ideal time for Florian to showcase his play by play talent. It is anticipated that this event will have the biggest live audience ever to attend a UFC event. Combine that with the amount of PPV buys and Florian will get an insane amount of exposure. The fight card isn’t too bad either. It will feature the return of Matt Serra as he tries to prove that he isn’t a one hit wonder, Rich Franklin will be trying to stay on his feet and KO Travis Lutter, and Michael Bisping will make his 185 debut.

Things are looking up for Kenny Florian. He is on a four fight win streak in the cage in which he has finished every single opponent before the final bell. His most recent win was against rising star Joe Lauzon in April 2^nd’s UFC Fight Night. Florian is on his way to the top and could be 1 fight out of a title shot. Florian has great jui jitsu and has deadly elbows that could propel him straight to the top of the 155 division.