Comments on: UFC Fight Night 11: Kenny Florian vs. Din Thomas

By: Dirtbag

Dirtbag — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:57:33 +0000

Wicked elbows and gr8 BJJ, I go with KenFlo

By: tha spida

tha spida — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:19:05 +0000

wow i was just upset when i read spencer fisher wasn’t going to be fighting din thomas anymore, but now i’m even more excited than i was before, this fight is going to be a war, and its gonna decide a lot in the lw title picture, i don’t know who i’m gonna pick yet, but i’m leaning towards din thomas right now…

By: The Anomaly

The Anomaly — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:38:07 +0000

[quote comment="121982"]I think Kenny will win no worries, he brings a good pace and excellent elbows and submission skills. Kenny in the 2nd Round. Kenny said he wanted to be the only pick for the belt. Bit of a shame from Fisher though.[/quote]
Dude, it seems to me you don’t know much about Din Thomas.

By: Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Staph infection KO’s Spencer Fisher

Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Staph infection KO’s Spencer Fisher — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:08:21 +0000

[...] With the Spence all fucked up, the UFC has chosen Kenny Florian to replace him against Din Thomas at Ultimate Fight Night 11. While I was looking forward to seeing Fisher pound Din’s face in, I have to admit that Florian-Thomas intrigues me on a different level. Both guys are experts on the ground so it’ll be interesting to see how this one turns out. I’m giving this one to Kenny because he was badass enough to hang out in Afghanistan for a week. [...]

By: Scotty Knock

Scotty Knock — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:04:54 +0000

I think Kenny will win no worries, he brings a good pace and excellent elbows and submission skills. Kenny in the 2nd Round. Kenny said he wanted to be the only pick for the belt. Bit of a shame from Fisher though.

By: D Dogg

D Dogg — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:59:59 +0000

[quote comment="121249"]Florian wins via TripleDeckerPeckerWrecker Submisission..(there is no way to get out of it).[/quote]

Classic.

Should be a good fight regardless of the ‘wrecker.’

By: Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:54:50 +0000

Since the Joe Stevenson fight and the Din Thomas / Kenny Florian fight ar basically 3 weeks apart, most likely we will see a # 1 contender fight between Stevenson and the winner of Fight Night 11 maybe in December or January. It would be nice to have it on New Year’s Eve to go along with Hughes / Serra.

By: ViolentMike

ViolentMike — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:53:35 +0000

man, this is such a good matchup, I don’t even know who should be considered the favorite. I can make a great arguement for both of them.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:28:34 +0000

[quote comment="121311"]Wow, that should be a good fight. I like Kenny. Smarter than Zoolander, but if there is ever a movie about Ken-Flo’s life, Ben Stiller should totally get the part.

What’s up with Staph infections? I don’t train in MMA, so I couldn’t say what these guys are doing to themselves, but man, there seems to be one fighter each card that cancels because of staph![/quote]

From what I gather, it’s just from “unsanitary” mats. It’s big among wrestlers to get ring worm and staph.

By: The Anomaly

The Anomaly — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:29:20 +0000

[quote comment="121325"]Great fight, and one that could go either way. I give Thomas the edge in the standup department for sure, but Kenflo has a hell of a ground game. I’m 50/50 on this one.

BTW I’m glad to see Thomas getting a good high profile matchup. When people talk about the lightweights from back in the day they always bring up Pulver, Penn, and Edwards, while guys like Thomas and Uno seem forgotten. Thomas was definitely an elite lightweight back in the day, and it would be nice to see him at least get a title shot (if he beats Florian)[/quote]
Yeah I give ground game 50/50, I have seen Din against Penn, the short while on the ground he kept Penn busy, and did a good job of defending the subs penn was throwing up from the bottom. I also give him stand up. I put my money for this match on Thomas for sure. Think Kenny will meet his match, def don’t see him submitting Thomas, and I agree, Thomas was one of the few great elite fighters pack in the begining days of the lightweight division, I think that should be kept in mind.