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upsetting penn??
July 13, 2009"BJ Penn has been someone I have looked up to for a long time. He has accomplished many amazing things. So I am looking forward to testing myself against one of the greatest if not the greatest lightweight fighter in the world." - florian
standing up, bj's boxing is absolutely better.. still you can't count out florian's sick muay thai.. on the ground, i give the advantage to penn.. still, with florian's bjj, he submitted stevenson faster than penn did.. he could take penn down but as we all know, penn has an active guard.. that's what makes it difficult for kenny to sit in and throw those elbows.. with that said, will it be impossible to see florian submitting penn in the earlier rounds of the fight??
after choking out stevenson and huerta, i'd say kenny has greatly improved in all aspects of his game.. will that be enough to beat penn?? i hate penn but i have a lot of respect to his dominance in the lw division.. some believes florian is a great fighter but still not on bj's level.. i won't argue with that but i hope florian will prove them wrong.. i'd like to believe there are several ways kenny could beat penn but right now, that's very hard to absorb.. IMO, if penn gasses out, florian will capitalize and eventually gets the W.. i also believe he could win early in the fight, that is if we see a crazy elbow or a knee that would put bj down giving him an avenue for his ground and pound.. other than that, i couldn't think of any.. having a wide array of skills sometimes doesn't guarantee a W (look at brock/mir) so I still think he has a great chance of grabbing the title with what he does best (even if its inadequate)..
the biggest question will be if you'd consider kenny beating penn as an upset.. in my humble opinion, i dont think it will be.. florian's journey to the top can be compared to GSP's.. he lost to hughes but came back strong, sweeping the ww division, to win the belt.. florian already defeated great fighters demonstrating a true future champ in the process.. now there's only one left, the cinderella.. and he will prevail..
i'll respect everyone's insight on this one.. thanks..
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