i like to see fights finished myself but sherk is a beast that cant always make the kill

I think decision fights are hurting the UFC right now. New people are watching expecting what they see on the commercials that the UFC presents. Then when they tune in and see two guys just wrestling for twenty five minutes, they’re like “what was all the fuss about”. Even people who’ve watched the UFC for a while dont like to see that. I know I have been wanting more action. A sudden death round would be great to have. They do it on the Ultimate Fighter Series. Why not on PPV. THe fights on the series count as MMA bouts on their records anyway.

The TUF fights are two rounds, so it’s easy to have a draw, which doesn’t work well in a tournament format. In a three-round UFC fight you are always going to have a winner two rounds to one or three rounds to none, except in the Cheato-Rashad fight.

..its always harder to finish what you started..

Ken-Flo is full of shiizzzitt.. That was right at Sherk

Not many understands the meaning of a hard fought technical fight maybe good to watch for MMA fighters themselves and trainers but it just never cuts it for crowds who’s watching the match and those who’s paid for their ticket has high expectation. Hard decision to overcome really as everymatch is different and each and every fight out there is unpredictable.

Cheato. LOL!

For me the fight of the night on UFC 73 was Sherk/Franca, Sherk give all he had and Franca too, thats why he cant submit it Franca has a great defensive game…I think It wasn´t a bored at all to the people really know about MMA.

I wouldn’t hate Sherk so much if he actually did damage to his opponents on the ground. I admit he’s a beast at keeping you on the ground and won’t let you up but he doesn’t actually do much damage in those 25 minutes.

I think kflo would disagree look at how much recovery time he needed after his 5 round with Sherk… He wasn’t back to the octagon for about 6 months..

I love the fights that go hard for 10 minutes and then are stopped by tko or sub late in rd 2 or early 3…

Sherk is masterful…Masterful at the lay ’n pray technique.

Okay that’s harsh. I like Sherk just he sometimes plays it too safe for my liking. Can’t blame him really.

How about they just fight ’till someone gets KTFO or submitted. lol.

I’d much rather watch Kenny fight than Sherk. Granted Sherk puts a lot of hard work into his career and no doubt he has huge fans especially one’s who enjoy grappling, but his style does not interest me one bit. No doubt in my mind his next fight will be uninteresting as his most recent one, and all the grappling fans will come out to insult anyone who doesn’t enjoy his technical prowess of getting to one position and holding on for dear life then moving onto another position and holding on for dear life.

Give me a KenFlo fight anyday.

How about they just fight ’till someone gets KTFO or submitted.

They did that back in the early human-cockfighting days.

That was at Sherk. But everyone wins in a different way. Note how Kenny backed down when he was asked about Joe if he wanted a rematch.

most of sherks wins come from submissions, not decisions, give the guy a break if 90% of his wins were decisions then jump on him, I like to look at the big picture.

nathan
8tkos
13sumbissions
11 decisions
hes not that far off

That was aimed directly at Sherk, Kenny isnt even on the same level as Sherk. Maybe Kenny should fight Thiago Tavares, Roger Huerta, or Joe Stevenson before he starts to open his mouth.

does anyone else think kenny learned to fight because he was a skinny wimpy kid when he was younger that probably got bullied. I could be wrong I’m just curious. If anyone knows or has an opinion I’m interested in it.

does anyone else think kenny learned to fight because he was a skinny wimpy kid when he was younger that probably got bullied. I could be wrong I’m just curious. If anyone knows or has an opinion I’m interested in it.

Don’t Fuck with tall Skinny people, we’ve been hit before and we know how to deal with it.

sherk is like a boring version of matt hughes. sherks two championship fights have been reminiscent hughes vs lytle. Not one person talked about how great matts positioning or dominance was against lytle.(i sure as hell didnt). but “franca was a good grappler with great defense” you say in sherks defence, hughes fought a guy named royce who is pretty good himself at grappling. hughes nearly submitted him then just beat him senseless in one round no less. coutless other great grapplers he has faired well against.i hate hughes as much as the next person but at least he finishes.

most of sherks wins come from submissions, not decisions, give the guy a break if 90% of his wins were decisions then jump on him, I like to look at the big picture.

4 of 6 UFC wins by decision and 1 by submission which was his first fight in the UFC. So if 1 out of 6 consitutes “most” then I guess your right.

I agree with Rex. I don’t like Florian, and I think he would be destroyed by Huerta, Penn, or Stevenson. Right now I think that Huerta should fight Daddy for a shot at Sherk. BothDaddy and Huerta are great fighters, and I would love to see that match up.
As for Florian, he is a second-tier fighter who will never fight for the title again, much less win it.

I dont think Florian has the physicality to fight the stronger, bigger 155lbs fighters. Franca, Stevenson, BJ.. any of them would throw Kenny around like a 155lb rag bitch rather then a cut mean, athletic aminal.

I wanna see him fight Lauzon…

Im suprised Sherk cant finish fights. FLorian is right! He finishes majority of fights even against some tough opponents. That comment regardless of what Florian says was a direct shot at Sherk

Well someone needs to tell Florian he had his chance to finish a fight and it was against Sherk and how did that work out for him. Oh thats right he loss to Sherk. So you might wanna try winning the belt then you can run your mouth. Lets take a look at Florian’s competition Alvin Robinson 0 – 1 in the UFC, Dokonjonosuke Mishima 0 – 2 in the UFC, Sam Stout an impressive 1 – 2 in the UFC, and Alex Karalexis also an impressive 1 – 2 in the UFC. So beat someone decent first Florian then talk about how good you are. And theres was no need in having a judges decision in the Sherk vs Franca fight because that fight wasn’t close, Franca got man handled for 5 rounds you don’t need a judge to pick the winner of that match.

Well someone needs to tell Florian he had his chance to finish a fight and it was against Sherk and how did that work out for him. Oh thats right he loss to Sherk. So you might wanna try winning the belt then you can run your mouth. Lets take a look at Florian’s competition Alvin Robinson 0 – 1 in the UFC, Dokonjonosuke Mishima 0 – 2 in the UFC, Sam Stout an impressive 1 – 2 in the UFC, and Alex Karalexis also an impressive 1 – 2 in the UFC. So beat someone decent first Florian then talk about how good you are. And theres was no need in having a judges decision in the Sherk vs Franca fight because that fight wasn’t close, Franca got man handled for 5 rounds you don’t need a judge to pick the winner of that match.

Honestly the Sherk/Florian title fight could of went either way. It anything Sherk barely did enough to edge the fight out. If you need some reminder check the fight out and look what Sherk look like by the end of fight.We need to see Sherk/Florian 2 already

You haters out there are going to be surprised one day. Just wait till he unleases Blue Steel!! It’ll be glorious!!

I dont think Florian has the physicality to fight the stronger, bigger 155lbs fighters. Franca, Stevenson, BJ.. any of them would throw Kenny around like a 155lb rag bitch rather then a cut mean, athletic aminal.

I wanna see him fight Lauzon…

Except the last guy Florian beat- Robinson- was more a physical specimen and he put him away. Florian might have to “weather the storm” in the first round or two until the bigger guy slows down a bit. But yeah, in his fight with Shrek, the only question really was whether the fight would be stopped due to the elbow cut on Sherk- otherwise it had been all Sherk.

I don’t know if Penn is going to stay down at 155. I heard he wants to go back up at 170 to try to avenge his losses to Hughes and GSP. But Hughes might go up to 185 to fight Silva. Florian deserves a title shot soon but I don’t see a rematch with Sherk going any differently. I think a striker like Huerta might have a shot at beating Sherk.

I agree with Rex. I don’t like Florian, and I think he would be destroyed by Huerta, Penn, or Stevenson.

I admire Florian greatly. First time I saw Florian fight after the TUF series- I thought this guy is gonna get broken in half- he submitted a dude he was supposed to get killed by (Sam Stout or something?). His tenacity and crazy skills won me over. He looks like a total geek when he steps in the cage. Should have big glasses and a white short sleeve shirt. But he’s very impressive. If someone looks like Jeff Monson or Houston Alexander, you expect them to be a beast. Kenny Florian is tough as nails, smart and aggressive.

People b1tch about Sherk not finishing fights. Oh boo hoo! The objective is to win and if you can play it cautious for 5 rounds- running the risk your opponent knocks you out and steals the fight- then so be it. Arlovski-Werdum wasn’t terribly exciting but Arlovski played it safe, kept the fight standing and won a decision. Winning is the goal.

I don’t mind Florian at all. I never thought he’d get anywhere in the UFC, but he proved himself time and time again. The guy has skills, all he needs is a little extra strength and he’ll go all the way. Sherk is a boring fighter to watch he maybe champion and he may keep winning but the bottom line is he is boring. I’d rather watch Florian fight anytime over Sherk not because Florian finishes, because Sherk puts me to sleep. Sherk may well have beaten Florian, but not because he was the better fighter, it was just because he was the stronger fighter. He is without doubt the most powerful guy in that division, and his strength is one of the main reasons he wins fights. BJ Penn will sort that out.

I dont care for Sherky the midget at all…. He may of in the past won alot by over that decision but having the gold and winner twice in a row by just keeping a guy on his back sucks! KenFlo will fight a few more times and as long as Penn isnt in the way he will beat Sherk the 2nd time! Mark my word on it!