Sorry but I don’t think anyone other than BJ will run right through Huerta. Kenny might win, but it wont be easy.
Huerta keeps getting better and better and now that he is training with GSP and the other beasts at Greg Jackson’s camp, LOOK OUT! We will see the best Huerta that we have seen so far. Florian is the more technical striker, but not necessarily the better striker. I would actually say that there striking is pretty even, but they have very different styles. Huerta has more KO capabilities in my opinion. Only way Florian has of finishing the fight is by submission, but Huerta showed wonderful submission defense against Alberto Crane who is a submission wizard.
The only other way that Kenny finishes fights is by those cheesy cuts. Florian could never fight in Japan where elbows are not allowed. I am a big fan of Florian but I hate that he runs around talking about how he finishes fights when in fact, he doesn’t finish anyone, the Dr’s do. I would rather see a fight go to the decision then end by a cut.

The mental aspect will be very important in this fight. HUerta is a warrior who has proved that he can be dominated, but keep his head and stay in the fight and win it, he showed that against Guida. Last time I saw Florian dominated was against Sherk, and I dont know but it kind of seemed like he was “broken” by Sherk in the later rounds of that fight.

This will be a very competitive fight. Whoever wins is going to have to go through Hell first. IMO, Florian should be the favorite, but Huerta has a good chance of winning the fight. I feel that it is much closer than many of you guys seem to think.

I don’t think anyone is going to “run over” Huerta. He’s been in some tough battles in there. These guys are two of my favorite fighters, so I’m hoping for and expecting a fast and entertaining fight.

i think Kenny will win but I’ll take my chance on Roger with the points.

Right on john!I don’t know why they keep sayin’ Florian will bust through Huerta or some sh1t, but seriously, Huerta will give Ken-Flo a run for his money. Enough of these naysayers puttin’ Huerta out of the picture. This is MMA and you already know when it comes to predictions. Predictions are bullsh1t!

Really Stagger? I see it exactly the opposite. Huerta is know for being wild, aggressive, and careless, which in turn, often makes his opponnent fight that way as well. Kenny is waaaay too intelligent to fall for that. Kenny is the more tecnical fighter that can capitolize on any small mistake made by Huerta. And Huerta’s loose cannon style always leaves him open.

Even if Kenny does make a small mistake, I don’t see Roger being able to capitolize. Huerta submittin Kenny is almost out of the question.

If the fight goes to a decision, then Huerta has a chance because he will most likely be trying to outwork Florian. Plus, Roger is more accustomed to fighting 3 rull rounds then Kenny is. Kenny finished fights! I think that either of these guys can finsish the other, but there is a MUCh better chance of Kenny finishing Roger. Not knowing what will hhappen in the fight, if it does go 3 rounds, like I said, Roger will be husseling to try and outwork Kenny to out point him on the scorecards.

ViolentMike, I might be a little biased on account of, I am a big Huerta fan(but I am also a kenny fan)..But When I try to look at the match-up, from an unbiased stand-point, I still have Huerta winning imo via TKO late 2nd…

I agree with most of your analysis..I do think that Roger will come out “wild and aggressive”.And that will lose him the 1st round, but I am not to sure about “careless”-he is training with GSP-, and that should make him more “careful”…I dont see Kenny being able to ko or tko Roger..Kenny could very well submit Roger, but I dont see that either.-not in the 1st rnd anyways-.

Roger has taken alot of time off, and that might be a factor aswell…Bottom line for me is;
I dont see Kenny being able to finish Roger..But I could see Roger getting a TKO..(i agree no sub 4 roger)..But if the fight is on the way to a decision, I dont think it will be in Rogers favor..Roger will get desperate and finish the fight on fear of losing..
If he cant finish? imo-Kenny gets the nod on the decision..

it cant hurt to have gsp and greg jackson on your side, but roger better have his head on the fight not his salary.

WEC! YES!

aboout 4 hrs a day on avg. Sometimes I stay after work (not last night) to play pissoy with the guys. 5 buck a hand, thats 15 net per every hand you win. I’ve left with close to a grand numerous times, just sitting after work for an hour.

Did anyone else think that Sherk Broke Kenny in that fight? I dunno butthats just how I interpret the last couple of rounds

I wouldn’t say that he broke Kenny, Kenny was just frustrated, because he was unable to stop the takedowns and Sherk from lying on top of him. Sherks strength and power won that fight for him, that is all he had against Kenny in fact that was all had against Franca and most of his other opponents. Kenny never stopped trying to win and he was a lot more technical in the match with his striking and going for subs, but Sherks roid strength tended to cancell out everything he was trying and I think he was just frustrated with that. If Sherk never had the power he has got, he would not have won half the fights he has. Didn’t seem to work with BJ though.

If that fight had gone another round or two Sherk would have died from blood loss.

Yah I don’t like ken-flos elbows. That’s a cheap way out. Its one thing to throw elbows to try and hurt a guy and I mean trying to knock their ass out, but kenny throws them with just the point of his skinny ass elbows just trying to cut the guy so the Doc will stop the fight. I’m rooting for Roger in this fight but would not be surprised to see Ken-flo pull this one out.

Exactly.

Im mexican if you havn’t guessed it. Im not picking Huerta because he is mexican. I think he is the better fighter and have been a fan of his since his first fight in the UFC. And by you saying thats “the way mexicans are,” you’re being ignorant in an attempt to say that all mexicans will pick a mexican or latino fighter no matter his skill level. So i guess all white people just pick white fighters too? Keep race out of it dude. No one really factors in a fighters race in winning, well at least people who aren’t ignorant.

I would agree to mikeybear’s point to a certain degree.

However, I think its less ‘race’ rather than ‘nationality’ when supporting a fighter. There’s no doubt that countrymen have their civic pride. Look at the audience when fighters are announced in the ring. GSP/Canadian flags. CroCop/Croatian flags. Ortiz/Mexican flags. Silva/Brazilian flags. etc. Its a beautiful thing.

I’m Filipino, and have a tendancy to support guys like Manny Pacquiao or Brandon Vera. Would I bet my mortgage that they would win every fight? No. Would I pick them to win every fight? No. Would I think Brandon Vera has a chance against Anderson Silva at LHW? HELL F*CKING NO! But would I still support my countryman? Damn Straight!

I think that’s the point mikeybear was trying to make. Put national pride of being Mexican aside and look at it skill for skill, he’s still picking the non-Mexican fighter. I don’t think its an ignorant commment.

I love Kill-Flo, but I want to see Huerta win because he’s Texan.

Experience isn’t always just about how many fights you had. Its about WHO you fought, and where you faught them. Kenny was fighting in the UFC after just 3 pro fights. He was 2-1 (lost to Drew Fickett). Since then, ALL of his fights (9) have been in the UFC, including a shot at the title.

Huerta has 26 pro fights, 6 of them in the UFC. However, 99.9% of his UFC fights were against octagon-virgins making their UFC debut.

Randy Couture is 16-8, giving him 24 pro fights. So, to you, that means that since Huerta is more experienced than Randy Couture because he has had 26 pro fights????

Thanks VM, I was about to fire back, but I think you covered it. BTW, out of Huerta’s 6 wins in the UFC, 5 of the guys aren’t even in the UFC any more!

I am undefeated against my little brother, should I get a shot at Fedor?

No because obviously comparing Couture to Huerta is comparing apples to oranges. Im talking about two guys that are actually going to be fighting each other in the same division. Why did Florian get a title shot, because he earned it? Does beating Cope, Karalexis and Stout make you championship material? Im sure Huerta would have beaten the same guys if given matches against them. Any top opponent he (Florian) has fought against, he has lost. In my opinion Florian, wouldn’t be able to beat Stevenson, Guida, Tyson Griffin, Frankie Edgar, Nate Diaz, and if and when Lauzon fights him again there will definitely be a different outcome. He is not gonna run through Huerta. Huerta will win via decision. The only way Kenny has a chance to get it stopped is via cuts with his boney elbows.

Comparing Couture to Huerta is apples and oranges, huh. I would think that comparing Huerta to Tiger Woods or Rafael Nadal would be apples and oranges, but wheever…

Well, Ok smarty pants. Lets take BJ Penn as our example then, since he is the LW champ, whom Huerta could possibly be facing with a win.

Roger, as you well know, has 26 pro fights.

BJ Penn has 18 pro fights.

So you would say that Roger is nearly 50% more experienced than BJ. But you would be wrong. BJ Penn is by far the more experienced fighter, even though he has less fights.

No whatcha got?

I guess we’ll just agree to disagree. Huerta is gonna win. If Im wrong then I’m wrong. Florian isnt a more experienced fighter because Dana gave him a title shot in a division that wasn’t stacked at the time. The only experience he got in that fight was how Sherks blood tasted with his back to the mat. And I’d take Penn over Huerta any day. You’re looking for an argument that isn’t there. You have youre opinions I have mine. I guess we’ll see who’s right on the 9th. My guess is I will be when the ‘less experienced’ Huerta beats the ‘more experienced’ Florian.

VM is right. You can’t argue with that logic. I don’t think that Roger has fought nothing but cans (I think Joe Silva does a better job than that and there are some good competitors on Roger’s resume). That being said looking at all of Kenflo’s opponents- I don’t think it’s a complete landslide either. Kenflo has the edge, but not by much IMO. How many Wiman’s, Jake Schultz’s and Guillard’s equal a Stout or a Sherk? Does it count that he (Roger) fought 3 times in a day and only lost tournament because his jaw was broken in the 3rd fight or had a greased up opponent (Guillard)?

BJ Penn got a taste of Sherk’s blood too after he rubbed his gloves in it and licked them after the fight was over. At some point experience is a non-factor. In the Mir-Lesnar fight experience was very clearly the determining factor in that outcome. Both Kill-Flo and El Matador have had plenty of octagon battles and headline fights, so whoever wants this one more is going to get it.