UFC 101 weigh-in photos and gallery for 'Declaration'

BJ needs to come forward right away, keep his defense tight and throw hard leather! I don’t think Kenny has that good of a chin. However i think Kenny’s gonna win!

Anderson vs Forrest can only go one way, Anderson is a born fighter Forrest is not! He doesn’t have it in him.

LOL. So many people think Kenny is going to win on these MMA sites.

Vegas opened BJ at -150 and he moved up to -250 because too many pros were taking BJ with nice profits at -150.

Out of the 20+ pros on ESPN, I think 14 chose BJ and 6 Kenny.

Kenny has a shot but he isn’t really better than Penn at… ANYTHING. Maybe kicking but BJ doesn’t kick, so that is a given.

the game ain’t just about skill, it’s about being an athlete and having your head in the right place..
BJ’s a bad athlete and he’s weak mentally..

Why is this? Because of a fight with GSP or his comments outside of the ring.

I don’t think we really have any proof that BJ is mentally weak.

On a side note, today I was trying to estimate how many times I ’ve heard Kenny Florian say:

I WANT BJ’S BELT!

in the last month.

I’m guess 1500 times.

I WANT BJ’S BELT!

I’ve never seen him come back in a fight that he’s losing.. he just doesn’t seem to be as motivated as he should be, and that goes for his training and everything!

pros? on espn? you must be joking… 99% of the “pros” that work for espn dont even know what mma is… they probably just heard bjs name once and decided to pick him

The pro’s on ESPN was actually interviews conducted by Sherdog, reposted by ESPN with permission of course. Including fighters holding belts in other organizations and fighters that have fought for the belt in the UFC. Also mma journalist. It was 20 Penn, 6 Kenny. I actually didn’t give Penn his due.

Plus BJ is a huge favorite in vegas. Vegas isn’t always right, but they are good at picking winners. BJ -250.

Here are the names:

Pete Sell

Scott Bieri

Frank Shamrock

Erik Paulson

Jason Lambert

Robert Drysdale

Shannon Gugerty

Zac George

Nick Thompson

Greg Nelson

Travis Lutter

Rory Markham

Jeff Monson

Jaime Fletcher

Travis Wiuff

Cung Lee

Jake Shields

Robin Black

Billy MacDonald

Jamie Varner

Stav Economou

Scott Epstein

Michael Guymon

Gabe Ruediger

Rick Roufus

James Zikic

Stephane Vigneault

Patrick Cote

Thomas Denny

Eddy Millis

Kevin Burns

cant believe no one pointed this out, whats with dana trying to front the phillies jersey?!?! hes from boston! what a tool

what can I say, the Philladelphia Philllies with Cliff Lee are the new Dynasty for the next 2 years. Get used to it, the bandwagon is about to get crowded!

NEWS***
for those that dont know, Anderson and Roy JOnes have already signed a contract to fight after Anderson retires from the UFC. Roy Jones Jr will be attending UFC 101 to scount Anderson Silva in person!

Kenny Florian needs to put that Bird(scrawny chest) back in that Cage (shirt)! lol lol lol

so many people are gonna get embarrassed here for picking kenny…lol, what a bunch of tools!!

what a bunch of tools that picked BJ, they’re all starstruck! he may look good in training and have more talent than most guys, but these days he’s just incredibly blown by MMA media and the UFC… He’s not that good! the ppl that picked him over GSP are the tools

blown up is ofc what i meant*

Roberto – Kenny Florian isn’t GSP bro.

is it me or does silva look to be smelling for fear like an animal.

yeah he always does that weird thing where he sticks his head out like a foot in front of his body… he cracks me up

I know tabasco but he’s still good.. BJ is not gonna transform into this unbeatable guy just because he dropped 15 lbs.

WHY? Don’t get in a long discussion about if/how Kenny will win. It wont happen. And if you think different you are ratarded.

Florian UD, you watch john.

settle down Johnny G.

I think most people here have BJ. There is just a vocal minority that supports Kenny.

Kenny couldn’t do half the things BJ does. Even if Kenny were to win one, I think BJ goes 8 of 10 against Kenny.

There is always a chance of winning.

Hell I think BJ goes 2 of 10 against GSP.

yeah settle down, how in the hell could u call him “undoubtebly” the best lightweight in the world? All the BJ hype has gotten into your head big time! beating Jens Pulver, Joe Daddy and 5’6 Sherk in a standup match shows me nothing! Roger Huerta would have dominated those three fights too, and mos def Kenny..

BJ got the crap kicked out of him against GSP and once he’s starting to lose this one he’s gonna be over!.. you don’t just forget beatings like that

I’ll be supporting Flo, but I know BJ will probably win. I think most others are the same, except people without logic. There is nothing you can do to help those people, why waste your time? That said I will LOL if I get to see BJ quit again, man that was sweet last time. Oh, and BJ should never be mentioned in P4P talks ever again.

only if you accept the sign up bonus.

I would not recommend sportsbook. It’s where I have my money and they don’t offer parlays. When I pull the money out I have to pay like $50. You have to bet the signup bonus a bunch of times before you can actually take the money out, but who cares. Just don’t count the signup bonus as real money. I guess it’s an okay site if you just want to bet straight up.

Sportsbook sucks.

Or just read JJ’s post for the abridged version

ALL ONLINE BETTING HAS A SIMPLE MODEL.

EASY TO START, IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT

That’s because they know if you bet long enough you will eventually lose. They don’t want anyone cashing out with more money than they put in.

what weigh-in did u guys watch? bj looks fat as always, how can u be a professional fighter and not have abs is beyond me..

it does look like he has somethin small formin there but after he loses to Ken Flo hell go back to the Funions and Jos Louis’. Kenny does not look right tho….at all

“bj looks fat as always, how can u be a professional fighter and not have abs is beyond me..”

Maybe you should ask this question to a certain Mr Emelianenko

yeah that is crazy shamo84.. It’s not like it’s hard to get abs, you can get it in a couple of weeks!

Not everyone has the genetics to get abs easily.

Just like Kenny doesn’t have the genetics to have huge shoulders and biceps.

BJ, no matter how hard he trains, is going to carry a certain body fat percentage. He is in shape and well conditioned though even without the abs.

BJ used to have abs, and he could still have them. It is easier for some than others, and it gets harder asd you age, but unless you have an extremely rare metabolic disorder that seems to be afflicting 80% of the United States, you can have abs. Really, when you’re a professional fighter who has to make weight you should have defined abdominals. Otherwise you’re wasting the opportunity to have a couple extra pounds of muscle.

I think kenny has decided to not cut much weight at all, that’s why he is so small, he will probably be around 160 on fight time.

or he has got heavy bones.

I believe BJ is in great shape and if he were the type of guy who had abs then he would have them now.

Because of his age and his body type, he doesn’t.

This doesn’t mean he isn’t strong or in good shape. I’m not a Fedor fan but let me use this example.

If you let me take a punch from Andre Arlovski who looks like the baddest dude on the planet or Fedor, I would pick Andre. And Andre weighs more and has less body fat.

Also look at Forrest Griffin. I would rather take a strike from Forrest than Silva, and Forrest looks cut up and shredded while Silva looks ok.

If we ask the women to chose winners they would pick Andre and whoever is fighting against BJ, but students of the sport have more intuition than “a fighter’s looks”

Yeah, and Tyson was shredded and was probably the hardest puncher ever. It’s a pointless comparison. Striking power has nothing to do with body fat percentage, it mostly has to do with technique. Silva and Fedor would hit just as hard if they had a six-pack, and they’d have more room for muscle in other areas.

Agreed JJ, BJ used to have abs albeit earlier in his career. He just doesn’t train hard enough to get them. I do understand that some guys naturally have the physique and it is easier for them to get ripped, but it is possible to get them no matter who you are. His body fat percentage is just too high. And Jerry punching power is about technique and core strength…and BJ has very little power IMO.

one of the guys i was in the marines with had a similar look bodywise to bj’s. he had a gut. dude ran 3 miles in 16 mins 30 secs and could do 130 situps in 2 mins. he was one of the strongest guys for his size, he just didn’t look it. on the other hand we had some buff mofo’s that looked like they were chiseled from stone, and alot of them could barely make 3 miles in 24 mins or even 75 situps in two mins. strengthwise and endurance wise looks can be very decieving.

Karo Parisyan’s name has to be mentioned when we’re talking about pro athletes not having abs… I wonder how good he would have been if he stopped eating at McDonalds 7 days a week and actually trained!..
He’d be at LW if he trained hard

Karo is definitely a natural lightweight.

Thanks buttcrack obama.

Exactly, body fat doesn’t mean anything. Certain people have genetics that allow them to be shredded and BJ isn’t one of those guys.

BJ is training hard and he is in great shape, abs don’t matter.

CAN’T WAIT FOR BJ TO SHUT UP ALL THE MMA “EXPERTS” TOMORROW.

CHEERS.

You guys can say body fat doesn’t mean anything and that you know some guy who’s really fast that has a gut, but the last time I checked the sprinters in the Olympics don’t have an olunce of fat on them.

Yes, there are guys who are gifted athletes that have fat and there are guys that are ripped who really aren’t very impressive at all. But the fact remains that, at the pinnacle of athletic competion, (and MMA is very much becoming an athlete’s sport) not having the best possiblt physique for your body type means that you are not maximizing your potential.

with shivs

He’s 5’10. And yes, 5’10 is tall for a 155’er, that is GSP’s height. Just because there are guys taller doesn’t mean 5’10 is well above average. At 6’0 you can forget about having any significant strength at 155.

Let’s look at the top UFC LWs: Sherk, BJ, Stevenson, Griffin, Edgar, Guida, Huerta, Maynard. All under 5’10. Diego is 5’11 and looks emaciated at 155 as well. Thanks for trying though.

Joe Laozon: 5’10. Also clearly taller than the average 155’er.

And keep in mind that one inch usually amounts to about ten pounds more body weight on a grown man. So one or two inches makes a big difference when you’re tring to get down to the 155 range.

if u used your head insted of reading the statistic u would have noticed by now that kenny isn’t really 5.10 like everybody knows the ufc lists him at.

Thanks for trying though.

That’s the best you’ve got, Mr. Einstein? Well I suppose BJ isn’t really 5’9 then, either. See how Kenny is one inch taller than him in that picture? It’s also amazing to me how you are privy to the heights of fighters and yet every official listing is wrong.

Tell you what: this is how big boys argue. Instead of offering baseless and silly claims about knowing something all official sources don’t, go and find me one shred of plausible evidence that supports your claim of Kenny’s height.

And keep in mind that even if you DID return with this nonexistent evidence, it would then stand to reason that we could drop an inch off ALL OTHER LW FIGHTERS AS WELL. Which would still make me 100% right, and it make you… well, we all know what that would make you.

I got no time to look for all the pictures. go figure it out yourself.

and man, u write too much.

TRANSLATION: Crap, I’ve been pwned. Maybe if I say something ignorant it will deflect attention from the fact that I am a slack-jawed inbred yokel. I think I’ll go with “Man, u write too much”.

It’s called presenting an argument, man. If you hadn’t been expelled from elementary school you might have this abilty as well. Maybe my writing isn’t the problem, and your ability to read is.

yeah Kenny ain’t 5’10, and BJ’s not 5’9..
I read one time that Sean Salmon said that Sam Stout was about 5’6 and the UFC has him at 5’9 or something..

bella robby, forza napoli ;-)

Google “kenny florian training at tri-star gym with GSP”. I’ll wait here for your sincere and heartfelt apologies.

shamo-

I don’t write too much, I just attended school as a lad and know how to formulate an argument. I suspect the issue lies more with your reading than my writing.

RoB-

It’s funny you should mention Sam, because he is one of thr only UFC fighters I’ve met. He wasn’t in the UFC at the time, he was an up-and-coming kickboxer. I can assure you, he is a hell of a lot taller than 5’6. That is Sherk height.

damn, I shouldn’t have said ret@rd in my answer, now it is being moderated.

It’s probably for the best, old son. There’s no need to get uncivilized about such a trivial difference. It might make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.

;-)

jj, i am nearly always on your side but 1 inch equalling ten lbs means kenflo would be 700 lbs at 70". did u typo?

No, I don’t mean total height, buttcrack. I mean once you get over the 5’ foot mark, you can exoect a ten pound increase per extra inch of height. It’s one of the ways you measure ideal body weight as a trainer. If two guys are of a similar build and body fat percentage, you can expect the 5’11 guy to be roughly 10 pounds heavier than the 5’10 guy. it takes into account that the taller guy is probably a little bigger all over, which will make him ten pounds heavier. I should have explained the formula better.

alright good to know JJ, shouldn’t have expected Sean Salmon to be right, that guy has been KO’d 1 or 10 times too many..

JJ i just laugh when you are taking people
 apart with your arguments, keep it up. just for fun lets make a bet though, if bj doesnt win more than one round like i predicted and dominates bj, just post that i am a mma god, and if it doesnt happen, i will acknowledge you are , but seriously you know your mma. very impressive.

I already got one going with day1er on the Forrest/Ando fight.

Tell ya what: if Kenny wins I will acknowledge your pick and your MMA smarts on the results thread, bro. And I’ll be happy to do it too, because I hate BJ with as much emotion as my heart of stone will grant me.

If BJ wins I’ll look for a similar post from you in the results thread. Now cheers boys, I’m off to get liquored and I’ll see y’all tomorrow.

gotcha jj, and dtoto, if tou are right about k-flo dominating 4 rounds, i will give you your due, unless he dominates 4 and bj finishes him in the 5th. then i will say omg bj showed energy in the 5th.

OMG, you pwned that guy, that was so awesome. I see you on here at all hours of the day, why? Why act like you are better than others on a website? You don’t know how to state facts without acting like a 15 year old bully. I don’t remember when I started seeing your name pop up on here constantly, but you remind me a lot of NickHavoc without the UFC bashing. You have to have other things to do, don’t you?

The fact that you always see his name here says how much you’ve been on this website jay…

I like this site, over other MMA news sites. I usually only read, not an over-opininated blow hard like some, though. But you are probably right Negation I spend too much time on here too. But not nearly as much as others.

Jay, It’s pretty easy to see that repeatedly losing debates where I have never insulted you has affected your self-esteem. I’m sorry that your primary source of self-worth stems from this site.

And if by “all hours” you mean a nine-hour period between 11am and 8pm pacific time, then yeah, guilty as charged. I am recovering from a badly broken arm and most of my work-day currently takes place in front of a computer. And when I’m at work, no, I don’t have anything better to do. Don’t fret, when I can get back to my regular duties I will be here a lot less. I am merely trying to raise the collective intelligence of the site just a tad, and I try to contribute to the site in my own unique (if arrogant and cruel) way – if you don’t like it I could care less. In fact, your feeble protestations encourage me that I’m on the right track. Your contributions, quite frankly, are nothing to write home about.

Some of the kids on this site like to make claims they can’t back up (sound familiar, Jay? It should). I am trying to teach them a thing or two about scientific method and how to present an argument in an entertaining but sound fashion. You should be taking notes. If, in the process, someone’s feelings get hurt – well, that’s collateral damage mate. I accept that eventuality. In the long run you guys will thank me for meaking you more informed individuals and better internet debaters.

Yours truly,

JJ™