Kenny Florian vs. Matt Serra

[Killinginthenameof]

good bjj fight. is this serra at 155 or kenny moving up to 170? either way it's a good fight....i'm leaning kenny cuz i think he'll be able to avoid serra's fists.

[The Sundance Kid]

Kenny Via TKO.

[dbader08]

I think Kenny is the better of the 2 fighters standing up...plus he's got better cardio

he's got good enough bjj also imo to not get subbed

so kenny by late tko or decesion.

[Dork8503]

Originally Posted by The Sundance Kid

Kenny Via TKO.

Whats with you always picking Kenny.

Do you have a man crush on him. Nothing wrong with it if you do, i mean i have a man crush on Franklin. lol

But Come on, Kenny by tko. Serra has been stopped 2 times, 1 by a fucked up spinning back fist and the other by a fucking monster named GSP.

Kenny doesn't have the power, or skills to finish Serra. People forget that Serra went toe to toe with Penn and look what happen. Kenny doesn't have the striking nor power of Penn.

He has elbows and its not going to matter because if he can't take Serra down then those elbows are meaningless because Serra will keep it standing.

[Dr. MMA]

Originally Posted by Ubermensch

worlds apart Florian is slippery and has great fight ending elbows but Serra is stronger better on the ground and has better standup. Serra by sub in second!!

I completely disagree with Serra having the better standup. Serra has good boxing skills and movement but he really banks on that right hand a lot. He's a one sided striker. Watch his fights with GSP, BJ or Karo... it's very clear. He doesn't have much kicks in her arsenal either, he does throw a powerful right here and there but I don't even think he knows how to throw a left kick.

Kenny has shown solid Muay thai and imo Kenny's MT is better than Serra's boxing. I don't think any of them has great takedowns. Serra uses the clinch and trip technique a lot whereas Kenny uses throws more... they're both not hard to take down.

On the ground, Serra is better but obviously Kenny is no joke and as we've seen before... when Serra faces a really good BJJ practioner, he doesn't get much done on the ground either.

Speed goes to Kenny and power goes to Serra.

On the ground, it's a stalemate and on the feet, I give it to Kenny... it depends where they end up more. If Serra wins, he's going to win it like he did against lytle or menjivar...and if Kenny wins it's going to be by outpointing Serra via strikes.

[rodneykm]

I voted for Kenny for two reasons. First, he's a favorite of mine for sure. Second I think he is really coming into his own and is gaining a lot of confidence. In any case this would definitely be a war with a LOT of action in it.

[sandywh]

In Kenny's lose to Sherk, it was more about Sherks' strength than his ability that nuetralized him.

Serra has been accused of being one of, if not, the strongest man at 170.

Serra has better instincts, better ground game, is stronger, and is close in stand up.

Kenny's only chance is to stay away from Serra and 'out quick' him, but he can't run for 15 minutes.

Serra wins, GnP stoppage.