Can Kenny Florian Overcome the “Number Two” Curse?
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Over the past few years, we've seen a number of situations in which a fighter works his way up to the number one contender spot, loses the title fight, and then spends the next few years proving that he can beat anyone in the division except the champion. Jon Fitch and Rich Franklin come immediately to mind, and now Kenny Florian finds himself in a similar position.
Florian has to be considered the favorite against anybody in the UFC lightweight division besides BJ Penn. The next logical fight for Florian is Gray Maynard, and while it's a tough fight, I would pick Florian to win it. If he does, he'd effectively knock off ...