Saturday, December 12, 2009

Iole: Trouble in Florian camp

Yahoo's MMA/Boxing writer Kevin Iole broke down the weigh-ins as part of his UFC 107 preview. Towards the end he revealed he's heard things haven't been right with Kenny Florian due to turmoil in his camp. For that reason, in large part, Iole is suddenly giving Clay Guida more of a chance.

I already called Ken-Flo by decision and gotta stick with it, but even if there was harmony on Florian's side - and Iole was pretty vague in his report - Guida stands a great chance of winning the fight regardless. From Day 1 his wrestling game has been awesome and work with Greg Jackson just might get him over the top in this, the most important fight of his career. A solid win over Ken-Flo vaults The Carpenter into the lightweight title picture, where Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar also have legit claims.

I'll be at my local Buffalo Wild Wings taking in what I expect to be a great night. Even with Rampage Jackson backing out of his showdown with Rashad Evans you have three main-event caliber bouts plus the underrated and angry Alan Belcher in one of the prelims.

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