Florian: Penn’s Intensity at Weigh-in Seemed Forced
Greg Savage Aug 7, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Kenny
Florian stood face-to-face with UFC lightweight champion
B.J.
Penn after weighing in Friday for their lightweight title
match, and he came away questioning the emotion displayed by his
Hawaiian foe.
“His intensity seemed forced, and he seemed a little small,” said the challenger from Dover, Mass. “I am ready to go five five-minute rounds, and we will see tomorrow night if he is ready too.”
The season one alumnus of The Ultimate Fighter truly believes he will walk out of the Octagon with the lightweight championship belt around his waist. His preparation complete, Florian is content that he has done everything in his power to be ready for Penn (13-5-1) in what will be the biggest fight of his career.
“I sacrificed a lot more than B.J.,” said Florian after the weigh-in. “BJ may have done a lot to get ready for this fight, but I doubt he did more than me. I have dotted all my I’s and crossed all my T’s, I am ready to go.”
“His intensity seemed forced, and he seemed a little small,” said the challenger from Dover, Mass. “I am ready to go five five-minute rounds, and we will see tomorrow night if he is ready too.”
The season one alumnus of The Ultimate Fighter truly believes he will walk out of the Octagon with the lightweight championship belt around his waist. His preparation complete, Florian is content that he has done everything in his power to be ready for Penn (13-5-1) in what will be the biggest fight of his career.
“I sacrificed a lot more than B.J.,” said Florian after the weigh-in. “BJ may have done a lot to get ready for this fight, but I doubt he did more than me. I have dotted all my I’s and crossed all my T’s, I am ready to go.”
