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An anticipated matchup between Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) and recent UFC signee, former PRIDE champion “Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (28-6) was announced on the Twitter page of MMA Live, the ESPN.com show Florian co-hosts.

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Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) and recent UFC signee, former PRIDE champion “Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (28-6) are on a collision course as a runaway train of hype grows for a showdown between the two fighters.

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Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked lightweight “Bully” Gray Maynard (8-0) and Nate Diaz (10-5) will rematch an The Ultimate Fighter 5 exhbition match tonight at UFC Fight Night 20 in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Fighters.com and UFC Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn (14-5-1) will defend his titles from unranked, but popular The Ultimate Fighter 1 champion “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (21-2) at UFC 107 at the FedExForum in Memphis December 12, the UFC officially announced Tuesday.

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Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (15-0), ninth-ranked “Iceman” Chuck Liddell (21-7), third-ranked “Sugar” Rashad Evans (13-1-1), UFC welterweight champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2), “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (11-4), and “Carpenter” Clay Guida (25-10) will be miniaturized for your shelves in Round 5’s first set of collectible figurines under an agreement with the UFC to be available at retail and Round 5’s website early in 2010.

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Fighters.com will post real-time results after each UFC 101 Declaration fight Saturday night. Post your predictions here before the fights. Logon often tonight and chat about the fights immediately after they end.

The fight card from Philadelphia includes:

“Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-5-1) v “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (11-3) for the UFC lightweight strap

Fighters.com’s third-ranked light heavyweight Forrest Griffin (16-5) v UFC middleweight champ ““Spider” Anderson Silva (24-4) in 205-pound matchup

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On Tuesday afternoon’s UFC 101 media conference call, UFC lightweight champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-5-1) took a backhanded pot-shot at challenger “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (11-3): “I’m focused on fighting a Kenny Florian in his second – and probably last – title fight.”

Penn also made a good point! Thirty-three year old Florian challenged previous titlist “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-4-1) at UFC 64 in 2006, lasting all five grueling rounds, but dropping a unanimous decision.

In his defense, Florian offered, “I wasn’t training like a professional athlete.” Florian hasn’t lost since, winning six consecutive, five by stoppage, but none against first-tier competition like Sherk or Penn. “One of the most important things is to be honest with yourself and say, “Look at all these mistakes I made,’” Florian added.

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Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (11-3) scored a victory with a rear naked choke of “Daddy” Joe Stevenson (29-8) at 4:03 of the first round in a fast-paced lightweight match-up at UFC 91 in Las Vegas Saturday night.

“I want to come out here and make a statement,” Florian announced after the fight.  “I want B.J.’s belt!”

UFC President Dana White had promised the winner a title shot versus UFC and Fighters.com’s Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-4-1).

For Florian, it’ll be his second shot at the UFC belt.  Florian lost a unanimous decision to fifth-ranked “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-3-1) for the UFC title at UFC 64 in October 2006.

Florian started the action with a left low kick.  Both fighters were quick on their feet as they exchanged blows.  Florian caught Stevenson with a high kick; but, Stevenson stalked him after landing a few punches.

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The winner of the lightweight bout between Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (10-3) and “Daddy” Joe Stevenson (29-7) will get a crack at champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn’s (13-4-1) title, UFC President Dana White promised Thursday at the UFC 91 press conference.

Florian and Stevenson are featured on Saturday’s UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar card in Las Vegas.

White said the opportunity would come after Penn’s fight versus Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) at UFC 94 in Vegas 31 January.

Both Florian and Stevenson had a chance at the lightweight belt before, but Florian lost a unanimous decision to fifth-ranked “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-3-1) in October 2006, and Stevenson was submitted via rear naked choke by Penn in January.

Florian has won all five of his fights since then, most recently earning a unanimous decision over Roger Huerta (20-2-1) in August.

Stevenson won his last fight, submitting Gleison Tibau (14-5) with a second-round guillotine in July.

Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (10-3) will try to earn a title shot…again versus “Daddy” Joe Stevenson (29-7) at UFC 91 in Las Vegas Saturday.  He spoke exclusively with Fighters.com about that fight and his life outside of the Octagon.

Fighters.com: What is your greatest strength going into the Stevenson fight?  What do you think is his biggest strength against you?

Kenny Florian: Yeah, you know, hmm… I think my biggest strength is probably my versatility in this fight.  I think me being versatile, I feel like I can kinda do it all.  I feel I’m more a well-rounded fighter than him.  I feel like he’s a fighter who does mixed martial arts and I’m a mixed martial arts fighter, and I think there’s a difference in that.  And, I think his biggest strength is his experience.  He has an insane amount of experience, a lot more than myself; so, that certainly can be an advantage.

Fighters.com: Where are you training and who are you training with?   Who’s helping you prepare for your upcoming fight against Stevenson?

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