RUMOR: UFC 91 May Feature Florian - Stevenson Bout

A rumored match up between Joe "Daddy" Stevenson and Kenny "Kenflo" Florian may occur at UFC 91.

The bout is reported to have been verbally agreed, although nothing is official yet. The bout, if it is scheduled, is expected to take place on November 15th in Oregon, although the venue and date are also currently rumors.

Both Stevenson and Florian are contenders in the Lightweight division, and are both coming off wins, Stevenson to Gleison Tibau and Florian to Roger Huerta.

Florian - Huerta Not For Title Shot

Although Dana White once said that the winner of the Florian - Huerta fight would get a shot at the lightweight title, he has now gone on record to say that isn't the case.

BJ Penn recently announced his plans to move to welterweight (see here for original story http://mmatrivia.blogspot.com/2008/08/bj-moving-to-welterweight.html) and plans to hold both belts at once. Penn plans to fight at welterweight in December against the winner of GSP - Fitch, so any lightweight title defence is on the back burner for now.

This will surely come as a blow for Florian and Huerta, especially as Huerta is currently on rocky ground with the UFC regarding his contract status. Only time will tell what will happen to the lightweight division.

UFC 87 Tickets On Sale Soon

The UFC have announced the schedule for ticket sales for future event UFC 87.

The event, entitled Seek and Destroy, will take place on August 9th and features bouts betwee Mark Coleman and Brock Lesnar, and Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta. The UFC is expected to release information on further fights in the next few weeks. Fans are hoping to hear of a title fight at either Welterweight or Middleweight, but only time will tell.

Here is the schedule for the sales, including Fight Club and Newsletter Presales.

UFC Fight Club presale: Thursday, May 22 at 10 a.m. CT

UFC Newsletter presale: Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. CT

General ticket sale: Sunday, May 25 at 12 p.m. CT

Winner Of Florian - Huerta Gets Title Shot

Dana White has announced today that he intends to give the winner of the fight between Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta a shot at the lightweight belt.

This fight, which takes place at UFC 87 in August, will decide who best deserves the shot. Their opponent for this title fight is not yet know, as current Lightweight champion BJ Penn is facing former Lightweight champ Sean Sherk next weekend.

Florian has already had a shot at the title, losing to Sean Sherk in a five round decision. He has since earned four wins in a row, making a possible win over Huerta his fifth victory, almost certainly giving him the right to the proposed title shot.

Roger Huerta has only one loss in his MMA career, to current IFL Lightweight champion Ryan Schultz. This was very early in Huerta's career, and he hasn't lost since. He is undefeated in the UFC, currently on a six fight UFC winning streak. He too would more than qualify for a title shot after a win over Florian. We just have to wait until August to find out who will get this prestigious shot.

Kenny Florian To Host MMA online Show

ESPN have announced that they have signed UFC Lightweight Kenny "Ken-Flo" Florian to host a new online MMA show.

The show is still very much in the trial phase at the moment, with plans to make three online episodes to guage the audience. If this is successful, they plan to make a weekly internet broadcast. Depending on the success and demand from the audience, it may then make it onto TV.

Kenny is very excited about the move, here is what he said “(It’s) kind of a fast-paced show on the current news and events going on in the sport. There’s a whole lot of guys at ESPN that have been trying to get this done I guess for two years,”

The show will talk about all aspects of the sport, including various promotions including the UFC, EliteXC, Dream, and other organizations. Florian will be just one of the hosts, working along side ESPN’s John Anik and Newark Star-Ledger reporter Franklin McNeil.

Each show will be 30 mins long, with the first show debuting tonight on ESPN.com.

UPDATE: Huerta - Florian Bout Official

Following a report on this site earlier this week, we are pleased to announce that the rumoured bout between Roger "El Matador" Huerta and Kenny "Ken-Flo" Florian will happen at UFC 87 in August. (see this link http://mmatrivia.blogspot.com/2008/04/rumor-roger-huerta-possible-return-at.html for original story)

The bout has not yet been signed, but is expected to be in the next few days, according to a report by MMA Weekly. The bout will be the co-main event on the card, headlined by Mark Coleman and Brock Lesnar, and will be held in Minnesapolis, Minnesota.