Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard Preview – UFC 118
At UFC 118, Kenny Florian is scheduled to take on Gray Maynard. To take on each other, these two fighters have been rumored to be in line and it will happen soon. In Boston, Massachusetts, the UFC 118 event will take place.
Out of the two fighters, Kenny Florian has the most experience in the MMA realm and he is also a popular in UFC betting odds. He has been very impressive as of late and he has won 13 of his 17 career fights. By way of rear-naked choke, Florian has won his last two matches and he has been a tough fighter to get in the ring with. He has only lost one, of his last 5 matches. Against B.J. Penn, the match was held. B.J. Penn is still in contention for the title and we all know that he was fighting at a top level then. Fighting at a top level then, Florian will be a tough matchup.
To this point, Gray Maynard has had an interesting career. Maynard just manages to stick it out until the very end, while Florian seems to have nearly every fight decided by way of submission.
Maynard, in his career to this point has never lost a fight and he has had some very impressive victories in the process. His win over Frankie Edgar was one particularly impressive victory. Of the UFC, Edgar is currently the lightweight champion.
Maynard will certainly be in line to contend for the lightweight championship against the winner of the Edgar and Penn fight, if he can win this fight.