UFC lightweight contender Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian is currently in the midst of his preparations for his upcoming UFC lightweight title shot against B.J. Penn at UFC 101. While Florian spends the majority of his time training at his new gym, Florian Martial Arts Center, he has made the trek to Montreal to train with UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.

St. Pierre recently spoke with MMAWeekly.com and predicted at Florian victory at UFC 101.

“I’ve trained with him two times and he looked really sharp. I put my money on him against B.J. Penn,” St. Pierre stated.

“Kenny Florian is a great training partner, and is going to be a great champion, and he’s also a greater person and human being (than B.J. Penn),” said St. Pierre.

“A lot of things, but they are part of his gameplan so I can’t talk too much about it,” St. Pierre commented about what Florian will bring into the fight against Penn. “It basically consists of using his strength and putting it against his opponent’s weaknesses.”

Florian and Penn will square off on Saturday, August 8 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Last night, London, Ontario native Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki submitted William Sriyapai at Fight Force International: “Ultimate Chaos”.

The bout was Horodecki’s from the opening bell as both fighters found their range throwing glancing blows before Horodecki moved in and took the bout to the canvas. From there it was all Horodecki as The Team Tompkins product moved to Sriyapai’s back and sunk in the hooks. Working for the choke, Horodecki softened Sriyapai up with some punches before finally sinking the rear naked choke at 4:02 of the first round.

The fight was the first for Horodecki in over a year and only the second since his devastating loss to Ryan Schultz at the IFL World Grand Prix Finals.

In other action, PRIDE and K-1 veteran Bob “The Beast” Sapp fell to the hands of former WWE star Bobby Lashley and Gilbert Yvel scored a devastating knock out over UFC veteran Pedro Rizzo.

Ultimate Chaos Results

Bobby Lashley def. Bob Sapp – Submission (Strikes)
Gilbert Yvel def. Pedro Rizzo – KO
Javier Vasquez def. Mark Kergosien – Submission (Guillotine)
Chris Horodecki def. William Sriyapai – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Waachiim Spiritwolf def. Brett Cooper – KO
Tom Atencio def. Randy Hederick – TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Brandon Harder def. John Harris – Submission (Arm Triangle)
James Orso def. Danny Abbadi – Decision (Unanimous)

WHAT: Tonight on “Inside MMA,” Kenny and Bas look to three fighters for insight into recent (and upcoming) fight events. These men have a combined twenty years experience in the fighting world: UFC middleweight Nate Quarry, WEC featherweight Leonard Garcia, and Affliction welterweight Brett Cooper. Both Quarry and Garcia have fought for titles in their respective organizations while Cooper has won eight of his last nine fights.

Ron Kruck will also have the latest in fight news - and also presents a look at how an MMA cage is built - in Kruck’s Korner.

HDNet’s “Inside MMA” is the first and only one of its kind - an original, weekly television program devoted completely to news and highlights from the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten are joined by the sport’s top fighters and news-makers every week to discuss and analyze the latest in MMA. The program also includes event highlights, viewer mail, and Ron Kruck providing up-to-the-minute news and features with Kruck’s Korner. “Inside MMA” has become the hottest Mixed Martial Arts program on television, giving fans their weekly fix of everything MMA.
Since the program’s inception in September of 2007, “Inside MMA” has covered some of the biggest stories in the business, presenting interviews with the biggest names involved. From Randy Couture’s legal battles with the UFC to Seth Petruzelli’s upset win over Kimbo - and the Florida State Athletic Commission’s investigation of that fight, to the fall of EliteXC, “Inside MMA” has covered it all.

WHEN: Friday, June 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HDNet

Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva – Decision (Unanimous)
Cain Velasquez def. Cheick Kongo – Decision (Unanimous)
Mirko Filipovic def. Mustapha al Turk – TKO (Punches)
Mike Swick def. Ben Saunders – TKO (Punches)
Spencer Fisher def. Caol Uno – Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis – Decision (Split)
Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz – Submission (Brabo Choke)
Dennis Siver def. Dale Hartt – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta – Decision (Unanimous)
Paul Kelly def. Roli Delgado – Decision (Unanimous)
Stefan Struve def. Denis Stojnic – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
John Hathaway def. Ricky Story – Decision (Unanimous)
Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin were awarded with $60,000 bonus for Fight of the Night while Terry Etim and Mike Swick also received awards for their finishes.

PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix champion Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic made news following this TKO victory over Mustapha al Turk when it was announced that he had signed a three-fight contract with DREAM. UFC president Dana White was unhappy as did Cro Cop a favour bringing him back to the UFC on a one-fight agreement with the expectations that he was re-sign following his bout at UFC 99.

Sticking with Cro Cop-al Turk, Fighters Only is reporting that Ken Pavia and the al Turk camp are planning on submitting a written complaint after al Turk received an unintentional eye gouge from Cro Cop which ultimately lead to the end of the fight.

Pat Benson def. Dave Lehr Cochran - Submission (Armbar)
Lucas Lopes def. Scott Ventimiglia -DQ (Illegal Knee)
Tyron Woodley def. Sal Woods - Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Booker DeRousse def. James Wade - TKO (Punches)
Mike Kyle def. Rafael Cavalcante - TKO (Punches)
Jesse Finney def. Josh Bumgarner - Submission (Keylock)
Mike Whitehead def. Kevin Randleman - Decision (Unanimous)
Joe Riggs def. Phil Baroni - Decision (Unanimous)
Nick Diaz def. Scott Smith - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Brett Rogers def. Andrei Arlovski - TKO (Punches)
Jake Shields def. Robbie Lawler - Submission (Guillotine Choke)

Robbie Lawler (182.75) vs. Jake Shields (181.75)
Nick Diaz (179) vs. Scott Smith (179.5)
Andrei Arlovski (244) vs. Brett Rogers (262)
Kevin Randleman (204) vs. Mike Whitehead (206)
Phil Baroni (168.75) vs. Joe Riggs (170)
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (205.5) vs. Mike Kyle (202.5)
Jesse Finney (175.75) vs. Josh Baumgartner (173.5)
Tyron Woodley (170.5) vs. Sal Woods (169.75)
Scott Ventimiglia (185) vs. Lucas Lopes (186)
Pat Benson (155.75) vs. Dave Lehr Cochran (153)
Booker DeRousse (204.25) vs. James Wade (205.25)

Joe Soto def. Yahir Reyes – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Wilson Reis def. Roberto Vargas – Decision (Split)
Bryan Baker def. Matt Horwich – Decision (Unanimous)
Deigo Garijo def. Saad Awad – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Israel Giron def. Phillip Brown – Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Travis Browne def. Mychal Clark – Decision (Unanimous)
Jesse Juarez def. Mikey Gomez – Decision (Unanimous)
Nick Moghaddam def. Lamar Jiles – DQ (Illegal Knees)

Despite having only accepted a fight on 36 hours notice, Team USA East heavyweight Lloyd Marshbanks was the deciding factor in his team’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Team Finland on Friday night in Kansas City. Marshbanks was added to the Team USA roster after Mike Ottman did not receive medical clearance from the Kansas Boxing Commission.

Listed on some fight databases at 16-8, industry insiders believe that Marshbanks is 50-8, with many of his fights taking place in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and also in California before mixed martial arts was legal. Marshbanks improved to 17-8 officially after submitting Toni Valtonen at 0:55 of round 2 due to a neck crank.

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