There isn’t an American lightweight who wouldn’t have traded places Wednesday night with Kenny Florian. UFC fighters have wanted a piece of Japanese/PRIDE legend Takanori Gomi forever, so when KenFlo got a shot to take him out, he took his time at Ultimate Fight Night 21. Florian fought to Gomi’s strength, his standup game, over the first two rounds and then took it to the floor almost immediately to start the final round. Gomi was no match off his back. After some ground and pound, Gomi spun and gave his back where Florian applied a nasty rear-naked choke and finished the fight at 2:52 of the third round.
"It’s weird. When I got the call to fight him, I was surprised," said Florian. "I was honored. I’ve been watching him for a long time. I don’t even know what to say. It was fun.
Gomi (31-6, 0-1 UFC) was the last lightweight champion for PRIDE and was rated No…
