Florian *Spoiler*

**Tony** · 03-04-2008, 21:13

Kenny Florian (9-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who defeated Joe Lauzon in the main event of Wednesday's UFC Fight Night 13, could be next in line for a title shot. However, the 31-year-old fighter has his sites set on another fight with one of the division's biggest stars: Roger Huerta (20-1-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC).

Florian, when speaking to Yahoo! Sports, said he would prefer a fight with Huerta later this year when the subject of a potential title fight was broached.

UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and former champ Sean Sherk meet in May at UFC 84, and Florian was considered the most likely candidate to face the winner of that fight.

Florian fought for the title once before and dropped a unanimous decision to then-champ Sherk in October 2006. However, since that loss, Florian has posted four consecutive victories -- all via stoppage and three via submission.

Huerta, meanwhile, has won 16 consecutive fights (with one no-contest) going back to June 2004. The 24-year-old fighter went 5-0 in 2007 and opted to take some time off this year.

Although he's quickly become one of the organization's top stars (with a Sports Illustrated cover to boot), he's been constantly criticized (arguably unfairly) for the level of competition he's faced.

Florian gave no other details for the potential bout, other than saying he'd like it to take place sometime this year.

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In the story, Florian also clarified the injuries he hinted at during Wednesday's post-fight interview.

Florian suffered two bulging disks and tears in his back about a month ago.

On Wednesday he said: "I probably shouldn't be here today fighting today. I pushed through some things physically, and I was just lucky to be here in the ring tonight."

For more on the event, check out the UFC Fight Night 13 recap here at MMAjunkie.com (MMA blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps - MMAjunkie.com
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