A bunch of the losing TUF competitors are in the UFC on fight to fight contracts whereas the winners got 3 year contracts.
Florian should probably never have been on the initial series. He is a natural 170 who has fought multiple times at 155. On the show he was competing in 185. That's a 30lb difference from previous fights, 15lb minimum. That giving away alot guys.
I agree that he has very little standup. But he's a pretty legit at BJJ based on his previous experience.
BJJ Black Belt under Roberto Maia
2x Mass Destruction MMA Superfight Champion
USA vs Brazil Championship
2003 Brown Open – 2nd Place
Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
2003 Brown Middle – 3rd Place
2002 Brown Middle – 3rd Place
2004 North Eastern Grappling Championships - Pro Lightweight - 3rd Place
2004 Niteroi Freestyle Wrestling Championships Light Heavyweight – 2nd place
2003 Grapplers Quest Worlds – Superfight Absolute Professional – 3rd place
2003 Grapplers Quest US Nationals Expert Middleweight – 3rd place
2002 Abu Dhabi US Trials Invitee
2002 US Grappling 8-Man Superfight Division - Champion
2002 Copa Atlantica Brown Belt – Champion
2001 Kimono Kombat No-Gi Superfight - Champion
2001 International Pro-Am – Brown Belt Middleweight – 2nd place
2000 NAGA World Championships - Superfight Champion
2000 JBA Open Gi – Champion
1999 NAGA Advanced Gi Open – Champion
1999 NAGA Advanced Gi Middleweight – Champion
1999 Maine Skirmish - Superfight Champion
1999 Maine Skirmish Open – Champion
1999 Vermont Open Advanced Middleweight – Champion
1998 New England Open Advanced Open – 2nd place
1998 New England Open – Advanced Middleweight – Champion
1998 Maine Skirmish Advanced Middleweight – 2nd place
1998 Vermont Open Advanced Middleweight – Champion
1997 Maine Skirmish Open – 2nd place
1997 Maine Skirmish Advanced Middleweight – Champion
1997 New England Open Advanced Middleweight – 3rd place
1997 Wesleyan BJJ Championships Intermediate Middleweight – 2nd place
So while I believe he's not UFC quality, he is a pretty good fighter.
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