Kenny Florian Parts Ways With Sityodtong
by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 19, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
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PrintMarc Dellagrotte talks to Fighters Only:
There are no hard feelings. Me and Kenny have been good friends for a long, long time. We did good thing together. I think this is a good decision for both of us.
"I think he is going to do well, I think the people he is going with are some of the best in the world. It wasn’t a bad break or anything like that, it was just a mutual decision we made in order for us both to move forward. It was necessary for Kenny to move forward with his career and me to move forward as a coach."
Supposedly there was friction between Florian's brother, but Dellagrotte speaks on it:
"I have to stress that I have nothing negative to say towards Kenny or his brother. Its not his brother’s fault, it’s not my fault, its just one of things that happens in sports like this," the Boston man says. "There has been a constant… ‘power struggle’ between me and his brother Keith. We never really got along - which is not anybody’s fault, some work well together and some don’t.
"We worked well together at first but over the last few camps and fights we put together, there were differences and I am just the type of guy that if I can’t steer the ship, if I can’t be the captain, I would prefer not to be onboard."
Florian is reportedly going to start training with GSP's trainer while allowing his brother to help steer his career as well. Overall, do you think it's a good move for Florian, and do you think Dellagrotte should have been more involved in his last few training camps?
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I’m curious what the underlying reason behind all this was, since it’s the first that I’ve heard of it. Although I’m all about GSP’s camp(s), Dellegrotte is a quality trainer and obviously had a very positive impact on Florian. Although I won’t say it’s a bad move, to my knowledge all Florian’s brother is good for is BJJ (although that’s drawing from an admittedly limited knowledge of the Florians) and Kenny seems to have been focusing more on his kick boxing and muay thai, ie Dellagrotte’s bread and butter. Hopefully the change isn’t of the same nature as Sanchez’s move away from Greg Jackson.
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Seems like Florian’s brother was trying to take control of the entire training camps lately…basically phasing Dellagrotte out…and Dellagrotte won’t having it….thus the parting of ways…but yea, Dellagrotte did major work to Florian’s standup….big time.
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Whatever Keith Florian’s coaching credentials may be they do not compare to Dellagrotte. I can understand wanting to involve a family member in your camp in a passive aspect but leave control with the professionals.
I don’t know what kind of fit Kenny will be with GSP’s team. He doesn’t have the physical strength aspect to his game that is a cornerstone to a GSP type training regimen. I imagine there will be a feeling out process to determine what will work best.
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