Roger Huerta Comments On Kenny Florian, Moving Up A Weight Class, More
Posted by Dustin James on 07.28.2008
Will Huerta move up to welterweight?
UFC lightweight Roger Huerta recently sat down with MMAWeekly.com and discussed his upcoming opponent Kenny Florian, training with Georges St. Pierre, and possibly moving up to welterweight:
On his upcoming opponent at UFC 87, Kenny Florian:
"I kind of heard that Kenny had called me out, (and) at the same time I started to get edgy, and I started to feel like I wanted to come back and fight again."
"When you fight and compete at this kind of level, you've got to think outside the box at all times. I know Kenny's doing the same thing. Who knows what's going to happen during this fight, or any fight down the road. I'm always thinking in there, what can I do under the rules and find a way to win."
"I think he's one of the best competitors there is, I'm going to have to be on the top of my game for this fight, for sure, not only athletically but my skill level as well. He's one of those guys that you have to bring your A game."
On training with Georges St. Pierre:
"It's been amazing, St. Pierre's just a pure athlete. Going against a guy like that day in and day out is pretty…interesting, for the fact that it's grueling, and you've got to be on top of your game all the time with that guy."
On possibly moving up to welterweight:
"I'm 25 years old and the older I get, the more training I do, the more weight I gain, the more muscle mass I get. It's not a problem at the moment, but I don't doubt that in maybe 3 or 4 years from now that I know I'm going to have problems making 155, so that's when I'll start thinking about moving up to 170."
