Last week Kenny Florian criticized the TUF Generation fans, that don’t know former-Pride champ Takanori Gomi is.  Basically, don’t call yourself a real MMA fan, if you are unaware of Gomi’s skill and accomplishments in Japan.

To be real though, Gomi has not been dominiating the fights in Japan lately, like his lightweight counterpart Shinya Aoki.  Gomi has won back to back fights making his last five fights 3-2, and many observers around the sport are wondering if the Fireball Kid’s best days are behind him.  In an interview with MMA weekly, Florian disagreed with the contention that Gomi is no longer a world class opposition.

”I don’t buy any of that ‘Gomi has been declining.’ I don’t believe that’s the case at all,” said Florian in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio recently.

“From what I hear, it seems like it’s his last run. When you get a guy like that who says things like that, he’s a dangerous guy,” said the Bostonian. “He wants to make one last run at getting a belt in a major organization. He feels this is the toughest organization in the world, which it is, and he’s going out there for blood.”

Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi are set to headline The Ultimate Fight Night 21, Wednesday March 31, 2010.