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Florian learns from GSPs ways credits Canadian coaches LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainMMA on TSNeotText SizeLooking to reload after losing to lightweight champion BJ Penn Kenny Florian is taking a page out of Georges St Pierres bookThe veteran 155pounder from Boston has left coach Mark DellaGrotte and thrown in his lot with Firas Zahabi and other members of the Montrealbased team that has helped make welterweight champion St Pierre one of the best poundforpound mixed martial arts fighters todayGeorges is good for a reason He has the best people around him Florian said Of course its his work ethic (too) Ive always had a very good work ethic I look at Georges and how hard he trains its amazing to meAnd having the opportunity to work with Georges himself I work with him every single day that Im in Montreal hes such a huge help and gives me so much confidence when were training Ive learned so much from Georges Ive learned so much from all the guys up thereFlorian (134 including 93 in the UFC) gets to show off his development as a fighter when he takes on Clay Guida on Saturday at UFC 107 in Memphis The main event at the FedExForum features Penn against Diego (Nightmare) SanchezThe FlorianGuida fight is like a consolation final for the main event Florian lost to Penn and Guida dropped a split decision to Sanchez in a wild fight last time outFlorian alternated his camp between Montreal and Boston bringing Zahabi down to Beantown for a week as well He also worked with Zahabi prior to the Penn bout in August but not as much as I would have liked He spent just 10 days with the Canadian coach in a marathon fight prep that stretched eight monthsAlso helping out is strength and conditioning guru Jon Chaimberg of MontrealMy body definitely has changed Florian said approvingly I definitely am at my biggest and at my leanest I feel very very strong I feel Im at my quickest and Im in tremendous shape right nowThe 33yearold Florian now considers his brother Keith and Zahabi his head coachesFiras has been an amazing addition to the team he said Hes a guy who I believe is the smartest coach in mixed martial arts today And I think everybodys at least a couple of years behind what Firas is doing with his teamThats high praise indeed from Florian one of the more cerebral fighters in the sportRealizing that all aspects of his game had to improve Florian put himself through drills and exercises he had never done before while learning a whole new system of striking from ZahabiWeve rea...