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UFC FN 92: Daniel Cormier And Kenny Florian Weigh-In on Yair Rodriguez – Alex Caceres
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UFC Fight Night 92 will feature a compelling featherweight clash between Yair Rodriguez and Alex Caceres tonight, and recently UFC commentators Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian weighed-in on the match-up.
Rodriguez (8-1) has won all four of… Read More
UFC 201: Kenny Florian Outlines Why He’s Picking Tyron Woodley Over Robbie Lawler
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Heading into UFC 201, the odssmakers have Robbie Lawler as the favorite to win Saturday’s bout with Tyron Woodley, but Kenny Florian is going with the latter.
The welterweight fight will headline the July 30th card, which… Read More
Kenny Florian: Luke Rockhold “Didn’t Respect The Speed And Power” of Michael Bisping
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Following Luke Rockhold’s quick and shocking loss to Michael Bisping at UFC 199, commentator Kenny Florian believes a lack of respect for the latter, played a key role in his defeat.
Bisping rocked Rockhold minutes… Read More
Kenny Florian Says Most Memorable Moment Was Clash With Sean Sherk
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Kenny Florian competed in several, all-star and compelling fights during his career, but the retired fighter says his most memorable came against Sean Sherk.
Recently the UFC posted an extensive interview with Florian, and in it, he… Read More
Kenny Florian Outlines Why Jose Aldo is The Best Striker he Ever Faced
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Kenny Florian faced many well decorated and dangerous fighters during his impressive career, but according to the retired vet, Jose Aldo was the best striker he ever battled.
Florian recently did an extensive interview with UFC.com. During… Read More
UFC’S Submission of the Week: BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian
UFC 198: Kenny Florian Thinks Vitor Belfort May Have “Wanted Out”, After Getting Cut by “Jacare” Souza
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Vitor Belfort was quickly pounded out by “Jacare” Souza at UFC 198 last night, and Kenny Florian believes the star may have wanted out, after the initial exchange on the ground.
Souza took Belfort to the floor… Read More
UFC on FOX 17: Kenny Florian Outlines Why Rafael dos Anjos is “The Best Pressure Fighter in The UFC”
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Rafael dos Anjos may not receive the same amount of praise and coverage as many of the UFC’s top stars, but according to Kenny Florian, the lightweight champ is the best “pressure fighter” on the promotion’s roster.… Read More
UFC 194: Kenny Florian And Daniel Cormier Break Down Aldo – McGregor, Keys to Victory
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Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor will finally battle on Saturday night at UFC 194, in what will be the biggest fight in featherweight history. The bout matches the only featherweight champ the UFC has had… Read More
Report: Kenny Florian Argues Ronda Rousey Wasn’t Properly Prepared to Fight a Southpaw
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Debate and discussion continues as to what went wrong for Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, and Kenny Florian is questioning whether or not the star was properly prepared to fight a southpaw.
Rousey was repeatedly tagged by… Read More
UFC 193: Daniel Cormier And Kenny Florian Weigh-In on Ronda Rousey – Holly Holm
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Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm will battle at UFC 193 tonight, in what will be one of the biggest events the organization has held.
Although Holm is a massive underdog heading into the bout, she has long… Read More
Kenny Florian Believes Dan Henderson Should “Start Thinking About Retiring at This Point”
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Following Dan Henderson’s defeat to Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 77, some fans and observers have argued the legend should consider retiring, including Kenny Florian.
Henderson was stopped by Belfort in the opening round last weekend.… Read More
UFC 192: Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson – Kenny Florian And Michael Bisping Weigh-In
By FCF Staff
UFC 192 will feature Daniel Cormier’s first title defense, as the light-heavyweight champ will take on contender Alexander Gustafsson in the main event.
It’s a compelling match-up, not only because of what’s on the line, but because… Read More
Kenny Florian Echoes Dana White’s Recent Comments Regarding Return of GSP
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Recently Dana White tolds fans in Australia that he doesn’t believe Georges St-Pierre will be returning to the Octagon, and it sounds like Kenny Florian agrees with the UFC President.
In the proceeding months after St-Pierre announced… Read More
Kenny Florian on the Power of Firas Zahabi
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Retired UFC superstar Kenny Florian talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent about his regard for master trainer Firas Zahabi. Florian reveals why he left longtime coach, Boston’s Mark Dellagrotte, for… Read More
Kenny Florian Retires From Fighting at Age of 36
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After months of speculation as to what the future holds for Kenny Florian, the 36 year-old-veteran has announced that it will no longer include professional fighting. The decorated fighter’s decision to retire was reportedly announced today at… Read More
Report: Kenny Florian to End Run as Featherweight
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After Kenny Florian failed to win a UFC belt for the third time earlier this month, losing by unanimous decision to featherweight champion Jose Aldo on October 8th, the 35 year-old-veteran has announced that he will continue… Read More
Kenny Florian to Challenge Champ Jose Aldo at UFC 136
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UFC 136 will have two title fights, not one, as according to the promotion’s Twitter account Kenny Florian will challenge Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo at the event. The news comes after a day of… Read More
UFC on FOX 22: Bisping & Florian Outline Why They’re Picking Waterson Over VanZant
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Paige VanZant is ranked higher than Michelle Waterson and is one of the biggest names in the UFC, but both Michael Bisping and Kenny Florian are predicting the latter will be victorious at UFC on FOX 22.… Read More