Topic: Kenny Florian

Kenny Florian Retiring?

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Gregory
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10.09.2011 | 10:28 PM ET

Making an assumption, but that's what this tweet a few minutes ago might mean:

http://twitter.com/kennyflorian/status/123193458117718016

Can't thank @danawhite &@lorenzofertitta & everyone at the UFC enough for some amazing years of MMA. The fans, the sport = THE BEST!

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Kenny "KenFlo" Florian

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Fighter Details

  • Given Name: Kenneth Alan Florian
  • Pro MMA Record: 14-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: KenFlo
  • Current Streak: 1 Loss
  • Age: 1976-05-26 | Date of Birth: 1976.05.26
  • Last Fight: October 08, 2011 in UFC
  • Weight Class: Featherweight | Last Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs
  • Affiliation: Florian Martial Arts Center
  • Height: 5'10" (178cm) | Reach: 74.0" (188cm)
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $428,000 USD
  • Born: Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
  • Fighting out of: Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Head Coach: Keith Florian
  • Other Coaches: Firas Zahabi
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xbassistdoodx
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10.09.2011 | 10:29 PM ET

:....(

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10.09.2011 | 10:30 PM ET

Love this guy and if its true I'm gonna miss seeing him come to fight! But glad to hear Dana say he'll always be involved in the UFC and will commentate fights as well

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10.09.2011 | 10:30 PM ET

I love Florian as a commentator!

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10.09.2011 | 10:31 PM ET

Wow, he's a true pioneer of the sport.  The UFC will definitely give him a developmental job.

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10.09.2011 | 10:31 PM ET

he could start by working on one of the shows that are on the same night

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10.09.2011 | 10:33 PM ET

Kenny is smart enough to know when to walk away, at age 35 and all that he's done, he doesn't have much to prove and he wouldn't probably get another chance at a title.

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10.09.2011 | 10:33 PM ET


Kenny deserves only the best moving on, he has been a great fighter and has given the fans alot to remember him by.  I just wish he would fight a couple more times! He looked good against Aldo.
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10.09.2011 | 10:33 PM ET

If he is retiring, I think it's a smart move. He's still healthy, hasn't taken much damage in his career, and has a bright future ahead of him with commentating, being an analyst, and operating his gym.  Solid career.

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10.09.2011 | 10:34 PM ET

He could be Ben Stiller's stunt double...

=D

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10.09.2011 | 10:34 PM ET

sad if he does, he has been so close to a title so often. Great fighter and seems like he would still be around commentating and all that jazz

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10.09.2011 | 10:41 PM ET

@xbassist, that or he could become a male model.

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10.09.2011 | 10:43 PM ET

If he models, I'm buying everything he advertises. ;)

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10.09.2011 | 10:58 PM ET




"I'm bi-polar...nice jab, mean hook."

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10.09.2011 | 11:17 PM ET

"I would agree with you, but then we would both be wrong."

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10.09.2011 | 11:17 PM ET

Haha just a joke @Swick.

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10.09.2011 | 11:18 PM ET

I know, me too haha.

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10.09.2011 | 11:28 PM ET


"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" - Isaac Newton

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10.09.2011 | 11:36 PM ET

If he is calling it quits, where does he rank on your best to never win a belt list? 

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10.09.2011 | 11:42 PM ET

I'd have to think about it more but I would think probably top 5.

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10.10.2011 | 12:45 AM ET

I like Florian as a commentator, he's always been a great fighter. He probably won't get another chance at a title, he's got his own gym, so it seems like he'd have a lot going on outside of being a fighter. If this is all true, i wish the best of luck to him.

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