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Newest ‘UFC Tonight” Draw Series Record
(MMAJunkie.com) The third episode of the UFC’s new weekly news show, “UFC Tonight,” drew a series-record 61,000 viewers to the FOX-owned FUEL TV.
MMAjunkie.com recently learned of the figures through an industry source. Read More
Kenny Florian Opts Against Back Surgery
(MMA Weekly) Kenny Florian will opt against surgery for his injured back, and if it doesn’t heal on it’s own, then his time as a fighter may be finished.
The former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ season 1 competitor has had lingering back problems over the last couple of years, but it was after he got back into training following his loss to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo last October that aggravated the injury to an extreme point. Read More
Kenny’s Quick Take on UFC 142 In Rio
(UFC Tonight) UFC Tonight Analyst Kenny Florian on UFC RIO: “It’s huge for the UFC. The Brazilian fan is about as passionate as any fan out there right now. The Brazilian economy is doing very well. This is the birth place of mixed martial arts. It’s great to see [the UFC] go back to Rio. It’s going to be huge, no questions about it.” Read More
Kenny Florian to Cohost UFC Tonight on Fuel TV
(USA Today) Fuel TV’s package of content for the Ultimate Fighting Championship will include a weekly news show.
UFC Tonight will start Jan. 3 as a 30-minute program running once a week, said George Greenberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fuel. Todd Harris will be the host, with lightweight fighter and Kenny Florian as the co-host. Read More
Kenny Florian Happy to Have Featherweight in Career’s Rear-View Mirror
(Five Ounces of Pain) UFC fighter Kenny Florian has competed over four different weight classes, stretching his body to the limit on both ends of the spectrum in the process. Read More
Kenny Florian on UFC’s Fox Debut
(Boston Herald) The UFC’s network debut on Fox last Saturday drew mixed reviews.
The production value of the hour-long broadcast has been lauded, while some complained that the lone fight wasn’t compelling enough to attract new fans. Junior dos Santos knocked out heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez 1:04 into the first round with a shot to the side of the head. Read More
UFC on FOX Post-Fight Show Recap with Jay Glazer, Kenny Florian and Stephan Bonnar on Fuel TV
(MMAMania.com) Hosts Jay Glazer and Kenny Florian discuss the UFC on FOX main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, which went down on Saturday night (Nov. 12, 2011) from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Read More
UFC’s Kenny Florian Is Destined for Gatekeeper Greatness
(Bleacher Report) Perennial contender Kenny Florian has become the biggest logjam in the UFC.
Beginning his UFC career after his season one stint on The Ultimate Fighter, Florian became an early contender to the lightweight title once the organization reinstated the division. Read More
Retirement or Not, We Haven’t Seen the Last of Kenny Florian
(MMA Weekly) Kenny Florian has competed for a UFC title three times in his career and was defeated each time. After losing to featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 136 last Saturday, many are questioning, what is next for Florian? Some have even suggested that he should consider retirement. Read More
Florian Falls Short in Bid for First Title
(by Chris Duncan, Associated Press) HOUSTON – Jose Aldo defended his 145-pound belt with a unanimous decision over Dover’s Kenny Florian Saturday night in the co-feature event at UFC 136.
The victory was the 13th straight for Aldo (20-1) and denied Florian his first UFC championship. Read More
