Start With A Focus.

THEN MAKE YOUR MOVE

During his fighting career in the UFC, Kenny was known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans. He is recognized for his tendency to finish his opponents, having earned stoppages in twelve of his fourteen career victories.

Kenny Florian is known throughout the Mixed Martial Arts world for his phenomenal endurance, skin-splitting elbows, and eloquent commentary. He is regarded as one of the best competitors to ever fight in the lightweight division of the UFC. However, if you ask Florian, his proudest professional accomplishments are opening two martial arts schools, helping others to realize their potential in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and through his own study develop new approaches to the martial arts.

Kenny’s athletic roots are in soccer, which he would play at Boston College though his enthusiasm for the sport began to wan in high school. Though soccer was his first love, he eventually found himself in a gym training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (“BJJ”). This transition from soccer to BJJ, and mixed martial arts as a whole, transformed his life.

In 2004, Dana White noticed Florian while scouting his opponent, Drew Fickett and offered Kenny a spot on the original Ultimate Fighter as a middleweight. Florian’s fighting style was clearly different from any other fighter at the time. He showcased an ability to quickly jump in and out of harm’s way as a middleweight who was surprisingly light on his feet.

His gas tank never approached E, and his footwork was as remarkable as his razor elbows. These skills, Florian says, can be attributed to his time playing soccer. Though he was fighting above his best weight and pushing thirty years old, Florian performed extremely well, reaching the middleweight finals before losing to Diego Sanchez.

Kenny’s obsession with full-contact competition, coupled with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu received from Roberto Maia, would lead Florian to success in the UFC. Twelve of his fourteen victories came via knockout or submission, including eight by way of rear naked choke. Florian is a top-level submission specialist, which would lead to three title fights in two different weight classes.

As he was fighting in the UFC, Kenny become known as the MMA ambassador. He was tapped by ESPN to be an analyst on a new weekly program called MMA Live which debuted in May 2008. For the next decade at both ESPN and Fox Sports, Kenny took on more programming roles not only as a host on weekly programming but as a fight, prefight and post fight analyst.

Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Sean Sherk, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Joe Lauzon

Submission of the Night (Two times) vs. Din Thomas, Takanori Gomi

Competed in four different weight divisions (UFC Record)

Highest submission percentage in UFC History

Tied for the most submission victories in modern UFC History

Holds a 4th Degree Blackbelt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Two time winner of the Tequila CAZADORES® Spirit Award (directed proceeds to Special Operations Warrior Foundation)

Energy is always present and it can never be created from just nothing nor can it be destroyed, this is proven. Energy can be converted into other energy or it can be transferred to other objects & things.

Life is all about finding ways to tap into that energy. Just make sure that energy is positive. This is where science and everything in between meet.

Kenny Florian Cameo