Kenny Florian

“Everyone’s getting good, everyone’s getting better, everyone’s learning. I think once you start to know the fighters in the upper levels, you start to kind of figure out their game and then everyone realizes that everyone’s training hard,”- UFC fighter Kenny Florian has stretched his body to the limit on both ends of the spectrum in the process of becoming the only person in history to compete in four different weight classes under the UFC banner and has still managed to stay strong and focused.

“Ken Flo” has, however, decided to return to the lightweight ranks after losing to UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo. “It’s going to be interesting getting back in there – there’s a lot of tough guys there. Right now, the 155-pound division is probably the deepest”, he said assuring his fan following that he will continue competing.

Kenneth Alan Florian was born on May 26, 1976 and has been trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai and has been active on the circuits since 2002. He also holds a rank in 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his devastating elbow strikes have earned him thirteen stoppages out of fifteen of his career victories. Kenny Florian currently holds the 10th rank as a featherweight fighter in the world by MMA Weekly and is the 4th featherweight in the world by MMA Fighting.

On the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show Kenny Florian had gained his first recognition as a fighter. He currently trains with his brother Keith at the Florian Martial Arts Center which the brother own and operate and cultivate new talent. The academy is situated in Brookline, Massachusetts and teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai, wrestling and mixed martial arts. These art forms are taught by eminent personalities like Alex Lewis, Mark Johnson, Kiersten Patel, Felix Gomez and Kenny and Keith themselves.