Kenny Florian

Kenny “KenFlo” Florian is the Boston jiu-jitsu black belt who reached the final of the first Ultimate Fighter in 2005 as a middleweight, then dropped to lightweight and later featherweight, fighting in three UFC weight classes and challenging for titles in two of them.

He lost to Sean Sherk for the vacant lightweight belt in 2006, to BJ Penn in 2009 and to José Aldo in 2011. After retiring he became an analyst for UFC on Fox and the PFL. CagePotato covered his title shots and his broadcasting work.

Kenny Florian fact file
Full nameKenneth Alan Florian
NicknameKenFlo
Date of birth
Place of birthWestwood, Massachusetts, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
Accolades
  • The Ultimate Fighter 1 middleweight runner-up
  • Three-time UFC title challenger (lightweight twice, featherweight once)
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt

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