Kenny Florian is to make his Featherweight debut as fighter. This will be his fourth weight class move and the only fighter to ever do so inside the Octagon.
Over nine years ago I cornered against Kenny Florian in his very first MMA fight (he won). Kenny had been a Div I college Soccer player, and was the best purple belt in New England. There was no extra fat on him. Two years later he was on the TUF 1, still at 185. As everyone in New England expected, he did amazingly, losing only to TUF 1 winner Diego Sanchez.
Then he dropped to 170. I don't know how he did it.
Then he dropped to 155. I really don't know how he did that at all in any way.
And now, when he steps in the cage vs. Diego Nunes in a featherweight match up on the main card at UFC 131 this Saturday, Kenny Florian will become the only fighter in history to compete in four different classes in the UFC.
How did he do it?
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Source: Mixed Martial Arts
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