Kenny Florian To Face Gray Maynard In August

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When Frankie Edgar upset 155 pound champion BJ Penn at UFC 112, the face of the whole Lightweight division changed. Rumors circulated that Maynard was to face the new champ, since he had handed him his only career loss. Florian, on the otherhand has ran through almost the entire division, losing only once in his last 9 outings.

From MMAWeekly:

Florian made the announcement on MMA Live on Thursday, which he co-hosts, and said that bout agreements have been signed for the fight.

“I can say right now I did sign to fight Gray Maynard the other day,” said Florian.

This puts all speculation to bed about the lightweight title rematch as well, as Frankie Edgar will indeed face B.J. Penn with the 155lb belt on the line, rumored at this time to be on the same August card in Boston.

Florian has looked nothing short of impressive as of late. Ken-flo has seemed to improve with every single fight and looks to make another run at the Lightweight title after losing to BJ Penn back in August at UFC 101. Maynard however is undefeated (9-0) with seven victories in the UFC. I would look for the winner of this fight to be named number one contender to the championship.

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