MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>
UFC President Dana White announced last night that UFC main stay Kenny Florian has officially retired from active competition.<Br><Br>
Florian began his career as a contestant on the very first season of The Ultimate Fighter where he went to the finals of the middleweight bracket.<Br><Br>
Florian also worked his way up to challenging for UFC gold multiple times in both the lightweight and featherweight division.<Br><Br>
Florian gave his thoughts following the announcement:<Br><Br>
"I'm just so thankful to the UFC and everyone here for everything they have done. Fighting found me and I'm a much better person because of it. I'm happy.... I've dealt with injuries in the past, but back in November I was training and hurt my back. It just hasn't quite been the same ... I re-injured it a few weeks back. So, it's been tough. I haven't been able to train. And I'm the type of person who never wants to do anything half-ass. If I'm going to train for a fight, I want to be able to do it 100 percent. [The decision] has been several months [in the making]. It's been very, very hard. It's been tough."<Br><Br>
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