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Kenny Florian Responds To Dominick Cruz’s Post-Fight Comments, Cruz Apologizes

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After regaining the UFC Bantamweight Championship from TJ Dillashaw at the UFC Fight Night 81 event on Sunday, Dominick Cruz took a shot at his fellow FOX Sports analyst Kenny Florian, who was suspended over the weekend …

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“Kenny Florian, stop copying and pasting, man.”

Cruz explained his comment later in the evening during the official post-fight show. The new UFC Bantamweight Champion offered the following explanation regarding his “copying and pasting” comment.

“I gave Kenny a little bit of a tough time, but I love that guy. He’s got a good brain for the sport. I was just throwing a little jab at him, because he’s my friend and it was funny. But nothing but respect for Kenny, because he is a good guy.”

He continued, explaining that the motivation behind the comment was Florian picking Dillashaw when giving his predictions prior to the fight on Sunday night.

“It was friendly fire. I like Kenny. He didn’t pick me in the fight. He gave me really no chance in this fight, so it was just a little poke. Nothing big. He’s got great hair.”

On his podcast on Tuesday, Florian revealed the fact that he had spoken to Cruz after he made the comments, and that Cruz had apologized for taking a shot at him during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

“I talked to Dominick and he apologized to me,” Florian said. “He said his emotions were running high and I get it. When I was fighting, you get emotional and you almost take it personally. Dominick is such a competitive dude that he took it personal.

“I picked T.J. and the only reason I picked T.J. was, yes, not only is he a great fighter, but Dominick hadn’t competed in so long. With all the injuries, that’s why I went with Dillashaw.”

“KenFlo” continued, explaining that picking fights is his least favorite thing to do, but he has to because it’s part of the job.

“It was nothing personal and that’s why I hate working with some of these guys because you do become very friendly,” Florian said. “You respect guys and how could you not respect someone like Dominick Cruz? I also had worked with T.J. a bunch of times, as well, so that’s what makes this sport tough.

“Picking fights is probably my least favorite thing to do. You don’t want to offend anyone and I’m sure Dominick was probably offended by that but listen, the best revenge is getting the win and that’s exactly what he did.”

Quote: Cruz Will Beat Faber Worse Than Ever Before

Dominick Cruz (21-1) returned in a big way at UFC Fight Night 81 when he beat T.J. Dillashaw (13-3) to regain the bantamweight title. Now, the UFC as some options on the table for his first challenger. It’s no secret that Cruz was dealing with a foot injury going into the fight this past Sunday

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Former UFC fighter and current FOX Sports analyst Kenny Florian have been in the news for his plagiarized article about Cruz before UFC Fight Night 81. Florian once again made headlines when he looked at the UFC’s options for Cruz’s next challenger. The UFC could give T.J. Dillashaw a rematch for the bantamweight title, which would make sense or the UFC could make a trilogy fight between Cruz and Urijah Faber, who have no love lost for each other. Faber and Dillashaw have been very vocal about wanting the next title shot while Cruz has gone on record by saying he doesn’t care who he fights next.

Florian explained on a recent edition of his podcast that he believes if the UFC gives Faber another chance against Cruz then Faber will be beaten worse than ever before because Faber has not improved that much since their last fight, which was at UFC 132.

“I think the guy most deserving [of the title shot] is Dillashaw. Listen, I love Urijah Faber, I really do, I just don’t see that fight being close between he and Dominick. I just don’t, if I’m being honest. I think the last fight [at UFC 132 in 2011] was semi-close, but really it was just Urijah scrambling his brain to try to find out where Cruz was going to be in that cage.

“It’s going to be even worse this time around. Urijah really hasn’t changed that much. I don’t think he’s changed too much from the WEC days. Cruz just continues to get better. I don’t think there’s anyone else at 135 pounds who is close besides T.J. Dillashaw.”

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What should the UFC do? Should Faber get another shot? Let us know.

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Dominick Cruz Blasts Kenny Florian: Quit Copy & Pasting Man

Dominick Cruz may have re-won his UFC bantamweight title last night, but that doesn’t mean he was going to let suspended broadcast partner Kenny Florian off the hook…. Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz regained the championship he never lost by defeating TJ Dillashaw in the main event of last night’s (January 17, 2016) UFC

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Dominick Cruz may have re-won his UFC bantamweight title last night, but that doesn’t mean he was going to let suspended broadcast partner Kenny Florian off the hook….

Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz regained the championship he never lost by defeating TJ Dillashaw in the main event of last night’s (January 17, 2016) UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, but Cruz return from the most harrowing injury layoff in MMA history was more about the belt.

It was the culmination of four years of heartache, hard work, and perseverance that culminated in the highly emotional return to the mountaintop for Cruz. ‘The Dominator’ had to topple one of the world’s best pound-for-pound fighters in Dillashaw to do it, but that doesn’t mean that Cruz was going to take it all seriously.

Apparently Cruz was in a joking mood, and used his post-fight mic time to call out fellow UFC analyst Kenny Florian. Read on to watch his hilarious callout on the next page…

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Archives: Why Kenny Florian’s Cover-Up Is Worse Than The Crime (2016)

Kenny Florian was briefly suspended for the plagiarism documented in the below editorial published six years ago. Today, he works as a commentator for The Professional Fighters League and is also the co-host of the Anik and Florian podcast.

On This…

On This Day Six Years Ago…

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 16, 2016, 8:31 PM]

Headline: Kenny Florian & Why The Cover-Up Is Worse Than The Crime

Author: David Bixenspan

As noted earlier, former three-time UFC championship challenger turned UFC and Fox Sports analyst/color commentator has been suspended by the latter entity. His crime? He plagiarized large portions of his technical breakdown of T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz from boxing analyst Lee Wylie’s video breaking down 1040s boxer Willie Pep. Twitter personality The Naked Gambler deserves credit for pointing out exactly what Florian did:

Guys, it would appear that Florian word-for-word ripped off @LeeWylie1's Willie Pep breakdown for his TJ/Cruz piece. pic.twitter.com/MNhhkfOJ7Y
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) January 15, 2016

The Willie Pep video was called Subtle Sophistication. Is this a joke I'm not in on? pic.twitter.com/dlxU0mxyTQ
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) January 15, 2016

Here's another. And yes, the video creator @LeeWylie1 is pissed. @ItsMikeFagan pic.twitter.com/v2ByVMgWSN
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) January 15, 2016

Don't worry guys, @kennyflorian isn't a plagiarist. He added "leg kicks"! pic.twitter.com/CUTvJGt5hE
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) January 15, 2016

Florian then decided to have a chat with Naked Gambler via direct message, where he explained that it was all a simple misunderstanding…or at least in his head it was:

Okay, then, Kenny. pic.twitter.com/DB4qqrCdwL
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) January 15, 2016

This introduced us to Florian’s defense, which he later used in his public “apology;” That he keeps a running list of notes on martial arts technique, has for years, and it’s very jumbled with little effort to keep track of what he got where or which thoughts were his own. In and of itself, that would be fine, and it’s totally believable that he keeps those kinds of notes. But…then he went on to say that he must have forgotten that the notes on footwork taken from Wylie weren’t his own.

There are a few problems with this. The first is that even if he knew that even if he genuinely didn’t remember that the footwork notes weren’t his, since he did remember that not all of the notes were his, he’s still knowingly plagiarizing. Even if he didn’t know that those specific notes weren’t his, he knew there was a reasonable likelihood that it was the case.

However, in this specific instance, that doesn’t pass the smell test, either. Why? Wylie’s breakdown only went up on December 3rd, just last month. In addition, being a video (with Wylie’s notes contained in the video as on-screen graphics) as opposed to text in an article, Florian couldn’t have just absent-mindedly copied and pasted it without giving much thought to it. He would have devoted a good bit of time to transcribing the text by hand in the weeks leading up to the article, where he says that he “forgot” that the words weren’t his own.

Soon enough, the story hit Deadspin. At that point, it was probably just a matter of time that the story would really blow up (if it already happened), so Florian issued what he termed an apology:

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— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) January 15, 2016

Note the wording: Florian said that he was ““referenc[ing] perspectives on [something], which were originally articulated by [someone else],” when he was outright lifting Wylie’s analysis word for word. He was deliberately mischaracterizing what he did to obfuscate as well as minimize what he did. Worse, according to two tweets from Naked Gambler, he had attempted to defuse the situation by promising to try to get Wylie a job at Fox Sports.

Does this sound like someone who made a genuine mistake he was sorry for? Or does sound like someone who, for reasons known only to him, knowingly plagiarized large portions of an article and scrambled to cover it up when he got caught? He buried himself deeper every time he addressed the situation, and it’s a miracle that so far, he’s just suspended.

As for Lee Wylie? The poor guy who donates his time to creating cool analysis videos, who had his work stolen by a well-compensated television personality, has been made to feel like a jerk for no good reason:

Feeling pretty shitty right now. Kenny is a good guy.
— Lee John Wylie (@LeeWylie1) January 16, 2016

Nice work, Kenny.

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Kenny Florian Suspended By FOX Sports For Plagiarizing Dillashaw-Cruz Article

FOX Sports announced on Saturday that former UFC title contender turned FOX analyst Kenny Florian has been suspended following controversy over a recent article he posted on the FOX Sports website this week.

Florian, who published an article on Sund…

Florian, who published an article on Sunday’s main event between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight Championship, is being accused of stealing significant parts of the story from a piece Lee Wylie of TheFightCity.com wrote about the career of legendary boxer Willie Pep back in December.

After becoming aware of the issue, FOX Sports added the following “Editor’s Note” on the article on their website, which reads as follows:

“Language in this breakdown borrows from written material in a video of an in-depth look at the defensive boxing prowess of Willie Pep by TheFightCity.com boxing analyst Lee Wylie. The original version of the story did not contain this credit. We regret the oversight.”

Wylie has since spoken to Florian about the issue and didn’t seem the least bit bothered, as he later wrote the following:

“Show me someone who hasn’t made a mistake and I’ll show you a liar. It’s not the end of the world.”

FOX Sports issued the following statement regarding the suspension of Kenny Florian:

“It is vitally important that Fox Sports and FoxSports.com maintain credibility and trust with their readers, viewers and fans. UFC on-air personality Kenny Florian is being suspended beginning immediately for a critical oversight in a story posted earlier this week on FoxSports.com. Florian has admitted and regrets his mistake and apologized for the error.”