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“If (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva calls up with a fight for you, you better pray it’s not (me).”

If you guessed Rampage or Tito Ortiz, nobody would blame you. But the real owner of that quote is Dover’s Kenny Florian. After submitting Din Thomas with a rear choke hold in the first round of their nationally televised match Wednesday night, Florian pronounced those words for all to hear. So what gives? Was it his alter ego, Evil Kenny, doing the talking?

“People keep saying I’m the guy that doesn’t look like a fighter. I’m the accountant-fighter,” Florian said with a laugh. “But in many ways, it’s how I feel really.

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Kenny Florian continued to live up to his unofficial nickname “The Finisher” on Wednesday night, submitting Din Thomas with a rear naked choke in the main event of UFC Ultimate Fight Night 11 in Las Vegas.

In beating Thomas, Florian (10-3 overall, 6-2 UFC) earned his 10th professional win, including three consecutive UFC victories. All of his UFC victories have come via either submission or TKO. “The Finisher,” indeed.

After the fight, Florian issued a threat to the rest of the lightweight division.

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There is a large void out there in the UFC’s lightweight division.It’s not a matter of talent. The UFC is loaded with extremely talented 155-pounders.

But the UFC lightweight championship remains in limbo.

Sean Sherk retained his UFC lightweight title with a hard-fought decision over Hermes Franca at UFC 73 on July 7 in Sacramento. Both Sherk and Franca tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs after the fight. Franca is serving a 12-month supsension, while Sherk claims he didn’t take any banned substance and is fighting the California State Athletic Commission’s ruling. He goes before the commission next month to plead his case.

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