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Kenny Florian responds to plagiarism accusations, apologizes for 'oversight' in not crediting source material

It hasn't been a good Friday for retired Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Kenny Florian.

The analyst for FOX Sports posted an article on Monday entitled "Welcome to the future: Kenny Florian breaks down Dillashaw vs. Cruz" with what appeared to be an expert level analysis of Sunday's feature main event.

But then on Thursday all hell broke loose when a one Lee Wylie discovered that the analysis had stolen huge parts from a video he'd made back in December that looked at former boxer Willie Pep.

Accusations that Florian had ostensibly plagiarized his entire article from Wylie soon made the rounds of the mixed martial arts community, forcing a quick reaction from FOX Sports.