Belfort vs Franklin September 19th

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  1. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Its all over Vitor has been resigned and will fight Franklin at UFC 103. Dan Henderson obviously has been scrapped and according to Dana White will fight Anderson Silva next and probablly pretty soon. Also Tito Ortiz resigned and will be back in the octagon by the end of the year possibly vs Mark Coleman.
     
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  2. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Belfort Vs Franklin :think very interesting i haven't seen how Belfort looks these days
     
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  3. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He looked good at 185 with 2 scary KOs over Matt Lindland and Terry Martin. 205 might be alittle tough for him right now as he always seemed to be a step behind the best guys.
     
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  4. LB3000

    LB3000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good to see both guys back in the UFC. Franklin vs Belfort should be a good fight but I think its more of a co-main event fight then a headliner for a PPV. Tito should beat Coleman pretty easily.
     
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  5. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well usually Championship fights are the headliners but with Anderson fighting next week and the Lightweight title being up for grabs then recently we had 2 title matches at UFC 100 not every show can be one. Rich Franklin vs Vitor Belfort is about as good as you will get right now without a belt on the line. It looks like an exicting bout and both are former UFC Champs with a large fanbase and not to mention if Vitor wins hes in line for a title shot at either weight and a Rich win will make him 3-1 at 205 in the last year and arguablly 4-0 so a title shot is near for him as well.
     
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  6. cdnboxing

    cdnboxing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Was this there "huge" announcement? LOL.

    Decent fight, but I dont think it will be that competitive. Franklin should win this quite easily.

    Coleman/Tito is hilarious to me.
     
    cdnboxing, Jul 31, 2009
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  7. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    Do you ever get tired of complaining? And why would Franklin win that easily? vitor is no slouch.
     
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  8. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Mmmm very nice fight. Franklin should use his wrestling skill to beat Belfort, because I don't think he can outstrike Belfort due to his freakish hand speed. I think Belfort take this by TKO in the 2nd
     
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  9. ryanty22

    ryanty22 VRWC Sledgehammer Full Member

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    very nice i like the idea of the phemon back in the octagon especially with a belfort-silva fight in the near future. i think belfort get past franklin without alot of trouble. franklin is good but i think belfort takes it standing up. if belfort gets past silva id pay money to see belfort-st.pierre
     
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  10. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    This is an interesting match-up. Franklin was the man at 185, and may still be, barring Anderson Silva. And maybe barring Henderson. Okay, he was one of the men at 185. Franklin aspires to be the man at 205, though his most realistic aspiration is probably one of the best minus Machida or so. Anyway...

    When Franklin faced Silva; he faced someone well versed in all aspects of mma, with exceptional talent. Belfort is also an exceptional talent, but perhaps less skilled Silva in certain aspects.

    I favor Belfort here, but I may still be awe struck by watching his UFC debut live some time ago.
     
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  11. Tko4

    Tko4 Left high kick Full Member

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    So the UFC realized Hendo deserved another shot at Silva instead of giving us a second fight with Franklin no one wanted to see? GOOD!

    This makes things far more interesting. Franklin v. Belfort could be fun.
     
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  12. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    I like this matchup. Id think this would be a stand up contest..I favor Vitor
     
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  13. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Thats because Vitor was on hormones..
     
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  14. LB3000

    LB3000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Franklin has said that this fight will take place at catchweight (195).
     
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  15. Stoo

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    Respect to Rich, he's faced top competition everytime he's fought recently
     
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