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Saturday, Jun 6
UFC offers Franklin vs. Quarry and Silva vs. Jardine for free ...
Both bouts feature UFC 99 headliners: Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva, who meet in a catchweight bout of 195 pounds on June 13. The UFC Media Live section features a UFC 56 bout between then-UFC middleweight champ Franklin and challenger Nate Quarry. ...
Wednesday, May 20
Cheick Kongo replaces Heath Herring at Germany's UFC 99 event
OH However, ticket sales are solid for the event, which features a main event between former UFC champion Rich Franklin and former PRIDE title-holder Wanderlei Silva (at a catch-weight of 195 pounds). (Touch of gloves: MMAjunkie.com reader "Roy M.") To ...
Tuesday, May 19
Germany won't allow fans 17 and younger to attend UFC 99 in June
The UFC event, Germany's first, takes place at Lanxess Arena and airs on pay per view. Featured bouts for the show include Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva (at a catch-weight of 195 pounds) and heavyweights Heath Herring vs. Cain Velasquez. ...
Tuesday, May 12
Spike TV debuts "Countdown UFC 99" preview show on June 9
OH Countdown UFC 99" airs at 11 pm ET/PT, and a replay is slated for the day of the event, June 13, at 1:30 pm ET/PT. The Spike TV-televised show focuses on the night's headliners, Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva, who meet at a catch-weight of 195 ...
Wednesday, May 6
Eddie Alvarez, Toby Imada top Bellator's $200K Week 5 payroll
OH I found that funny when they announced him at XFC 8 the other weekend. They made a big deal out of it and introduced him as the brother of ex-UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. They also announced one of the judges as a UFC judge. ...
Monday, May 4
With lines drawn, Rich Franklin on side of new training partner ...
OH - Dann Stupp Still, Franklin has bonded with Silva, the guy who took his middleweight title in 2007. In fact, Franklin said that bond with "The Spider" is now strong enough that it could cancel any plans he had to train with Wanderlei Silva after their UFC 99 main ...
Thursday, Apr 16
Round 5 to release Jason MacDonald figurine; Lytle and Kampmann next?
OH As with past figurines – which have included the likes of Randy Couture, Rich Franklin, Anderson Silva, Andrei Arlovski and referee "Big" John McCarthy – MacDonald (and Lytle and Kapmann) will maintain creative control of their likenesses, ...
Sunday, Apr 12
The Sunday Junkie: April 12 edition
Los Angeles Times OH Rich Franklin. While it's true this fight is more feasible (each fighter has moved to the other's weight class), it still makes for an exciting match and helps Silva gradually make the drop to 185. It's no different than if Anderson Silva moved up to ...
Thursday, Apr 9
MMAjunkie.com Radio: Nick Diaz, Rich Franklin and Conor Heun today
OH Diaz discusses Saturday's Showtime-televised fight with Frank Shamrock, Franklin talks about a guest appearance at Saturday's ICF show in Cincinnati (and his UFC 99 fight with Wanderlei Silva), and Heun discusses his performance on the MTV reality ...
Wednesday, Apr 8
Episode No. 2 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter: US vs. UK"
OH White admits he was impressed with the effort of Team UK, and explains how Dan Henderson, by virtue of defeating Rich Franklin at UFC 93, has become the Team US coach. White also said he hopes for the best from the US fighters - something we know will ...
Tuesday, Apr 7
UFC's Jorge Rivera to undergo surgery, contemplating retirement
Rivera, the always-tough Massachusetts resident who has faced the likes of Martin Kampmann, Kendall Grove, Terry Martin, Chris Leben, Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Mark Weir, Lee Murray, David Loiseau and Travis Lutter, touched on his April 1 bout ...
Tuesday, Mar 31
Herring vs. Velasquez, Al Turk vs. Duffee officially added to UFC 99
OH Todd Duffee (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) were officially announced on the UFC's UK website. UFC 99 is slated for June 13 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, and features a main event of Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva at 195 pounds. ...
Friday, Mar 20
Wanderlei Silva pushing for addition of super middleweight class ...
by John Morgan on Mar 21, 2009 at 7:55 am ET When Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1 UFC, 2-4 UFC) and Rich Franklin (24-4 MMA, 11-3 MMA) meet in the main event of UFC 99 in June, the 195-pound catchweight bout will feature two of the UFC's most exciting fighters ...
Thursday, Mar 19
Where's Matt Hughes' Hall of Fame nod?
OH Hughes conceded he had entertained a move to middleweight in the past and said he would have fought the late Evan Tanner for the middleweight belt had Tanner defeated Rich Franklin at UFC 42. But Hughes says now he'd only go up for a significant fight, ...
Sunday, Mar 15
Paul Kelly dropping to lightweight to fight Roli Delgado at UFC 99
OH The UFC recently announced five officials bouts for UFC 99, including a main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva (at a catch-weight if 195 pounds), though the Kelly vs. Delgado fight wasn't one of them. Kelly will compete in his fourth ...
Friday, Mar 13
"UFC 99: Franklin vs. Silva" begins to take shape with five ...
MMA Ring Report OH Originally announced as "UFC 99: The Comeback," the UFC's official website is now referring to the event as "Franklin vs. Silva" in honor of the evening's main-event competitors Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva. UFC 99 take place June 13 at the ...
Wednesday, Mar 11
Lightweight bout between Dale Hartt and Denis Siver on tap for UFC 99
OH For complete coverage of "UFC 99: The Comeback," which features a main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva (at a catch-weight of 195 pounds), stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com. Hartt-Siver Booked for UFC 99 Sherdog.com all 25 news articles
Sunday, Mar 8
Matt Hughes not ruling out a future move to middleweight
OH In fact, Hughes considered doing it once before. Back in 2005, Hughes' friend Rich Franklin defeated Evan Tanner for the middleweight title. However, had he won, Tanner instead would have served as a coach on "The Ultimate Fighter 2" and fought Hughes ...
Thursday, Mar 5
"Countdown to UFC 96" airs tonight on Spike TV
OH Rich Franklin got beat so bad by Anderson Silva the first time that a rematch didn't seem likely but sure enough, Franklin vs. Silva II happened. Then Dan Henderson had a heck of a first round against Anderson Silva before he got choked out but he ...
Wednesday, Mar 4
Report: Struve vs. Stojnic, Taylor vs. Sobotta at UFC 99
Taylor will face UFC newcomer Peter Sobotta (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), while Struve will meet Denis Stojnic (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). "UFC 99: The Comeback," featuring a main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva, takes place June 13 at Lanxess Arena in ...
Tuesday, Mar 3
Paul Taylor and Stefan Struve reportedly set to return at UFC 99 ...
OH The report comes from the UK-based Fighter's Only. The event, officially announced today as "UFC 99: The Comeback," takes place June 13 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, and features a main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva. ...
Monday, Mar 2
UFC 96 weigh-in information, American Fighter party reminder
OH Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, UFC announcer Bruce Buffer and other UFC notables will be in attendance. For more information about the event, check out our UFC 96 pre-party post, or make plans with other readers in the MMAjunkie.com ...
Thursday, Feb 26
Site News: UFC 96 get-together with American Fighter and Rich Franklin
OH On the eve of the March 7 "UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine" event, American Fighter will host a pre-fight VIP party at Club Mynt in Columbus. The party is open to MMAjunkie.com readers. UFC veteran Rich Franklin and UFC announcer Bruce Buffer are confirmed ...
Tuesday, Feb 24
Gina Carano to be first female fighter with a Round 5 figurine
The Journal News / Lohud.com OH To date Round 5 has released figurines of Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Tito Ortiz (Series 1), as well as Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva (Series 2). Series 3 is available this April and ...
Thursday, Feb 19
UFC vets Carter, Christison, Cruz and Zachrich set for Cincinnati ...
OH It also marks the first Ohio show for the IFC, which to date, has held six events in Kentucky at Turfway Park. US Bank Arena hasn't hosted a major MMA event since UFC 77, an October 2007 event headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin II. ...
Wednesday, Feb 18
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva agree to UFC 99 co-main-event bout
After the fight, Silva said he was planning to drop to the middleweight division, a weight class Franklin recently left. Franklin returns to competition for the first time since a UFC 93 main-event loss to Dan Henderson. Henderson won a split decision ...
Monday, Feb 9
Medical Beat: Fighter contamination (Vaseline) issues can be ...
UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps. ... Rich Franklin probably has the best conditioning in the UFC, with the possible exception of GSP, and he was gassed in the first round against Silva in their second fight. I agree that there needs to be checks an...
Tuesday, Jan 20
Rich Franklin on UFC 93 main event: "I thought I won the fight ...
With the victory, Henderson joins Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida in the small group of fighters who have defeated Franklin in a nine-year, 28-fight career. Franklin failed in his attempt to avenge the loss to Silva, and he's recently ... Having recently moved from middleweight to light he...
Tuesday, Jan 13
Dan Henderson finally meets up with Rich Franklin at UFC 93 ...
Franklin was already UFC's middleweight champion at the time, having stopped the late Evan Tanner on June 4, 2005, in Atlantic City, N.J. Henderson eventually lost a title unification match this past March 1 to Anderson Silva, ...... LOL this is true and I don't think Bisping is that good he really...
If "TUF" awaits, UFC 93 headliner Rich Franklin ready to give it ...
Henderson (23-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) headline fight will coach opposite Michael Bisping on the ninth season of "The Ultimate Fighter," which begins taping later this month with a U.S. vs. U.K. theme. Bisping, a British fighter, ..... I Think Rich wins this fight...besides Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin is the...
Thursday, Feb 21
“The Ultimate Fighter 1″ Competitor Josh Rafferty Headlines XFO 22
Josh Rafferty (8-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), an original cast member of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, will go for his fourth consecutive victory when he takes on one-time WEC fighter Kevin Knabjian (7-3-1) in the main event of Friday’s Xtreme Fighting Organization event.
Tuesday, Feb 19
Lyoto Machida’s Manager: Fight with Tito Ortiz Set for UFC 84
Not true, says Soares, who also manages UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogeuira and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. UFC 84 is expected to feature a main event between UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn and former champ Sean Sherk. The event takes place at the MGM Gr...
Monday, Feb 18
Yahoo! Sports to Carry UFC 82 Weigh-Ins Live; Nogueira Booked for Q&A
UFC 82 features a championship bout between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson in the night’s main event. The televised main card also features Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo, Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara, Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner, and Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilso...
Monday, Feb 11
Martin Kampmann Talks Recovery, UFC Return — An MMAjunkie.com Interview
MARTIN KAMPMANN: I’ve considered it. I’m fighting middleweight right now, and I’m doing pretty well winning all my UFC fights… I don’t think I’d ever move up, though. That’s for sure. I’m not the biggest middleweight. I can compete with them. But (light heavyweight)? I don’t think I’d move up u...
Monday, Feb 4
Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter Official for UFC 83
Rumors of the bout have popped up for weeks, but we can now confirm that former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and “The Ultimate Fighter 4” winner Travis Lutter (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will meet at UFC 83, which takes place April 19 at Montreal’s Bell Centre.
Monday, Jan 28
Prince Mclean a Cast Member on “The Ultimate Fighter 7″
“The Ultimate Fighter 7,” which debuts April 2 on Spike TV, features UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and season-one winner Forrest Griffin as coaches. Sixteen middleweight fighters vie for a UFC contract in a tournament-style competition. The show began taping today in...
Friday, Jan 25
Tanner vs. Okami Official; Koscheck vs. Hazelett Un-Televised at UFC 82
After weeks of speculation, a UFC 82 middleweight bout between Evan Tanner and Yushin Okami is now official. Additionally, the UFC today revealed that a welterweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 1” standout Josh Koscheck (9-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Cincinnati-based fighter Dustin Ha...
Tuesday, Jan 22
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Koscheck Official for UFC 82
UFC 82 features a main event of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former PRIDE standout Dan Henderson For the latest UFC 82 fight card, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com. Bout agreements have been signed and the fight is now official: Cincinnati-area fighter Du...
Saturday, Jan 19
Evan Tanner vs. Yushin Okami at UFC 84
Okami, who signed a contract extension with the UFC in November, is 5-1 in the organization with victories over the likes of Alan Belcher, Kalib Starnes, Rory Singer, (No. 1 contender) Mike Swick and Jason MacDonald. His only loss was to Rich Franklin at UFC 72. Okami, in fact, nearly won the J...
Friday, Dec 28
Evan Tanner’s Camp: No Official Fight Booking Yet
A rumored UFC 82 bout between Evan Tanner (32-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) and middleweight contender Yushin Okami (21-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) hasn’t been booked — not yet, anyway. UFC 82 currently features a main event between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. Tickets for the event...
Wednesday, Dec 19
Rich Franklin: UFC 82 Fight with Travis Lutter not Official
Franklin hasn’t fought since a second-round TKO to Anderson Silva at Cincinnati’s UFC 77 event in October. Franklin initially lost his belt to Silva at UFC 64 in October 2006 but rebounded for victories over Jason MacDonald and Yushin Okami to earn the rematch.
