UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort

[A.E]

. . : : LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Rich Franklin 27-4-0 vs. Vitor Belfort 18-8-0

. . : : HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Mirko Cro Cop 25-6-2 vs. Junior Dos Santos 8-1-0

. . : : WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Martin Kampmann 15-2-0 vs. Paul Daley 21-8-2

. . : : WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Josh Koschek 14-4-0 vs. Frank Trigg 19-6-0

. . : : LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Tyson Griffin 13-2-0 vs. Hermes Franca 20-7-0

. . : : LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Efrain Escudero 12-0-0 vs. Cole Miller 15-3-0

. . : : MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Drew McFedries 8-5-0 vs. Tomasz Drwal 16-2-0

. . : : LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Jim Miller 14-2-0 vs. Nik Lentz 18-3-1

. . : : WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Rick Story 7-3-0 vs. Brian Foster 14-3-0

. . : : LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Eliot Marshall 7-2-0 vs. Jason Brilz 17-1-1

. . : :LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Vladimir Matyushenko 22-4-0 vs. Igor Pokrajac 21-5-0

. . : :LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT : : . .
Rob Emersono 10-7-0 vs. Rafael Dos Anjos 11-4-0
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UFC 103 NOTES:
- A Lightweight #1 contender bout between Martin Kampmann and Mike Swick has been removed from the card due to injury by Swick.
- A knee injury has forced Thiago Tavares out of his bout with Jim Miller.
- An injured back has forced Dan Lauzon out of his bout with Rafaello Oliveira.

NEXT UP...
- UFC 104 from Los Angeles, 10.24.09: Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua, Joe Stevenson vs Spencer Fisher, Cain Velasquez vs Ben Rothwell
- UFC 105 from Manchester, England, 11.14.09: Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera, Michael Bisping vs Dennis Kang, Dan Hardy vs Don-Hyung Kim
- UFC 106 from Las Vegas Nevada, 11.21.09: Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin, Tito Ortiz vs Mark Coleman, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Jon Fitch and Marcus Davis also in action

 

[jarrod2323]

Koshcheck v. Trigg very intriguing, too

 

[A.E]

Koshcheck v. Trigg very intriguing, too

I love Frank and I have been highly anticipating this card since the fight was announced. One of the smartest guys in the business, I cannot wait to see what kind of shape he is in. On top of his coming back, he's got a pretty formidable opponent straight out of the gate.

Cro Cop vs Dos Santos should be a really nice slug fest. I am curious to see Mirko in this one, bare in mind he's fighting heavyweight. I never considered Cro Cop as a possible contender to Brock Lesnar and that heavyweight title. Nothing would bring me greater pleasure than seeing Mirko kick Brock in the side of the head.

 

[A.E]

Damn, Koscheck just knocked out my man Trigg.

 

[Pugz]

Do you got a link?

 

[A.E]

Do you got a link?

I'm watching on Sopcast.

I think ATDHE.com has a couple links though.

 

[A.E]

WOW! A UFC rookie just knocked out Martin Kampmann. This fight was originally supposed to be Kampmann and Swick fighting for a title shot. Swick got hurt before the fight and now Kampmann can kiss that title shot goodbye.

 

[A.E]

Cro Cop just got his azz beat too. 3rd round and Dos Santos started landing some vicious knees to the face. The fight ended because Cro Cop says he can't see. I think Junior just busted Mirko's eye socket.

 

[Pugz]

Cro Cop, I think would be better off fighting Light Heavy.

 

[A.E]

Vitor Belfort just knocked out Rich Franklin in the 1st.

Vitor is a serious threat in the UFC.

 

[Pugz]

Dang, I wanted Frank to win. I wanted to see Vitor do well, but I like Frank a lot. Atleast Josh won lol, I wanted to see Josh and Efrain win tonight.

 

[A.E]

Dang, I wanted Frank to win. I wanted to see Vitor do well, but I like Frank a lot. Atleast Josh won lol, I wanted to see Josh and Efrain win tonight.

I remember watching Vitor's last UFC fight, a loss against Tito Ortiz, and I remember thinking how the guy just seemed so unmotivated to fight anymore. Well I can say with conviction that a lot has changed in 5 years and after fighting in some other promotions, this is a re-energized Phenom that looked really, really good tonight.

Both fighters were came out dancing, being very cautious of each other and not wanting to over commit. Vitor literally snuck in and just stung Rich.

 

[Pugz]

Dang, I'm happy for him but I really wanted to see Rich win. Oh well, I don't see much changing from that division anyways, not anytime soon anyways.

 

[A.E]

Dang, I'm happy for him but I really wanted to see Rich win. Oh well, I don't see much changing from that division anyways, not anytime soon anyways.

Weird thing about the fight was both Franklin and Belfort weighed in a 195

 

[TTN2810]

Anyone know who won all the fights?

 

[ZigZag]

This event saw the true fall of CroCop. He's just doesn't have any of the skill he used to have. Vitor didn't look like he was in the best shape but it's a scary thought to have him at MW. I do think Anderson would wreck him but the only other person who would have a chance with him is Hendo.