UFC 147 now has a new five-round main event, as former middleweight champion Rich Franklin will face "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva in a 190-pound catchweight feature. The two first met at UFC 99 in Germany, where Franklin earned a decision win and both men took home Fight of the Night bonuses.
Silva was originally set to face fellow TUF Brasil coach Vitor Belfort in a rematch of their 1998 UFC Brazil bout, but a hand injury forced Belfort to withdraw from the event.
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http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-147-fight-card-updates
mabrown45 said:
another loss for wandy
probably retirement night for both
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sounds good to me. Good fight, I wasnt thinking any legit title contenders but they needed a name, and this fit perfect. The first fight was good. I hope Franklin finishes him this time.
I think Wandy can take it this time around. The 1st fight was his 1st time cutting down below 205 in a while wasnt it? Either way I think itll be a good fight especially in Brazil
I really like both guys and I can't stress that enough but I see Ace doing to Wandy what he did to Liddell. They turn back the clock for the evening. This will probably be one of the better fights of the year.
JonnyRico said:
I think Wandy can take it this time around. The 1st fight was his 1st time cutting down below 205 in a while wasnt it? Either way I think itll be a good fight especially in Brazil
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You have been saying Wandi can take every fight since he was destroyed by Hendo in Pride. You will be correct once or twice in 11 tries :lol:
ACOGSCOPE said:
JonnyRico said:
I think Wandy can take it this time around. The 1st fight was his 1st time cutting down below 205 in a while wasnt it? Either way I think itll be a good fight especially in Brazil
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You have been saying Wandi can take every fight since he was destroyed by Hendo in Pride. You will be correct once or twice in 11 tries :lol:
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Weird cause I wasnt even on this site then..Or for most of his UFC fights for that matter. And I support Kings MMA guys like you support Roufussport guys. I got to see Wanderlei train for his last fight and execute the gameplan he wanted against Cung Le and get the W. Whether I'm correct or not doesn't matter, what matters is that I'll always back Wanderlei in his fights because he is a legend and one of my all time favorites.
AllDay said:
To bad the Crippler isnt available, i bet Wand would like to Avenge his loss in his Home Country of Brazil.
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This is another loss (and a close loss) that he can avenge. Should be a FOTN-worthy fight if you ask me
cobra_punch said:
I thought that Wandy won their first fight. Am I the only one here? Franklin is now the official TUF Replacement Guy!
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Nope I thought he won it too but I thought Rich beat Henderson. I think Hendo should have had a point deducted.
whatsupdoh said:
It will take a brutal KO for Silva to get fired. And a hard loss for Rich to retire.
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I think just a regular clean KO will put Wandy into retirement. Ace has the power to put him out.
Originally posted by: themmasupreme Date: May 30, 2012 at 08:34 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/wanderlei-silva-vs-rich-franklin-2.47016/
