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By rss@youtube.com (bertrandnash) UFC 77: Hostile Territory Anderson Silva versus Rich Franklin Silva defeated Franklin by TKO (Strikes) at 1:07 of the second round to retain the Middleweight title. Author: bertrandnash Keywords: UFC 77 Hostile Territory Anderson Silva versus Rich Franklin Added: October 24, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (fighthype) FightHype.com was on hand for the final press conference leading up to UFC 77: Hostile Territory where UFC heavyweight contender Brandon Vera takes on former 2-time heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in a highly anticipated clash. Check out what Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Tim Sylvia,...

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By rss@youtube.com (fighthype) Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin talks about his upcoming rematch with current middleweight champion Anderson Silva. You don't want to miss what he had to say about fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, what the fans can expect come Saturday and much more. Check it out!

 South Africa Another interesting mode is the Classic Fights feature, which allows you to recreate the end to a well-known UFC fight, such as Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin. Once completed, you're rewarded with a music video of the actual fight, providing you with ...

Franklin -- who lost the UFC middleweight title to Anderson in 2006 and then lose a rematch in 2007 -- said he considers Anderson a friend and has trained with him in preparation for his June 13 fight with Wanderlei at UFC 99. Wanderlei, meanwhile ...

I usually work with Rob Radford, he's one of my main coaches, but he's been out in California [with Rich Franklin training with Anderson Silva], and Jorge Gurgel and John Stutzman, he's the guy that works with me the most at my gym – he's a freaking ...

The main event with Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva is a difficult fight for me to call. Given Franklin's defeat with Muay Thai expert Anderson Silva and now facing another muay "fat knee in your grill" thai expert like Wanda the odds are stacked ...

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 MN SPIKE 7PM ET - UFC Unleashed: "Martin Kampmann vs. Andrew McFedries; Marcus Davis vs. Jason Tan; Rich Franklin vs. Jason McDonald; Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter." - VERSUS 7PM ET -WEC 34: "Scheduled: Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver in Sacramento. ...

 IN Others I enjoy for their heart, tenacity and amazing skills are Chuck Liddell, Georges St-Pierre, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin, BJ Penn, Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva and many more. They are all great guys along with ...

Living and training in Las Vegas has apparently been a bad influence on Wanderlei Silva. The once-feared Brazilian bomber has reacted to former friend Anderson Silva training with June 13 opponent Rich Franklin by offering to wager $50000 that he'll ...

Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva, GSP, Rampage, Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, Michael Bisping, Frank Mir, Fedor (in my dreams, he's under a UFC contract), Big Nog, Lyoto Machida, Nate Marquardt, ...

According to the Dayton Daily News, Rich Franklin stated that due to his new alliance with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, he would permanently stay at Light Heavyweight. Franklin had the following to say… "I'll say this much, with training ...

MANILA, Philippines--In one of the most anticipated rematches in mixed martial arts history, former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight ... uk.video.yahoo.com

Despite a worldwide top-five ranking in the middleweight division, Franklin, after consulting with the UFC brass, opted to move up a weight class. Franklin had lost his belt and a subsequent rematch to current middleweight champ Anderson Silva, ...

 CA Series 1 includes such MMA superstars as Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Tito Ortiz and Series 2 is comprised of Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva. Round 5 has just recently announced the Series 3 ...

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 NC - Ja Yount No Mercy Athletics will be raffling autographed merchandise to raise even more money for Special Olympics, including signed items from Dan Henderson, Eddie Bravo, Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Jon Fitch and many other unique items. ...

MMAJunkie.com's Dann Stupp reports -- via a Dayton Daily News update -- that Rich Franklin will be spending some time with former rival Anderson Silva in preparation for his June 13 195-pound catchweight bout with Wanderlei Silva. Silva and Silva ...

Here Anderson Silva thoughts about his win over Rich Franklin at UFC® 77: Hostile Territory. fr.truveo.com

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I don't know what Wanderlei has in the tank, but this is the kind of war that excites me. It probably ends in Wand going down, but you can say that about most Anderson Silva fights, and if Wanderlei can get by Rich Franklin they should do this fight. ...

 MN - Frank Hyden When he's at the top of his game, no one can beat Anderson Silva. His problem is staying motivated. His fight with Patrick Cote is a great example of a trap fight in MMA. If Silva fought Cote in the same way he fought Rich Franklin or Chris Leben, ...

 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, ...

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To date, two Series have been issued: Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton ‘Rampage' Jackson and Tito Ortiz comprised Series 1 while Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva were released in Series 2. Series 3, featuring Andrei “The ...

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 NC I'd like to see this fight if Wandy could beat Rich Franklin at UFC 99, and possibly win 1-2 more after that. However, at this point in their careers I think Anderson would murderlize Wandy. The reach advantage and power of Anderson Silva coupled with ...

I fought for 20000 people for Strikeforce but fighting at Mandalay Bay was awesome. I’m looking to stay in the UFC and make an impact in my division. What was that like walking around backstage and seeing guys like Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva? ... Crow ready to soar again in UFC Daily Gleaner

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 ...

In Anderson Silva's first seven fights in the UFC, he so thoroughly dominated his opponents -- including great fighters like former UFC champ Rich Franklin and former Pride champ Dan Henderson -- that no one even made it past the second round with him. ...

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 ...

 LA He has an overall record of 24-4 and 12-3 in the UFC, his only losses coming to UFC superstar Anderson Silva (twice) and a recent split-decision loss to Dan Henderson on UFC 93. His only other loss came at the hands of another "name" in the UFC ranks, ...

 CA Round 5 also released its Series 2 line in late 2008, which includes Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, and Wanderlei Silva figurines. The launch follows a successful first series, which included Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Tito Ortiz and ...

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The next fight for Silva is June 13 in Cologne, Germany. He'll meet Rich Franklin in the UFC 99 main event. "The fights I had seen of his before were only against Anderson Silva, and he could not show much because Anderson dominated him completely. ...

 Canada He lost to Anderson Silva at Cage Rage in England - "It was an honour to fight him" - and Rich Franklin at UFC 50 - "Rich Franklin told me that was one of the toughest fights, he's ever had and I'm good friends with Rich too," said Davis. ...

Harrison High graduate and UFC middleweight Rich Franklin previews his rematch with Anderson Silva this Saturday night at US Bank Arena. fr.truveo.com

UFC 2009 Undisputed, the first title produced from a multi-year agreement with the UFC and THQ , features most of the organization’s top stars, including Brock Lesnar, Randy Couture, Quinton Jackson, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Rich Franklin, Anderson Silva, Michael Bisping, G...

Rich Franklin reflects on his losses to Anderson Silva. fr.truveo.com

  Canada Mask and his business partners were cage-side regulars and their distinctive logo adorns the trunks of such MMA royalty as Anderson Silva, Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin. The TapouT stars are as popular as big-name fighters, ...

 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 ...

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 ...

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 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. ...

By Kris Karkoski (admin) Anderson Silva Silva captured the title with a first-round knockout of Rich Franklin in late-2006 and has since defended the belt four times with victories over Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, and Patrick Cote. “The Spider” also holds UFC wins over Chris Leben, Travis Lut...

By Chart Topper The current roster: Brock Lesnar Frank Mir Rashad Evans Anderson Silva B.J. Penn Forrest Griffin Rampage Jackson Chuck Liddell Wanderlei Silva Kenny Florian Roger Huerta Michael Bisping Matt Hughes Joe Stevenson Antonio Nogueira Rich Franklin Dan Henderson Georges St. Pierre IGN.com continues to slowly release the names of the fighters in the upcoming UFC: Undisputed game. Here’s the roster, and then the pic of Georges St. Pierre’s character: IGN.com has announced that GSP has been officially added to the UFC Undisputed 2009 roster. The current roster: Brock Lesnar Frank Mir Rashad Evans Anderson Silva B.J. Penn Forrest Griffin Rampage Jackson Chuck Liddell Wanderlei [...]   [read the full post]

By Brian Oswald Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin: Hendo’s fate has also been determined as he will coach opposite Michael Bisping on The Ultimate Fighter 9. The two coaches will fight each other after the show and the winner of that fight will most likely get a title shot against Anderson Silva, or the man who...

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By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] 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...

By Dave Sholler With the loss to Henderson, Franklin continues his “almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades” campaign. Given the fact that he’s been beaten twice by middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Franklin is unlikely to return to the 185-pound division. Add his light heavyweight los...

By Eric Shapiro I don’t mean to say that Michael Bisping isn’t that good, but…. There is just no real nice way of saying that Dan Henderson should tear through Bisping with mild to moderate effort. But I guess that’s the road one must travel to get back to Anderson Silva.

By invizweb Rich Franklin -240 vs. Matt Hamill +190 Rich Franklin -350 vs. Travis Lutter +250 Rich Franklin +170 vs. Anderson Silva -210 Rich Franklin -220 vs. Yushin Okomi +180 Rich Franklin -350 vs. Jason MacDonald +290 UFC 93 Dan Henderson -130 Rich Franklin +110 UFC 94

Henderson fights Rich Franklin on Saturday at UFC 93 in Dublin, and if he wins that fight he'll coach against Michael Bisping on Season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter and then fight Bisping this summer. The winner of the Henderson-Bisping will likely get a middleweight title shot in the fall or w...

By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] 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...

By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] 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...

By Bruno Plus No Anderson Silva = No Problem for the Ace. mygif_alt. Matman No Gravatar Says, in 1-13-2009 at 03:01:29 from 70.81.169.229. Hendo was hanging up great during 5 rounds with Rampage at 205, he shouldn’t have any big problems standing up ... when franklin wins he’s gonna be the next coach on TUF wh...

By Dave Sholler Given his ability to batter opponents in the clinch, Henderson should look to keep the fight against Franklin on the inside. Considering Franklin’s struggles against Anderson Silva in the clinch, Henderson would be well advised to outmuscle his opponent and use the Muay Thai technique...

By Joshua Carey Undefeated at 13-0 and impressive victories over Rich Franklin, Sokoudjou, and Tito Ortiz move him into the Top 10. Machida is slated to meet fellow Top 10 light heavyweight Thiago Silva on Jan. 31. With a win over Thiago, Machida will earn himself No. 1 contender status.

By Jimmy Kimmel 4. Michael Bisping He made the move to 185, which is a much better fit for him and has been dominant. His next opponent will either be Rich Franklin or Dan Henderson, after TUF9. If he wins this fight, he will be in line for a shot at Anderson Silva.

By Mark Chalifoux Anderson Silva always calls Franklin his toughest opponent thanks to his terrific striking, and someone like that could really cause problems for Evans. Of course, I don’t think Franklin is set up well to defend the title for a long time. That weight class is too deep to have a dominant champ...

Rich Franklin is officially staying at light heavyweight. B.J. Penn will not be allowed to move up to middleweight, even if he beats Georges St. Pierre. GSP will be fighting Thiago Alves (if GSP beats Penn) before getting a chance at a superfight with Anderson Silva.

By Mark Chalifoux Rich Franklin is officially staying at light heavyweight. B.J. Penn will not be allowed to move up to middleweight, even if he beats Georges St. Pierre. GSP will be fighting Thiago Alves (if GSP beats Penn) before getting a chance at a superfight with Anderson Silva.

By subo Anderson Silva will headline one of these cards - barring injury, there's no way he doesn't.  And given his recent pattern, this fight should be at 205, with him moving back to fight either the winner of the TUF coaches, or someone like Maia or Okami, for the MW belt sometime in the summer.  Giv...

By The Lights Out Show  Dan Henderson or Rich Franklin as the USA coach in the next TUF has already been settled  Rumor Mill: Chuck Liddell’s next opponent not Anderson Silva, and not even at light heavyweight!  Rumor Mill 2: Anderson Silva’s next opponent will be a loser. Seriously!

By Mike Leanza Hendo and Franklin, what do they have in common. Both fighters have seen success in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the UFC. What else? They've both been stopped by Anderson Silva. Since then, Franklin has tried to hold on to any form of credibility and he did, until h...

By Brian Oswald Since joining the UFC, Okami has gone 6-1. While he holds wins over Mike Swick, Jason McDonald, and Evan Tanner his one decision loss to Rich Franklin may be the most significant. Rich Franklin: Why am I putting Franklin on this list? Because until he loses to someone not named Anderson Silva...

By Mark Chalifoux Michael Bisping will be a coach on the next installment of The Ultimate Fighter. The other coach will be the winner of the Rich Franklin-Dan Henderson bout, meaning Bisping's next fight will be against one of those two. It’s rumored Bisping will get a title shot against Anderson Silva after...

By Larry Vollmer Round 5 launched a series of figurines that included 4 of the world’s most popular mixed martial artists: Quinton Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, and Randy “The Natural” Couture. Series 2 features Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Sean Sherk, and Rich Franklin.

By Sean Schimling 4.Yushin Okami 3.Rich Franklin 2.Dan Henderson Result: Anderson Silva Wins By Arm Bar Submission (Round 1) Result: Dan Henderson Wins By Ref Stoppage (Round Two) 2.Dan Henderson Result: Anderson Silva Wins By Ref Stoppage (Round Four) Middleweight Champion: Anderson Silva

By Kris Karkoski Okami was to square off with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva for the 185-pound title in the main event of UFC 90 in October but was knocked out of the bout due to a broken hand and was replaced by Patrick Cote. With his hand now healed he’ll return to the cage in December and will look to...

By J. Botter 3. Lyoto Machida 4. Rashad Evans 5. Anderson Silva 6. Wanderlei Silva 7. Chuck Liddell 8. Rich Franklin 9. Mauricio Shogun Rua 10. Thiago Silva 1. Anderson Silva (Champion) 2. Dan Henderson 3. Yushin Okami 5. Patrick Cote 6. Michael Bisping 7. Damien Maia 8. Jason MacDonald 9. Martin Kampmann

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By someonespecial4 Welterweight: Middleweight: Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites Martin Kampmann vs. Nate Quarry Yushin Okami vs. Demian Maia Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner Nate Marquardt vs. Jason MacDonald Dan Henderson vs. Jorge Rivera Light Heavyweight: Wanderlei Silva vs. Sokoudjou

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By Pete Dudek Chris Leben:  Leben has been busy since defeating Jason Thacker in the season’s finale.  Sporting a 7-3 record following the show, Leben has lost to Jason MacDonald (submission), Kalib Starnes (decision), and current Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (Knockout (non-title)).  Fo...

By Derek Bolender 1) Anderson Silva (UFC) – 21 – 4 MMA Record, Current UFC Middleweight Champion  2) Dan Henderson (UFC) – 22 – 7, Former PRIDE Middleweight and PRIDE Light Heavyweight Champion  3) Rich Franklin (UFC) – 22 – 3, 1 no contest, Former UFC Middleweight Champion  7) Yushin Okami (UFC) – 22 – 4 

By Greg Clark It is going to be the greatest MMA bout in the young history of Mixed Martial Arts. UFC 82: Pride of a Champion is on tomorrow and for me, the 2008 MMA season starts. The headlining match is between current UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva and current Pride FC Middleweight Champion, Dan Henderson. This fight is everything that Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva was supposed to be before Wanderlei lost to Henderson at Pride 33 which crowned Dan Henderson the first in MMA to hold two belts in different weight classes from the same organization. UFC 64: Middleweight title fight - Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Anderson Silva vs. Franklin II Dan Henderson Highlight Anderson Silva Highlight   [read the full post]

By Adam Morgan Adam Morgan: I like Dan Henderson in this fight and I’ll tell you why. Anderson Silva has fought opponents that have complimented his devastating style and he’s never fought a wrestler on Henderson’s level. Silva has a weakness and it’s his wrestling game. Travis Lutter took him down and mou...

By TAGG Radio 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...

By MMA Junkie 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...

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By MMA Junkie 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...

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By MMA Junkie 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...

By MMA Junkie 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.

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By UFCmania UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (19-4) vs. Rich Franklin (22-2) Holland: Silva via unanimous decision ViolentMike: Silva via technical knockout Holland: Belcher via unanimous decision ViolentMike: Starnes via submission Jason MacDonald (19-8) vs. Yushin Okami (20-4)

By Sam Caplan CLICK HERE to read the remainder of this article. In order to help get you ready for UFC 77 this Saturday the staff at 5 Oz. is making their predictions for the card public in our latest “Pain Poll.” Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Sam Caplan: Unless Franklin can put Silva on his back and expose hi...

By Sam Caplan Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald Gary Herman: Franklin vs Okami = Close Fight. Franklin vs MacDonald = One-sided Franklin victory. Okami vs MacDonald = Same. One-sided Okami win. Okami by third round stoppage. Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel

By UFCmania UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva defends his title in the main event against hometown favorite and former 185-pound titleholder, Rich Franklin. “Ace” is out for redemption after getting torched by the “Spider” in their first encounter at UFC 64 almost exactly one year ago.

By someonespecial4 13. Assuerio Silva 3. Dan Henderson 5. Wandelai Silva 12. Matt “The Hammer” Hamill 13. Micael Bisping 14. Ryoto Machida 1. Anderson Silva 2. Rich Franklin 3. Yushim Okami 6. Dan Henderson 7. Jason MacDonald 10. Chris Leben 11. Martin Kampmann 15. Evan Tanner 18. Travis Lutter 1. Matt Serra 3. Matt Hughes

By UFCmania Rich Franklin Fighting in Cincinnati will double the amount of pressure to win, plus Silva’s in his head. There’s also the PRIDE FC Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson, but he’s chosen, at least for now, to fight at light heavyweight.

UFC 57: Liddell KOs Randy Couture, Round 2 UFC 58: Rich Franklin decisions David Loiseau after five rounds UFC 60: Matt Hughes TKOs Royce Gracie, Round 1 UFC 63: Hughes TKOs B.J. Penn, Round 3 UFC 64: Anderson Silva KOs Franklin, Round 1 UFC 66: Liddell TKOs Tito Ortiz, Round 3

By UFCmania Kongo reminds me of a filled-out version of Anderson Silva (minus the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu). Kongo is a sick striker, with speed and power that should strike fear into any adversary. He’s 9-3 in MMA, but tack on 19-1 in Muay Thai fighting with 18 knockouts, for a true measure of ho...

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Josh Gross are former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and UFC and PRIDE veteran "The Smashing Machine" Mark Kerr. Thanks to the knees of Anderson Silva, Franklin suffered his just second loss in 23 fights. In the three weeks since losing

By Rick Behnke At Saturday night's UFC 64: Unstoppable pay-per-view event, Anderson Silva expertly worked a Muay Thai clinch and let loose with lethal knees to register a first-round TKO win over Rich Franklin to become the new UFC middleweight champion. His win was decisive and destructive, and it re...