Rich Franklin

After a hotly-debated split decision in their first meeting at the beginning of 2009, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stars Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson are going to hook up once more. UFC announced Monday that a rematch between the two will headline UFC 103 on Sept. 19 in Dallas.

LAS VEGAS - Former middleweight champion Rich Franklin, who disputed his split decision loss to Dan Henderson in January at UFC 93, is getting another shot at the former Pride title-holder.

 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, ...

Rich Franklin is coming off of a close split decision loss to Dan Henderson, while Silva is coming off of a brutal left hook knockout from the fist of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin is the only fight confirmed at this time ...

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 ...

 OH By Dann Stupp After suffering a severely scratched cornea in a split-decision loss to Dan Henderson at last month's UFC 93 event, West Chester Twp. resident Rich Franklin on Monday, Feb. 9, had successful surgery to remove scar tissue from his damaged ...

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By Kris Karkoski (admin) UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson took place today at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland. In the evening’s main event Dan Henderson topped Rich Franklin, earning a split decision victory to secure his spot as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 9 and a future middleweight matchup against opposing coach Mic...

By Brian Oswald Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1) is undefeated in his mixed martial arts career. He is 2-0 inside the octagon. In his last fight, at UFC 88, he recorded a controversial split decision win over Matt Brown. Joe Rogan thought Ultimate Fighter alum (Brown) had won the fight and aired his opinion to the crowd...

 - Jan 23, 2009 Henderson earned the right to coach after defeating former middleweight champ Rich Franklin via split decision after an intense bout at UFC 93 last Saturday ...

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The Sun  OH - Jan 20, 2009 Following his split-decision loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 93, Rich Franklin (24-4) finds his MMA career in flux. A competitor in two weight classes but now ... Ace suffers horror eye injury The Sun all 5 news articles

By John Chandler Photo courtesy of RichFranklin.com. Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin shows fans his eye just days after being inadvertently poked in the third round by Dan Henderson, who defeated Franklin by split decision at UFC 93 this past weekend, in a new photo on his official website.

By Steve Cofield Alan Belcher and Marcus Davis delivered as underdogs but it wasn't much solice for  dog players at they watched the favorites go 8-2 at UFC 93. Dan Henderson won the main event over Rich Franklin via split decision as a -130 favorite. One judge gave the nod to Franklin (30-27). The biggest ...

By Bryan Trafford Final Results Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin via split decision Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Mark Coleman via TKO (strikes) -- Round 3 Rousimar Palhares def. Jeremy Horn via unanimous decision Martin Kampmann def. Alexandre Barros via TKO (strikes) -- Round 2

By Casey Trowbridge This also works out well considering that Henderson was way more in to the idea of coaching than Franklin was for doing it a second time. It also means that Bisping and Henderson will meet at an event (probably in July) to cap the season. Given Dan Henderson ’s split decision win over Rich Frank...

By Sam Caplan Dan Henderson is no stranger to representing the U.S. having competed on its Greco Roman Olympic teams during the summer games of 1992 and 1996. Thanks to the former PRIDE middleweight and welterweight champion’s three-round split decision victory over Rich Franklin on Saturday night at...

By Eric Shapiro Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson Prediction: Henderson via split decision Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Rua via TKO, round 2. Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle Prediction: Davis via unanimous decision Alexandre Barros vs. Martin Kampmann Prediction: Kampann via TKO, round 3.

By Jeremy Botter UFC 93 is a show without a home. Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin - A few years back, this would have been a dream fight. Right now, it’s just a placeholder main event on a show that will probably be seen by few people. PREDICTION: Dan Henderson by split decision

By James Iannotti Hamill has also defeated Seth Petruzelli, Tim Boetsch and Reese Andy inside the Octagon. His two losses came at UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” in a very controversial split decision to Michael Bisping and at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” in a third round technical knockout to Rich Franklin.

By Flyin' Hawaiian Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy Hardonk via First-Round TKO. Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister Okami by Either Unanimous or Split Decision. Mike Massenzio def. C.B. Dolloway via Second-Round Submission Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva Forrest Griffin def. Rashad Evans via Unanimous Decision

By Jesse Holland The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 Finale is set to go down from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, December 13. The television event airs LIVE on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET. Wilson Gouveia (11–5) vs. Jason MacDonald (21–10) Prediction: Gouveia by split-decision