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A day after the Ultimate Fighting Championship bumped a Tyson Griffin (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Hermes Franca (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) bout to the preliminary card, the organization has returned the lightweight matchup to the UFC 103 main card. On the official fight card on UFC.com, Griffin vs. Franca has been promoted, and a lightweight [...] Despite five wins in his past six fights and a total of five Fight of the Night awards during his eight-fight UFC career, Tyson Griffin (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has been demoted to the un-aired preliminary card of UFC 103. The Xtreme Couture fighter, who’s slated to fight former top UFC lightweight contender Hermes Franca (19-7 [...] A lightweight bout between Hermes Franca (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Tyson Griffin (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will take place in September at UFC 103. Sources close to the fighters told MMAjunkie.com that bout agreements have not been signed but both competitors have verbally agreed to the fight. The Sept. 19 fight will take place on the [...] UFC lightweights Hermes Franca (19-7) and Tyson Griffin (13-2) are in talks to compete in a 155-pound match up at UFC 103 in Dallas, Texas, on September 26, according toMMAWeekly. Franca has been on a roller coaster ride during the past 18 months. The former number one contender returned from a 12-month steroids suspension in 2008, [...] Former lightweight number one contender Hermes Franca is planning to make his Octagon return in late September at UFC 103 according toAround the Octagon, though a date and venue have yet to be determined for this event. Franca (19-7) was scratched from his 155-pound match up against Joe Lauzon at UFC Fight Night 17 at USF [...] As reported on UFC.com, a knee injury has forced Hermes Franca to withdraw from the Ultimate Fight Night on February 7. Franca was scheduled to fight Joe Lauzon in the main event. Jeremy Stephens has agreed to take Franca’s place in the main event. Stephens was last seen in November against Rafael [...] |
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