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Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (25-5) has reportedly agreed to return to the light heavyweight division to face Chuck Liddell (21-7) at UFC 115 in Vancouver after Tito Ortiz was forced to withdraw from the June 12 event for undisclosed reasons. MMAWeekly confirmed the change in opponents based on an initial report by Fighter’s Only [...] Coming to the UFC by way of the Ultimate Fighter (TUF) house can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand, should a fighter succeed on the show, the time spent on national television propels that fighter to the forefront of the casual UFC fan’s [...] Randy Couture is now 2-0 in his latest return to the light heavyweight division. After wins over Brandon Vera at UFC 105 and Mark Coleman at UFC 109, he appears to be in line for a potential title shot. The 46-year-old Couture just finished his third fight in less than five and half months. He [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship deepened its light heavyweight division with the recent signing of former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Phil Davis (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Davis’ management team today announced the signing, though terms of the deal were not disclosed. Teammate Brandon Vera first announced Davis’ signing via Twitter on Tuesday, though Chad Dubin of [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The UFC 59 fight poster read “Reality Check”, and for five minutes, it certainly was for Forrest Griffin, who was battered for much of the opening stanza of his 2006 bout on the card by a man who had reigned over the light heavyweight division longer than anyone else in UFC [...] Props: Terra Magazine Quoteworthy: “I’m waiting for the UFC to decide my opponent. But I will fight on February 6. I don’t know whether is it against Anderson (Silva), though. That’s that thing, we never know nothing in the UFC. The things go on and we don’t know. I signed to fight in February and they already [...] “I’m pissed, I’m really pissed, but the sport of MMA, she’s a bitch and if you let it go to the judges, you let it out of your hands, you know? So, I’m going to take the blame for this loss. I’m going to man up. I should have finished it. I had a couple [...] MANCHESTER, England – Proving he can still hang – and even beat – the light heavyweight division’s best, 46-year-old Randy Couture survived jarring body shots, cuts and a few bruising blows to the mug to top Brandon Vera via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 105. The unpopular decision capped off Saturday’s event at [...] In 2007, toward the dissolution of the Japanese-based Pride FC organization, Mauricio Rua was considered (arguably) the top 205-pound fighter in the world. This was even during the time that Chuck Liddell was executing his reign of terror on the UFC light heavyweight division to the tune of four title defenses, while simultaneously piggybacking the sport [...] |
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