UFC 103: Franklin vs Henderson 2

[DTX3]

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Main card Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin Number 1 contenders fight Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca Other announced matchups Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Junior dos Santos Lightweight bout: Sean Sherk vs. Gleison Tibau Lightweight bout: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Matt Wiman Middleweight bout: Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal

Franklin-Henderson was just announced. Winner will probably be up next for the title.

[SHO]

Bah @ either of those two deserving a title shot.

[Beantown]

Eh. Nothing on that card really strikes me as a "I want to see this" kind of fight.

[Scoop_Brady]

Why isn't Hendo getting another shot at Silva? He's the only guy to take a round from him and he's already beaten Franklin. What gives? Some said Bisping would get a title shot with a win over Hendo so why doesn't Hendo get another shot? This just makes no sense to me especially considering Hendo keeps going up and down in weight. If anything having him fight Marquardt makes more sense.

[Wet Bandit]

Maybe they're giving whoever comes out of the Machida/Shogun fight the winner of Hendo/Franklin.

Regardless, a somewhat lackluster headline, but the rest of the card makes up for it. Griffin/Franca, Trigg/Koscheck, Swick/Kampmann, Crocop/dos Santos, as well as Hendo/Franklin, that's a good night of fights. And McFedries/Drwal could easily make it to the main card and produce a KO of the night.

[DueceDiggla]

I don't think the card is weak at all, but I have no desire to see Hendo/Franklin again. Let Franklin fight Bisping at 105 and give Hendo Anderson.

[aholbert32]

I dont see the point. Dana said Hendo has the next middleweight shot so why is he fighting Franklin at LHW. Also if Franklin (if he wins) gets a shot at Machida before Rampage (if he beats Evans) its a ****ing travesty.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

I dont see the point. Dana said Hendo has the next middleweight shot so why is he fighting Franklin at LHW. Also if Franklin (if he wins) gets a shot at Machida before Rampage (if he beats Evans) its a ****ing travesty.

I thought Hendo was moving back down to Middleweight, and Bisping was moving up to LH? I dunno why they'd put Hendo back in the middle of a very crowded LH division when they need viable Middleweight stars to try and beat Anderson.