So Rich Franklin is about to challenge Anderson Silva for the title “The Spider” took from him in their last meeting. What chance does he have after the beating he took last time?
A lot better chance than most people expect….
You see, Rich Franklin is a very cerebral fighter. You can bet he’s watched the tape of the last fight over and over and picked apart his performance.
You can also bet that Franklin will stay the hell away from Silva’s clinch……..If he can.
Look for Franklin to try to turn the fight into a brawl. He had some (limited) success striking from mid-range in the first encounter. He may even take his chances with “The Spider”s ground game.
The real question is here: Even if Franklin gets his way with one of the above scenarios, does he really have an advantage over Silva in any position????
We will find out on Saturday. But I’d be willing to wager it will be a hell of a lot more competitive this time around.
(6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
franklins nose will be different 2 last time,its a lot flatter now :)
lmao bean i hope franklin can bring the belt home but im not putting any money on it lol LETS GET IT ON ….!!!!!!!!
I hope to see “ACE” take the belt from the spiders web, If he can avoid Silvas clinch he has a great chance! GO ACE!
keep living in hope boys.franklin hasnt a hope in hell of winning that fight.
This is it…
I’m totally clinching myself on the chair hoping Franklin will win.LOL
worth the 40$ this card???,undecided yet..
We dont know if Silva can take a shot the dude has a lanky ass head Hahahahaha its gonna be sweet hearing WINNER AND NEEEEWWW UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD RICH ACE FRANKLIN!
silva can take a shot.lee murray can bang and he couldnt take out the spider.silva is willing 2 stand an bang.
franklin needs 2 get his books back out 4 the old teaching job.
lol Ace by TKO Round 1!
ha ha,your dreaming mate.
Maybe im went a lil off the top but with all the upsets going on I wouldnt be suprised!
there are upsets and then there are miracles.franklin aint turning any water 2 wine believe me.
Interesting conversations going on here!!!! Flying knees and no one willing to back down. Should make for a very creative fight. If I had to put money on this fight it sure the hell wouldn’t be much. Could very well go either way. Worth the $40.00? As a fan there is no fight I wouldn’t watch (that’s my chocolate)Of course if there is a lull in the action might be a great time to get me a beer haha
franklin doesnt have a chance. hes either gonna get knocked out again or get submitted silva is a much better fighter than franklin
Just cause you like a fighter doesn’t always mean he is going to win. We always route for our favourites but if they lose get pissed off for a moment and carry on!!!!!!!!!
Trishaaaaaaaaaaaaa is right,
Rich is my first favourite MW champ. But I’m afraid for his chances to ever beat Spider. Anderson is a real fighter.
I 100% agree, A smart fighter looks at his opponents weaknesses and exploits them, Look at Couture vs Gonzaga for Example or Liddell vs Couture 2 or 3.
AHHHH the sport. Gotta love it. If we could only take a skill from that fighter and one from another fighter etc. to make the perfect well rounded fighter. Secretly I think the ones we really don’t PREFER to route for make it interesting and makes us watch. UFC is classic conversation where ever we go!!! Looking forward to the PPV. Cheers All!