UFC 103 Main Event (Franklin vs. Henderson 2) changing? According to Franklin's twitter -...

UFC 103 Main Event (Franklin vs. Henderson 2) changing?

According to Franklin's twitter - http://twitter.com/FollowACE

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Thank Jebus. That fight would have been a lame main event.

by Discman2 on Jul 25, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions

I smell a Tito.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 25, 2009 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

Can Tito be ready that soon? I thought he jus started working out again.

Some people might say that winning a fight makes you a better fighter but I don’t agree with that.- BlueberryMuffin

by ufc4 on Jul 25, 2009 11:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

My word, did Rich Franklin suffer a stroke?

...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.

"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard

by Brett Jones on Jul 25, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs

y do u aks?

If you see Mark Coleman in person, drop $5 on the floor and watch the fun as he tries in vain to bend down and pick it up.

by Ozzz on Jul 25, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

This is why Twitter shouldn’t be used by fighters (or anyone for that matter) as a way of updating what they’re doing. The character limit is ridiculous and pretty much screws up the whole damn system.

by tmatte on Jul 26, 2009 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions

“I’ve heard the UFC pulled my fight off the website for UFC 103. I don’t know why. They haven’t spoken to to me about this and I assume the fight is still on.” – Translated into readable English.

Being a former teacher, Franklin is one of the last fighters I’d have expected to see writing in chat speak.

by rabrown on Jul 25, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

my thoughts exactly

by JoLy on Jul 25, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

That character limit is pretty tight.

It ends in an armbar or a strangle regardless.

by capital L on Jul 25, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah, i’m not on twitter, but i imagine this was so he could fit everything in the 140 character limit (or whatever that number is)

by woooburn on Jul 25, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

He was a math teacher. I imagine that the meager, primitive languages of man are difficult for his ascended consciousness to limit itself to.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 25, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

He's also a Creationist

Being a high school teacher doesn’t make you smart, gang.

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift

by Derek Suboticki on Jul 25, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

ALL who disagree with Subo and his logic are stupid.

Just ask him.

by Riney on Jul 25, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

so is william lane craig

and he is smarter than anyone on this blog

he was injured. injured bad.

by troy145 on Jul 25, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know about that. He’s a smart guy, and spoke once at my college, but man he believes some dumb shit.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 26, 2009 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions

He may have posted via cell phone.

by cyph on Jul 25, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

He was a math teacher

Math is all about shorthand

by Shaun32887 on Jul 25, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

In tweet terms, that is prose for the ages right there.

by toxic on Jul 25, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

The fight was never officially on the website...

There was a story on UFC.com, but the fight was never added to the official fight card. Maybe the UFC was never really serious about it, and just had it as a back up plan in case nothing better presented itself.

by mburtoni on Jul 25, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions

To be fair

It’s surprising that he’s able to string together that coherent a thought after the beating he took from Anderson. For a guy who couldn’t figure out which corner was his, “i dont kno y” is Pynchonian.

by worldcupfever on Jul 25, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

Pretty lame shot at Franklin dude…

by Dropkick434 on Jul 25, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

meh

the Pynchon reference saves it

by Grappo on Jul 25, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

How is that a lame shot? You saw the Silva fight. His corner had to tell him to go out for round 2. I love Rich to death, but he got beaten like a drum by Anderson. I’m not saying he’s a dumb guy, he’s not.

by worldcupfever on Jul 25, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I was more talking about the mangling of the language that tweeting forces people to do, that’s all.

by worldcupfever on Jul 25, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I have no problem with shots at Franklin.

Lame or otherwise. Dude’s a clockwatcher. Boo.

If you see Mark Coleman in person, drop $5 on the floor and watch the fun as he tries in vain to bend down and pick it up.

by Ozzz on Jul 25, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

1-I never understood the level of disdain towards Franklin/Henderson 2. the first fight was a very good, close fight. The rematch at 205 makes a lot of sense. my only complaint, was that it was just too soon.

2-I assume the new fight would be Franklin/Tito, and while that is a good match that I would like to see, I don’t find it any more appealing than Henderson. That is outside of teh big ppv draw that Tito is.

3-I have read a lot of complaints around the www about this card and again, I think it is pretty solid, one big fight away from being very good. Swick/Kampmann could be amazing to see. It’s still a couple of months away, so who knows? In the meantime, I am ready for 101, which I think will be super (imagine Daffy Duck, Thooper!).

If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.

by BJJDenver on Jul 25, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

I have never understood the disdain for Hendo/Franklin 2 either so I hope they keep it. If they do go with another fight I don’t think it will be Tito/Franklin since Tito has said he needs a warm-up fight and Ace isn’t one in anyway

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by The Legend on Jul 25, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Main Event

the disdain, for me, is that it is (was?) scheduled to be the main event to a relatively weak card. If it were co-main to a title fight, none of which are possible I realize, or another huge fight that fans have been clamoring for, then all would be fine.

by argyle on Jul 25, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I find it hard to believe so many people are panning a rematch of the really good Hendo vs Rich fight while getting excited at the idea of a rematch of the awful Hendo vs Vitor fight from PRIDE.

by rabrown on Jul 25, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

You dont get it!!!!

Who wants to see a former UFC champion take on a former Pride Champion at 2 weight classes?!?!!

LAME!

he was injured. injured bad.

by troy145 on Jul 25, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah!

Who wouldn’t want to see Pat Miletich vs Hendo?

Not me, I’ll tell ya.

If you see Mark Coleman in person, drop $5 on the floor and watch the fun as he tries in vain to bend down and pick it up.

by Ozzz on Jul 25, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I completely agree with #1. I’m more than down to see that fight again.

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift

by Derek Suboticki on Jul 25, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

The main problem is that its a fairly meaningless fight in the context of 205 and 185. Rich is going for the 205 title and Hendo is going for the 185 title. That, and Tito/Rich would be way more compelling match.

Keep firing Assholes!

Thanks to Bisping's reenactment of the Battle of Cowpens, walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by Ubernoober on Jul 25, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Agree completely. Plus it’s a rematch of a recent fight that, while ok, didn’t really set the world on fire in terms of excitement. There are more intriguing match-ups for both men.

by greco-roman airlines on Jul 25, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Could they already have Belfort signed? They could match him up with Hendo at 185

Bring Back BA

by marco054 on Jul 25, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

franklin tito 205
hendo belfort 185

make it happen

by davec84 on Jul 25, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Franklin-Tito
Hendo-Mousasi
Belfort-Santiago

by Steve4192 on Jul 25, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

nice match up guys

by JoLy on Jul 25, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Jorge is still with Sengoku

by gunranger on Jul 25, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions

And Gegard is still with DREAM

If you see Mark Coleman in person, drop $5 on the floor and watch the fun as he tries in vain to bend down and pick it up.

by Ozzz on Jul 25, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

You forgot one-

Fedor-Lesnar

Some people might say that winning a fight makes you a better fighter but I don’t agree with that.- BlueberryMuffin

by ufc4 on Jul 25, 2009 2:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Agreed, I think there is a good chance for this to happen.

by thesource on Jul 25, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I would shit your pants if this happened.

"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."

by Charles Awad on Jul 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

This

A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who

by thetakeover on Jul 26, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Even if it is all about the numbers

Dana’s got good reason to want this PPV to sell; the mainstream media is watching closely to see how it fares against the Mayweather fight. Look at the top selling UFC PPVs of all time, most include Tito.

by Shaun32887 on Jul 25, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

Yup, Tito will be headlining this card.

GSP: I pulled my groin.

Greg Jackson: I don't care Georges! HIT HIM WITH YOUR GROIN!

by xFenixKnightx on Jul 25, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

I dont see how everyone assumes Tito will fight at 103 now...

1. He said he JUST started training again, i dont see it being enough time to fight a top level main event guy.

2. He said numerous times he wants a warm-up fight first. Franklin, Hendo dont sound like warm-up fights to me.

A true MMA fan from the great state of Arkansas.

by MMArazorback on Jul 25, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

Numerous times when he wasn’t in the UFC. I don’t think he’s getting a creampuff in this 205 division.

"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."

by Charles Awad on Jul 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

A caller asked what about the main event in UFC 103. Dana said “My job is to put on the fighters you guys wanna see…….. just stay tuned”.

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by Anton Tabuena on Jul 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

from southalabamarampage’s post about Dana white on ESPN Radio

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by Anton Tabuena on Jul 25, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Curve ball?

Maybe the main event is Henderson/Belfort?

by Zack Gobie on Jul 25, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

I was thinking that but it seems fairly certain it will be a fight involving Rich Franklin.

Some people might say that winning a fight makes you a better fighter but I don’t agree with that.- BlueberryMuffin

by ufc4 on Jul 25, 2009 2:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

UFC 103 on Spike please........

"And Joe for Matt Hughes, dislike may not be a strong enough adjective!" - Mike Goldberg

by SSreporters on Jul 25, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

A little late for that with the news of an improving main event.

"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."

by Charles Awad on Jul 25, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I love how

We can transition from a horribly written sentence (presumably to keep it under 140 characters) from a teacher, to Tito Ortiz, who could probably type that up with no character limits, possibly headlining UFC 103,.

"And Joe for Matt Hughes, dislike may not be a strong enough adjective!" - Mike Goldberg

by SSreporters on Jul 25, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions