Could Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson II At UFC 103 Be In Jeopardy?

by Kelvin Hunt on Jul 26, 2009 11:00 AM EDT in News

Franklin posted this to his twitter account yesterday, and as of a little while ago the fight still wasn't listed on the UFC website. A lot of fans on the internet reacted negatively when the fight was announced, feeling as though the fight wasn't main event material and it was too soon for a re-match. Also, Dan Henderson just fought as a middleweight, so a decision on what weight the fight would take place would have to be made as well since Franklin is a LHW now. Also, this event will be going heads up with the Mayweather/Marquez boxing match, so I'm sure Dana White wants to win that PPV battle as well. I think it's safe to say that Ortiz will be coming back to the UFC, we just don't know when. Which could mean we could see this being Tito Ortiz's return to the octagon after a year and a half hiatus. I'm just speculating here, but would you rather see Ortiz fight Rich Franklin or Dan Henderson at UFC 103 if this is the case?

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I’m hearing some buzz about Tito’s first opponent being Houston Alexander. Don’t know if there is any truth to that or not.

by Rich Wyatt on Jul 26, 2009 11:02 AM EDT reply actions

That would be a nice tune up fight

One take down and Houston turns into a turtle on his back.

by Shaun32887 on Jul 26, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I want Henderson as a MW and Franklin getting a chance to climb in his divsion of choice (read: UFC management’s division of choice)… no need for these two weight-confused bastards to fight again; I hated the match-up when it was announced.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Jul 26, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions

I’m with 3PA, there’s zero upside to Henderson/Franklin 2, at any weight. With the potential influx of talent into the UFC as the result of the Affliction deal it could mean a legit main event. Tito, Vitor, or even Gomi get me more excited than Henderson/Franklin 2. I’d LOVE to see Gegard Mousasi in the UFC, although with his Dream commitments I don’t know how real of a possibility that is.

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by -Neil- on Jul 26, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

I think that the general opinion of most fans is that this fight is unnessasary. I was scratching my head when I first heard this one announced. It just did’nt make sense.

by Cmad77 on Jul 26, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions