Tito Ortiz Out, Rich Franklin Vs. Chuck Liddell In Nashville?
by RearNakedPoke on Mar 13, 2010 10:45 AM EST
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The pic above will NOT be the scene greeting MMA enthusiasts this Spring, instead according to FightersOnlyMagazine.co.uk;
Liddell will indeed be facing former middleweight champion Rich Franklin. The fight is to headline an April 17th Fight Night event which will counter Strikeforce’s show on the same date.
The website went on to report that the Fight Night Card in question is being organized for Nashville, but the good news (because I have no interest in seeing Ortiz fight again) doesn't end there. They proceed to speculate that
Ortiz is out of the fight but not because of injury; he is healthy and is not suffering back problems as some rumours claim. The reason for his withdrawal is known to Fighters Only is something that may significantly impact his future as a fighter, but we cannot report the details at this point.
What say you, the MMA4Real conspiracy theorists? Do you even care for Tito?
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actually has a chance here potentiually with the lay off, i certainly have not been super impressed with Franklin as of late… son has still gotta be the favourite tho
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Tito's mystery condition?
10 bucks says its an STD.
I’m actually ok with this development. Jim Carey via TKO in the 2nd.
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by cauliflower_ears on Mar 13, 2010 10:13 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I got $20 bucks lol
haha
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by cosmosherry on Mar 13, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
yep
but they are not…post will be up at noon on it.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 13, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
heard that might happen
dunno how true it is though….I didn’t wanna see Franklin/Couture…thank GOD for that.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 13, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
lol
Me the first to pick "He can cry me a river & kiss my ass? whoda thunk it?
Kelvin you are always creative with your words and I love it! Sure I dont talk alot, Sure I’m on the bottom end of our fantasy league (for this session only mind you and I’m fixin on makin heads spin on next event) However I read here almost daily and its great suff! Finally, regarding this fanpost, I am currently at the “always expect the unexpected” at this point….I don’t think either of these guys will ever have a belt again and hope there is not alot of hoopla like when Rampage/Evans didnt go down. I think more of us were prepared this time eh?
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sup…RearNakedPoke did this post…not I…so you’ll have to give him credit for the creativity…also…thanks for all the RT’s on Twitter…hope all is well.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 13, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Rear Naked Poke I shoulda known by the poll options prolly...Nice RNP!
Mucho welcome Kelv! You know my hearts here with you all! I likes you guys ;)
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by cosmosherry on Mar 13, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
LoL
thanks :) good to hear from ya, its been a while…
thanks also to Kelvin for promoting this, well chuffed that we’re the first on SBNation to report this too!
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by RearNakedPoke on Mar 13, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
On twitter @showdownJoe has confrimed this roumor is flase. Would post link but I am on my phone.
by Erich Vowell on Mar 13, 2010 12:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yea
I heard…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 13, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
damnit :(
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by RearNakedPoke on Mar 13, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
I have no interest in seeing Liddell vs Franklin
Chuck is done and Franklin has said he doesn’t like training in the winter. I’m guessing it’s still kind of cold up in Ohio, and with it being a little winter-ish I’m also guessing Franklin hasn’t really been training like he is getting ready for a fight.
Bottom line: 2 guys who have been far from impressive lately being put in a last minute main event. Yeah, the names are draws, probably more so Franklin in that region, but being a “non-casual” fan I find it a laughable last minute match to counter a promotion Dana always downplays.
No thanks. I’ll stick to the fights across town.
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If it happens, Liddel is probably still going to get KO’d. I’m curious where it’s all stemming from though.. maybe it’s a rumor to build hype for the show, maybe Tito is really “hurt”. I’ll watch it either way, but I’m tired of hearing Tito cry about his cracked skull, bad neck/back/whatever.
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Bad fight for Chuck
All Franklin has to do is not chase him.Chuck’s power is when he’s backing up and a guy is coming in.When Chuck’s chasing a guy throwing haymakers,he rarely even lands a punch,let alone hurts a guy.Franklin has a very average jaw,but I don’t see Chuck knocking him out unless he baits him into something.
Then again,Franklin’s wrestling sucks.He could just take him down a bunch and ground and pound the piss out of him.That’s why I wanted to see Frankilin fight Couture-for all the advantages Franklin would have on the feet,Couture would be able to negate that once he got his hands wrapped around him.
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Or knock him down.
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![From MMAJunkie.com:
Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL great Herschel Walker (1-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) suffered a deep cut in training and has been forced to withdraw from next month's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.
Strikeforce officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral, "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" takes place Dec. 4 and airs on Showtime.
"I feel terrible about this," Walker stated in today's official release. "I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again."
Walker had been expected to face one-time WEC veteran Scott Carson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF).
According to Strikeforce officials, a Daniel Cormier knee strike opened a "deep cut under [Walker's] left eye that required multiple stitches"...
Despite the setback, Walker said he hopes to return to action quickly.
"I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals," Walker said.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/161814/herschel-walker-2_small.jpg)
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