UFC 99 Franklin vs Silva

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I believe 185 is where it's at for Him. I think He will get a shot at Anderson...just watch.

well he better beat somebody cause he sure as hell doesn't deserve a fight with Anderson

 

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by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 16, 2009 at 8:15 am ET

A light-heavyweight bout between Keith Jardine (14-5-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Thiago Silva (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has been officially announced as an addition to August's UFC 102 card.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported in April that the two fighters had agreed to the fight, which takes place Aug. 29 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., and the UFC today made it official.

The booking was secured soon after Silva was pulled from a UFC 101 fight with Forrest Griffin and replaced by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

The UFC today emailed an updated event post that includes the Thiago Silva vs. Jardine matchup.

Thiago Silva, an American Top Team fighter, looks to rebound from his first career defeat. After reeling off four-straight wins to start his run in the UFC – and 13-straight victories overall – Silva was knocked out in a January bout with current No. 1 contender Lyoto Machida. He was then scheduled to face Griffin before "The Ultimate Fighter 1" winner and former champ was instead booked for the non-title fight with Anderson Silva.

Jardine also looks to rebound from a recent loss. Also familiar with UFC card-shuffling, Jardine had been expected to face Luiz Cane at UFC 97 in April, but a series of events led the Greg Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts fighter instead to a main event showdown with former light-heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 96 in March.

Jardine dropped a close unanimous decision to Jackson that many observers felt was decided in the final seconds of the 15-minute affair. While Jardine has gone just 2-3 in his past five fights, the always-dangerous, awkwardly styled fighter holds wins over notables such as Brandon Vera, Chuck Liddell, Griffin and Wilson Gouveia, among others.

Based on the newest UFC 102 poster, the Jardine vs. Silva matchup will likely earn co-main-event honors over a rumored matchup between middleweights Demian Maia and Nate Marquardt

 

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Meh show.

I felt like Wanderlei should've gotten at least a split with Franklin. To me he was doing more damage, but Franklin picked him apart so it's tough argue against him winning.

Is there anything to say about Cheick Kongo at this point besides LOL? He's a turtle on the ground and for reason he decided clinching with CAIN VELAQUEZ was a good idea (I know about Kongo's Greco Roman background, but still). Velaquez showed that he can take some punishment in this fight as well. #1 priority for him should be becoming more of a finisher. He's still very inexperienced, but he's going to need to start finishing some guys.

Didn't he just get done KO/TKOing his 2 opponents prior to Cheick?

I'm pretty sure this is the first time that Cain was taken beyond the 2nd round.