UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II (6/23 on PPV)

[CrimsonGhost56]

Main Card (PPV)
Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin
Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Russow
Cezar Ferreira vs. Sergio Moraes (TUF Brazil MW Tourney Finale)
Godofredo Pepey vs. Rony Mariano Bezerra (TUF Brazil FW Tourney Finale)
Yuri Alcantara vs. Hacran Dias

Preliminary Card (FX)
Anistavio Medeiros vs. Rodrigo Damm
Delson Heleno vs. Fransico Drinaldo
John Teixeira vs. Hugo Viana
Thiago Perpetuo vs. Leonardo Mafra

Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini vs. Wagner Campos
Felipe Arantes vs. Milton Vieira

 

[EmpireWF]

Fuck the United nations

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

We say this all the time, but...

...this really is the worst PPV line up in UFC history.

 

[JeremyHight]

This should be free, I'll probably watch at a casino or something.

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

very surprised this isn't a free card...outside of the patched together main event and boredum-russow who has any clue who the rest of those fighters are? i doubt even shogun knows.

 

[EmpireWF]

Remember fellas, this would have been the Silva/Sonnen rematch if not for Rio being ground zero for politicians galore at the same time.

 

[SHOGUN]

MIKE RUSSOW IS IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT.

:lol:

 

[st lickem]

thank god for illegal streams

 

[EmpireWF]

:rofl:

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

:rofl:

Hysterical...Id sooner pay to see that again than this card.

 

[Liquidrob]

Empire is such a shill, lol @ people still fallen for the 'IT WAS GOING TO BE AN AWSEOME CARD BUT EVERYONE GOT HURT' trick

UFC has been doing this for years, announce cards like 6 months in advance, book all 'the big fights' and over and over the card 'is subject to change' by the time the show comes around, lets see how long they can keep guys like empire on board, probably forvever

 

[EmpireWF]

Empire is such a shill, lol @ people still fallen for the 'IT WAS GOING TO BE AN AWSEOME CARD BUT EVERYONE GOT HURT' trick

UFC has been doing this for years, announce cards like 6 months in advance, book all 'the big fights' and over and over the card 'is subject to change' by the time the show comes around, lets see how long they can keep guys like empire on board, probably forvever

Of course, the original card would not have been 'AWESOME'. It would have been solid with an epic main event.

Silva/Sonnen was booked in March for June...and last I checked, you want to give more than 2 weeks to promote a show, no?

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Metlzer is predicting 130k, says this show will be the floor and show what the base number is in 2012.

So, o/u 130k? I say under.

 

[EmpireWF]

I'd say 150 max, 120 min

But god damn if Brazil isn't always a hot crowd. Silva/Sonnen 3 MUST HAPPEN in Rio.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Pretty lame effort by Wandy tonight IMO.. other then the big fury by him in the 2nd he wasnt moving forward too much, and was begging for the crowd to get behind him in the last minute of the 5th but he kinda took the crowd out of the fight himself. Great job by Franklin to stay composed and to stick and move tonight, great foot movement by him. I know Wandy probably gassed himself out in the 2nd, but he probably shouldve pushed harder sooner in the 5th if anything, and I was pretty disappointed by his effort. Would've been nice for him to finish him in that 2nd round, I thought he was very close. Pretty solid card tonight tho.. really liked the TUF finales, those guys all look like they got future potential.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Needed Cirque du Soleil...

I'd give a big win this weekend to M1 Global...

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

What do you guys think about Rich Franklin's career?

 

[EmpireWF]

He was champion at a down point in the division and unfortunately ran into Anderson Silva. Too vanilla a fighter in recent years for my liking.

Ironically, if he gets the decision from Hendo in 2009, he should beat Bisping and who knows what would have happened next.

If you're talking is he a HOF fighter...in a legitimate HOF, I dont see it.

 

[SHOGUN]

What do you guys think about Rich Franklin's career?

Consummate company guy and should be a first ballot UFC Hall of Famer. His resume is decent when you really look at it, but lacks marquee wins. He will be most remembered for those infamous beatings by And1 when he was the UFC's golden boy at 185, which at the time was a shit division. I think the fact he constantly is floating in-between divisions does not do him any favors, but his willingness to repeatedly step in on short notice against big names is a huge part of his appeal. At the same time, it is REALLY hard to point to a moment post-And1 fights where Franklin has really been relevant as a title contender.

When I think of Franklin I don’t think of greatness, I think of a gusty company man.

:kanye:

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

What do you guys think about Rich Franklin's career?

Good, not great fighter...never took himself seriously...ballsy...company guy...