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The Ultimate Fighter has become a gem among the typical dredge of reality television. Smartly conceived, well-produced and playing completely to the large UFC fan base, The Ultimate Fighter brings it’s SpikeTV viewers an eclectic collection of cast members every season. This is ultimately what makes the show tick; the clashing of personalities is a reality show staple, but on The Ultimate Fighter the personalities get to enter the octagon and fight each other. As each season passes, a number of contestants fade from the public eye for one reason or another, sometimes never to be seen again. What has happened to your favorite Ultimate Fighter contestant? Here, we’ll profile what’s been going on with some of our favorite fighters from The Ultimate Fighter.

Stephen Bonnar

Bonnar is probably best known for his epic and universally beloved The Ultimate Fighter title fight with Forrest Griffin on The Ultimate Fighter 1; a fight he actually lost. Many regard this match as one of the best in UFC history, and rightfully so. However, since then, Bonnar has had some troubling times. He notched three consecutive victories in the Octagon after the fight, all on SpikeTV Ultimate Fight Nights. Then, on Ultimate Fight Night 5, he lost a unanimous decision to Rashad Evans. After that, Bonnar got scheduled to fight a rematch with Forrest Griffin at UFC 62 on August 26, 2006. Bonnar again lost to Griffin (in a unanimous decision), but those were the least of his worries. Shortly after that fight, Stephan Bonnar tested positive for the use of anabolic steroids, a banned substance in the UFC. He has not fought since, and his career is seemingly in jeopardy. No decision has yet been made by the powers that be on his UFC status.

Chris Leben

Brash and unflinching, Chris Leben was as dynamic a personality (and fighter) as The Ultimate Fighter has ever seen. In a controversial match early on in The Ultimate Fighter 1, Leben lost to Josh Koscheck. Leben complained to UFC president Dana White after the fight that Koscheck just “held him down” and if that was the kind of fighter White wanted in the UFC. Leben got to fight again, this time in the Ultimate Fighter semi-finals, when Nate Quarry bowed out with an injury. Leben lost again to Kenny Florian. Since The Ultimate FIghter 1, Leben has had a sterling record, going 6-1-0 in UFC competition, only losing to Anderson Silva, but beating quality fighters like Jorge Rivera, Edwin Dewees, and Jorge Santiago. Leben is a personality that the Ultimate Fighting Championship should be eager to use. He had been training at AMC Pankration in Seattle, but currently Leben is training down in Portland, Oregon.

Rashad Evans

Despite an eight inch height difference between Evans and the 6′7 Brad Imes, Rashad beat Imes in the heavyweight division finale of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Success has followed Evans since his victorious stint on The Ultimate Fighter 2, him winning all three of his UFC bouts since. His professional MMA record remains a perfect 14-0-0 and Evans is widely considered to be a title contender. It should only be a matter of time before Rashad Evans gets his shot.

Joe Stevenson

Stevenson surprised few by winning the Welterweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Only 5′7, he defeated Luke Cummo in the Ultimate Fighter finale with an unanimous decision. He lost his first match after The Ultimate Fighter, to Josh Neer at Ultimate Fight Night 4. However, Stevenson easily won his next fight due to doctor stoppage versus Yves Edwards at UFC 61. Stevenson is one of the most experienced fighters to ever appear on The Ultimate Fighter; he sported a professional record of 24-6-0 prior to appearing on the reality show.

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So if you want to find our more about The Ultimate Fighter or even about Ultimate Fighting Challenge, you should visit this website BuddyTV Television

The Ultimate Fighter has become a gem among the typical dredge of reality television. Smartly conceived, well-produced and playing completely to the large UFC fan base, The Ultimate Fighter brings it’s SpikeTV viewers an eclectic collection of cast members every season. This is ultimately what makes the show tick; the clashing of personalities is a reality show staple, but on The Ultimate Fighter the personalities get to enter the octagon and fight each other. As each season passes, a number of contestants fade from the public eye for one reason or another, sometimes never to be seen again. What has happened to your favorite Ultimate Fighter contestant? Here, we’ll profile what’s been going on with some of our favorite fighters from The Ultimate Fighter.

Stephen Bonnar

Bonnar is probably best known for his epic and universally beloved The Ultimate Fighter title fight with Forrest Griffin on The Ultimate Fighter 1; a fight he actually lost. Many regard this match as one of the best in UFC history, and rightfully so. However, since then, Bonnar has had some troubling times. He notched three consecutive victories in the Octagon after the fight, all on SpikeTV Ultimate Fight Nights. Then, on Ultimate Fight Night 5, he lost a unanimous decision to Rashad Evans. After that, Bonnar got scheduled to fight a rematch with Forrest Griffin at UFC 62 on August 26, 2006. Bonnar again lost to Griffin (in a unanimous decision), but those were the least of his worries. Shortly after that fight, Stephan Bonnar tested positive for the use of anabolic steroids, a banned substance in the UFC. He has not fought since, and his career is seemingly in jeopardy. No decision has yet been made by the powers that be on his UFC status.

Chris Leben

Brash and unflinching, Chris Leben was as dynamic a personality (and fighter) as The Ultimate Fighter has ever seen. In a controversial match early on in The Ultimate Fighter 1, Leben lost to Josh Koscheck. Leben complained to UFC president Dana White after the fight that Koscheck just “held him down” and if that was the kind of fighter White wanted in the UFC. Leben got to fight again, this time in the Ultimate Fighter semi-finals, when Nate Quarry bowed out with an injury. Leben lost again to Kenny Florian. Since The Ultimate FIghter 1, Leben has had a sterling record, going 6-1-0 in UFC competition, only losing to Anderson Silva, but beating quality fighters like Jorge Rivera, Edwin Dewees, and Jorge Santiago. Leben is a personality that the Ultimate Fighting Championship should be eager to use. He had been training at AMC Pankration in Seattle, but currently Leben is training down in Portland, Oregon.

Rashad Evans

Despite an eight inch height difference between Evans and the 6′7 Brad Imes, Rashad beat Imes in the heavyweight division finale of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Success has followed Evans since his victorious stint on The Ultimate Fighter 2, him winning all three of his UFC bouts since. His professional MMA record remains a perfect 14-0-0 and Evans is widely considered to be a title contender. It should only be a matter of time before Rashad Evans gets his shot.

Joe Stevenson

Stevenson surprised few by winning the Welterweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Only 5′7, he defeated Luke Cummo in the Ultimate Fighter finale with an unanimous decision. He lost his first match after The Ultimate Fighter, to Josh Neer at Ultimate Fight Night 4. However, Stevenson easily won his next fight due to doctor stoppage versus Yves Edwards at UFC 61. Stevenson is one of the most experienced fighters to ever appear on The Ultimate Fighter; he sported a professional record of 24-6-0 prior to appearing on the reality show.

-Oscar Dahl/BuddyTV

So if you want to find our more about The Ultimate Fighter or even about Ultimate Fighting Challenge, you should visit this website BuddyTV Television

MMAToday: How are you doing?

TO: Great! I just got back from a month of vacation and I am feeling good.

MMAToday: Have you returned to training since your last fight?

TO: Just started training again lightly about a week ago getting ready to get all the way into it

MMAToday: How much training time do you plan to put in before your next fight?

TO: About 2 full months

MMAToday: What brought you into competing in MMA?

TO: I was in wrestling in high school and college, started as Tank Abbot’s training partner. I started really getting into the UFC when they started having weight classes since I competed at 199 so 205 was a natural fit for me. Just the love of competition. I fought my first fight for free because I was still in college and would lose my scholarship if I was paid.

MMAToday: What training and experience did you have that made you know you would be successful at it?

TO: Just wrestling, growing up with older brothers who used to beat me up a lot, and I started training boxing in my garage in high school

MMAToday: What fighters early in your career did you admire and maybe try to model your training and fighting style after?

TO: Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock and Tank, tried to take lessons from what they had done and been successful at and incorporate it all. Guys like Frank Shamrock knew the whole game and his cardio was awesome. I didn’t try to be like anyone else really but learn from them and take that and add it all up to make the perfect fighter.

MMAToday: Are there any fighters you look up to now?

TO: Not anyone now currently, but I look at people who put it all together like Ali, Bruce Lee 30 years ago. GSP and BJ are great fighters. I can’t respect anyone in my weight class anymore because I get caught up in watching them and being in awe instead of stomping on them, which is what I need to be do doing.

MMAToday: One fight that is noted as making a big difference early in your training and career was against Frank Shamrock, how did that fight affect you?

TO: I trained with Frank after the loss for a couple weeks, got to see what it took to be a top contender. I lost to Frank because of conditioning. Frank helped teach me about heart rate and rest. I learned about recovery times. After only fighting for almost 2 years and training with Frank I was able to go at it with Wanderlei Silva for 5 full rounds at full speed.

MMAToday: How was it the first time you won a UFC Championship? How did you feel afterwards?

TO: When I first won it was amazing but I had another goal and that was to keep the belt. Don’t get me wrong I slept with that belt for the first month after I got it, but I wanted to keep it. I wanted to keep it longer than anyone ever had and break the record for it, and be dominant and I did that.

MMAToday: What fight or fights for you are the most memorable of your career?

TO: There’s a few. First beating Silva for the title and my first fight with Ken. The other two fights with Ken just made it more memorable. I really took it to heart the first time against him, that I was good when I beat Ken and was dominant.

MMAToday: Which fight brought you the most satisfaction and which brought you the most disappointment?

TO: Satisfaction: The first fight with Ken, I came off a knee surgery and ACL injury and was dominant after 6 months being healthy. Second against Vladimir Matyushenko and dominated, that was the best shape I have ever been in.

Disappointment: Losing the title to Randy, that hurt the worst, I wasn’t right for almost two months after. I had to find the motivation to keep going forward.

The second fight with Chuck this past December, I felt I let my fans down and I was in the best shape and brought my “A” game.

MMAToday: This past year was a busy one for you, after a year long layoff, with 4 fights. Are you planning on taking it a little slower this year?

TO: I am trying for 3 fights this year, I like being in the octagon. When I wasn’t there it was about the money and paying bills, now it’s not about the money. I am having fun, and I’m fighting to get my title back. I keep working and getting better and trying to be a better fighter. I would like to fight Chuck, I will fight him 5 or 6 times however many times it takes. I’m confident now that I stood with him, and I’m confident I can fix the mistakes I made. First thing I think of is who I have to fight to get back to the top and be in contention. I will crush anyone in the LHW division. I only lost to the top guys in the game Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock and Chuck Liddell. I still have a bright future ahead and my body feels good. I have no injuries my knee is great and my back is great.

MMAToday: What can we expect from you in 2007?

TO: More movies? My heart is really in fighting right now and I’m in fighting mode. I want to keep going with Punishment Athletic. I’m a business man then a fighter and then actor man but fighter first and foremost now. My next fight is in May against Keith Jardine.

MMAToday: Where do you see yourself in the UFC title picture at Light Heavyweight?

TO: I’m in the top 3. I will fight any of them, I fought Liddell and made some mistakes but that won’t happen again. He has been dominant and done what he has done, so have I and I will do it again.

MMAToday: What motivates you to continue fighting and training after an almost 10 year professional career of fighting?

TO: My fans and the drive to be the best. It’s a mixture of both.

MMAToday: Who are your favorite fighters to watch?

TO: GSP #1. He has a hard work ethic and is very exciting, what he did to Matt Hughes was impressive. Brandon Vera is exciting and hits hard, he’s a good wrestler and has good Jiu-jitsu.

MMAToday: Are there any fighters you want to fight that you haven’t had a chance to yet?

TO: Shogun Rua would be an awesome fight, I’d love to fight him, Wanderlei just lost and Id love to fight him again. Dan Henderson would be great. I’ll fight anyone and make it exciting for the fans. I just want to keep people buying pay per views and keep the fans entertained, me and chuck did it right and broke records for pay per view buys.

MMAToday: You have done a small bit of acting in recent years, is something you are looking to pursue?

TO: I was just on CBS Numbers in a small part last week. , I did a MadTV episode that will be airing in April or May. I have to make the right choices and I want to stay away from the fight movies and go more into action films.

MMAToday: Is there anything you would change in the UFC currently to make it safer rules wise for the fighter? Or any changes you would make?

TO: Everything is good; sometimes the referees need to be a little more knowledgeable in a championship fight. The fight with Liddell, the referee (Mario Yamasaki) was never in a huge fight. Big John knows what its like to be in those fights. He should have let us fight; I’ll take a lot of damage, but don’t stop the fight when I’m getting hit in the arms. Let the fight go if I’m defending those shots, a lot of them were hitting my forearms.

MMAToday: Can you request a referee for a fight?

TO: Athletic Commissions assign the refs, and they changed it to Yamasaki at the weigh-ins.

MMAToday: What do you think of the recent explosion of MMA’s popularity over the last 2 years? Is it beneficial for everyone? The fans, the fighters and the promoters alike?

TO: I think it’s better for the fighters. As it gets bigger guys will be paid more. Making 2 grand a fight is BS, comes down to the fighters. You have to have more respect for yourself and not let them walk all over you. You have to hold out and demand more money. I think I was the first guy to really hold out; I was willing to hold out for what I believed in. But it’s a catch 22, if you sign the contract for making less money everyone bitches that you don’t make enough, but they bitch if you ask for more. We top fighters are making good money, but it’s not about the money anymore for me, I just want to fight, I love to compete.

MMAToday: Any chance you would leave UFC?

TO: I really don’t want to, I started here and I plan on finishing here. I hope they would promote me more. I don’t see going anywhere else but you never know what happens, but my heart sticks with the UFC till they start treating me bad. I and Dana are having good feelings right now though.

MMAToday: Would you consider leaving to fight Silva and Shogun?

TO: I could make that decision but I worked hard to be where I am but I would go if they set it up, I think it just comes down to I’ll fight any of them. I’ll stomp anyone at 205, I’m in the top 3 in the world and I’ll beat Shogun, Henderson and Silva if I get the chance.

MMAToday: How did the TUF appearance change anything for you?

TO: The misconceptions people had of me. I’m two separate people, I have a cocky attitude in the octagon but, but I’m a caring person outside. It was a chance for my fans to see another side of me. You have to have charisma to be successful in the ring. When I’m in the ring I know the angles I need to take like Muhammad Ali and Hulk Hogan, you have to be cocky and brash and that’s how you attract the fans. My team did great and went 9-3; it was nice to know I had even a small part in that.

MMAToday: Would training young fighters be a goal after your fighting career is over?

TO: Maybe not but maybe, maybe do my own TV show, I love training and helping out with guys. I loved training kids when I was in college helping training at the local high school.

MMAToday: Is there anyone currently training with you that we should be on the lookout for?

TO: Not yet, after my fight I’ve had a few guys trying to get a hold of me for training but I’m picky, you need to be a hard worker and have the right attitude to train with us. Like Melvin Guillard, he’s training with us, he’s a hard worker and is rising fast. But we need a HW for Team Punishment, a big like around 6’-3” to 6’-5” around 265 pounds preferably a wrestler. We work hard and there’s no one that trains like we do at Team Punishment.

MMAToday: You have been involved in numerous charities over the years, anyone you are working with now in particular?

TO: Doing motivational speaking at high schools and speaking to the Marines. I’m going to the Armed Forces Day top speak in front of the Marines that just came back from and some that are going out to Iraq on May 19th in Banning, California from 11am -1pm . I’m looking to work with inner city kids and training camps with them, nothing etched in stone yet but I really want to help kids.

One of the most exciting matches of UFC 103 – Crop Cop vs Dos Santos. Both fighters are strikers so it’s guaranteed that there will be lots of action, and someone is going to get knocked out! Aside from that this match also has a lot of relevance to UFC’s heavyweight picture.

Mirko Crop Cop – at one time the most feared striker in MMA and a second best fighter in the world (behind Fedor Emileanenko) Is looking to have a second go at UFC (he got KO’ed by Gonzaga and lost a decision to Kongo during his first attempt) and has made it very clear he wants to get UFC’s heavy weight title.

And while a win over Dos Santos wouldn’t get him a title shot, it would likely put him within one fight of it. A rematch with Nogueira for number one contender is very likely should Cro Cop win this fight.

Dos Santos is looking to add another big name fighter to his win column. With his biggest win being a TKO over Werdum at UFC 90, it is a big step up for him. However a win over Cro Cop would likely put him in the rank of title contenders. Although because he trains with Nogueria the two of them won’t fight. Still there are plenty of fights for him, even outside of the title fight. A fight against Shane Carvin or Cain Levasqueze would be interesting. As well as a fight with another striker in Kongo.

So get ready to watch UFC103 live as these two heavy weights battle it out. As one of them tries to make a come back and show the fans that he is still one of the top fighters in MMA and the other is trying to make a name for himself. It’s going to be a hell of a fight, and you definitely don’t won’t to miss it!

At 39 years of age many seem to believe that Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, once the light heavyweight king of the UFC, is already past his prime. Coming from his first knockout loss the last time he was inside the octagon, the Iceman is looking to revitalize his fast fading MMA career. He will be facing a formidable opponent in Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a match that has been years in the making. The 205-lbs. King Chuck Liddell is one of the most popular UFC fighters of all time, and some even argue that he is responsible for bringing the sport into the mainstream during the peak of his career. He debuted in the UFC in 1998 in a unanimous decision victory Noe Hernandez. A technical knockout defeat followed his impressive debut in the hands of former contender Jeremy Horn. Being the future champ that he was, Liddell bounced back and won 10 of his next 11 fights en route to winning the belt against arch-rival Randy Couture in April of 2005. He then continued to dominate the division by defending his title successfully 4 times in a row against division contenders Jeremy Horn, Randy Cotoure, Renato Sobral, and Tito Ortiz. The Fall of Chuck After almost 2 years of ruling the light heavyweight division, the Iceman finally found his match in Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The fight was stopped early in the very first round when the former PRIDE champion caught Liddell with a hook right on the button. Jackson was crowned as the new light heavyweight champion and this was a tough pill to swallow for the very proud Liddell. His comeback fight was at best unimpressive as he lost to Keith Jardine in a tightly-contested split decision. This was unfamiliar territory for the Iceman as this was the first time he experienced back to back losses. Some thought the Iceman was back when he defeated the legendary Wanderlei Silva in 2007 in a match that has been dubbed as one of the greatest in UFC history. However, he suffered the worst loss of his career to current champion “Sugar” Rashad Evans wherein he was knocked out with a single punch. The similarity of this loss to that of the Jackson defeat made some think that Chuck’s style was no longer fit for the new breed of UFC warriors. Liddell will be out to prove his critics wrong as he faces celebrated Brazilian warrior Shogun in UFC 97 this Sunday. The Matchup While Liddell was taking out his opponents one by one in the UFC, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was doing an equally impressive job halfway around the world. In 2005 Shogun won the PRIDE Grand Prix tournament in Japan and some even considered him as the number one fighter in the light-heavyweight division, above Liddell. He defeated the likes of Kevin Randleman, Quinton Jackson and Alistair Overeem (twice). But that was then. Shogun lost his UFC debut against Forest Griffin and then underwent two knee surgeries. Although he won his last fight against UFC hall-of-famer Mark Coleman, he was out of gas early in the fight prompting criticisms about his stamina and endurance. Even though this fight would have been much better if it had gone down three years ago, it is still a matchup to look out for as both fighters have their backs against the wall and will be looking for a much-needed win to revive their careers.

NFL or UFC?

In the recent past, wrestlers dominated the sport of Mixed Martial Art, an extremely physical sport where fighters battle each other for victory within an octagon shaped cage.  MMA fighters have ripped the “Modern Day Gladiator” title from football players, and for good reason.  These sometimes bloody battles are the ultimate test of one’s athletic ability, endurance, and sheer grit.  For football players, their extremely competitive nature seems to draw them to the sport of MMA.  Football players are compelled to prove themselves, and the Octagon gives them a suitable platform to test their abilities.

MMA Supplements

From Heisman Trophy winner, Herschel Walker, to Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Marcus Jones, NFL players are flocking to the sport of MMA in droves.  Are the days of retiring as a post-career sport commentator over, or are football players serious about making the transition into this physically demanding sport?

Size Matters

The current UFC Heavyweight champion, Brock Lesner, might have something to do with the current interest from football players.  The much hated Lesner has vanquished his last few opponents with relative ease, and his size and ability seem to be unmatched by the current pool of MMA heavyweight contenders.  This scenario has opened the door for many football stars, who are sizable in comparison to Lesner, and they can harness a great amount of athletic ability.

So why not bring in a big wrestler like Rulon Gardner, who on the 31st of December, 2004 fought Hidehiko Yoshida in a mixed martial arts bout for the Pride Fighting Championships.  Yoshida, who in addition to being an MMA fighter, was a former Olympic gold medalist in judo, was defeated by Gardner via unanimous decision.  It seems the pool of talented football players is far bigger than any other sport, including wrestling.  As MMA explodes in popularity, a simple supply vs. demand issue arises as fight promoters look to fill fight cards.  With demand comes money, and one night of fighting can leave an ex-football player’s pockets flush with cash; something they might not be able to do post-career if their football career was less than superlative.

Training

San Diego Chargers fullback Lorenzo Neal, for instance, has trained numerous times over the past couple years with UFC light heavyweight Chuck Liddell. Neal, who knows Liddell through their days as wrestlers in college, helps Liddell train for fights, specifically getting low to help Liddell with stronger opponents. Neal also claims the training helps him as well with balance and body control that translate well to the football field.

Although current NFL players use MMA purely for training and do not fight competitively, former Washington Redskins receiver Michael Westbrook made the transition to fighting in 2005 when he defeated another former NFL player, Jarrod Bunch, in a King of the Cage event.

Jared Allen, a defensive end with the Kansas City Chiefs, trained at Arizona Combat Sports in the offseason. “The cardio that fighters go through is just intense,” Allen said. “This offseason I didn’t do any running. I did all my intense cardio at Arizona Combat Sports. When I went off to minicamp in the spring, we were running wind sprints one day and I had more gas than I knew what to do with. The cardio level of these fighters is so intense because their life depends on them not being tired.” Allen says he lost 25 pounds training MMA this summer and has toned up in the process.

The fact are clear, football players are embracing MMA as a training method.  Additionally, they are finding the transition into actual competition to be a viable alternative to running an illegal dog fighting operation to supplement retirement income.  Hey, I couldn’t complete this article without a Ron Mexico joke.  So, it looks like we will see more football players migrating to the sport, and this is a good thing for both football and MMA.

UFC 103 Main even is Vitor Belfort Vs Rich Franklin should be a great fight. Both guys like to strike and so this should be an action packed fight. On top of that a win for either guy could bring them close to a title fight in their respective weight divisions.

Vitor Belfort – at one point considered one of the best fighters had been in a slump for quite a while. With many people wondering if they will ever see “the old Vitor” back again. And it seems like we might! With several impressive wins under his belt (especially vs Lindland) it seems like he is ready for a come back.

Belfort has some of the quickest hands in MMA and is coming off a brutal knock out of Matt Lindland at Affliction’s second event. He is seen by some as a fighter who could beat the raining middle weight champion Anderson Silva.

On the other hand Franklin is at an interesting point in his career – he is a great fighter but cannot beat middle weight champion Anderson Silva (having lost to him twice by brutal tko/ko)And had already lost to light heavy weight champion Lyoto Machida several years ago.

Still Franklin is a great fighter and has a well known name, as such it appears that at this point he’s just looking for some great fights, be it at middle weight or light heavy weight divisions. With fights against Henderson and Wanderlei already on his resume, it seems that Franklin is in a great position to fight some of the most well known fighter in mma.

So be sure to watch ufc 103 on September 19th, as it is going to be an action packed fight. The outcome of which will determine the likely contenders for the belts in moddle weight and light heavy divissions.

Rich franklin is one of the most recognizable faces in the history of mixed martial arts, and remains one of the ufc’s most beloved former champions.

Rich franklin is like matt hughes, and lidell, fighters who’ve been in the organization for a long and you know will remain in the ufc till the end of their careers. Top level ufc middleweight fighters also include Anderson Silva, Evan Tanner, Dan Henderson (sometimes), Yushin Okami and Jason Macdonald.

Former ufc middleweight champion rich franklin was born in 1974 in cincinnati, ohio, and is a former high school math teacher. February 21st 2006 in Cincinnati was officially named “Rich Franklin day” in honor of their native ufc champion.Rich wanted nothing more than to play college football but wasn’t big enough. Him and his childhood friend Josh started training in mixed martial arts in 1998 in his shed at his house.

After six years in the ufc, Rich Franklin embraces the chance to be one of mixed martial arts’ cleaner-cut poster boys. Since his arrival in the organization back at ufc 42 in 2003, he has played a leading role in many of the promotions cards.  Several  opponents would try and fail to take the ufc middleweight title from his waist,  but Rich  outbrawled them all. Rich franklin was riding an eight-fight win streak until losing to anderson silva at ufc 64.

Rich franklin and wanderlei silva gave everything they had in the main event at ufc 99, but franklin was able to take the decision. Wanderlei silva ask Dana White for a rematch against him after his loss to him in a 195-pound catch-weight bout at ufc 99 in cologne.

At UFC 103 Rich franklin and vitor belfort meet in the middle, 195 pounds, as Franklin usually patrols the 205 pound division while belfort naturally weighs in at 185.Vitor continued his resurgence that night with a knockout victory over Rich in the main event at the American Airlines center. The win over Rich was expected to make Vitor Belfort an instant contender for Anderson Silva’s ufc middleweight title.

Cyborg soldier is a science fiction film released on october 7, 2008, directed by john stead, and starring rich franklin, tiffani thiessen, and bruce greenwood. (Intuitive Synthetic Autonomous Assault Commando), played by Rich Franklin, is the first prototype of a confidential “human weapon” program.

So the question now is, where does Rich Franklin go from here?

Can somebody please explain to me why Mike Swick is fighting Yushin Okami at UFC 69 in Houston Texas? Is it because Mike Swick is a home town fighter and the UFC wants to make sure that he wins? Is it because he’s the only 185 pound fighter left with a shot at defeating Anderson Silva and they don’t want him to lose a warm up bout? Or is it because Mike Swick isn’t ready for a title shot yet?

Let’s look at Yushin Okami’s credentials coming into this fight. Okami’s record looks impressive enough, 19-3-0 with a win over current 185 pound champion Anderson Silva. Looking a little closer however, reveals that his win over Silva was a DQ due to an illegal kick. His most notable win comes over Rory Singer by submission due to punches. However, Rory Singer is not Mike Swick.

Now, let’s look at Mike Swick’s fight history. I’m only going to deal with well known fighters. Mike Swick’s big fights have been against Chris Legen, Joe Riggs and David Loiseau. First of all, let’s deal with the one loss out of those three fights, a knockout loss to Chris Leben. This was scored in early 2004, which puts it at 3 years ago and I don’t believe it’s relevant given that Swick is still very young and still improving with each fight.

Mike pulled off a typical Mike “Quick” Swick guillotine, also known as “The Swickotine”, Choke against Joe “Diesel” Riggs at UFC 60. He locked in the Swickotine early in the first round and I believe this is the fight where people sat up and took notice of Swick as a real contender. At the time I thought “who is this guy?”, I read up on him and was impressed. However, it was hard to not notice that Matt Hughes had done something very similar in finishing off Joe Riggs quickly in a previous fight.

Swick kept up his winning ways by defeating a great striker in David “The Crow” Loiseau at UFC 63 in September 2006. It is this fight which makes me wonder if Swick is ready for a title shot against current 185 champ, Anderson Silva. If Anderson Silva has a clone, then it is the French Canadian Loiseau. Both men prefer to strike, but are competent on the ground (especially at defending submissions). Since Swick defeated Loiseau, perhaps he has a shot against Silva.

Other fighters worth noting in the 185 pound division are Rich Franklin, Jason MacDonald, Chris Leben and Ed Herman in that order. I guess the question at hand is whether Mike Swick deserves a title shot more than these other guys do. The answer is no. I believe Rich Franklin or Jason MacDonald (depending on who wins their fight at UFC 68) deserves a shot first. I also believe that the winner of Silva/Franklin or Silva/MacDonald should have to face Swick for the title. I am of course assuming that Mike Swick will make short work of Yushin Okami 69.

So, if my predictions are correct, we should be seeing Mike Swick facing one of Anderson Silva, Jason MacDonald or Rich Franklin for the UFC 185 pound belt sometime in mid to later 2007. Perhaps at UFC 71.

Take it easy and keep watching the fights!

This Saturday night Dec. 12, 2009 you will about to see the fully loaded UFC extravaganza tagged as the UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez. The UFC 107 was hyped as Penn vs Sanchez because it will have this fight as the main event of the show. The match between BJ Penn vs Diego Sanchez is a title fight contesting for the UFC Lightweight belt (with Penn as the defender of the title).

Before the fight of Penn vs Sanchez , the crowd will get entertain first with a Heavyweight match of Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo. This match is also very interesting to watch since we all know that Mir will do everything he must suppose to do just to earn a shot again for the UFC Heavyweight title against Brock Lesnar that defeated him at UFC 100.

BJ Penn ,the UFC Lightweight Champion, remains unbeaten at 155 pounds for almost 8 years. On this coming UFC 107, the prodigy Penn will once again challenged by Diego Sanchez who parallel himself with the cardio machine that won’t stop moving forward until he gets the UFC Lightweight title. The fight of Penn vs Sanchez is considered as the main event of UFC 107 that will kick-off live at exactly 10 PM ET from FedEx Forum, Memphis.

Before the fight of Penn vs Sanchez, the UFC 107 will entertain us first with the co-feature UFC heavyweight match of Frank Mir vs Cheick Kongo. Currently, Frank Mir ranks no.4 in UFC Heavyweight Division after a knock out loss to defending champs Brock Lesnar. If Mir wants again another shot for the UFC Heavyweight Championship title, he must win first this match against Kongo and all other future matches that will bring him to the No.1 contender.

With these two explosive main matches of UFC 107,surely you can’t afford to miss this show. So free your self on this December 12,2009 at exactly 10:00 PM ET by watching the UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez live stream online in HD quality on your PC.

Full List of Main Fight Cards

Diego Sanchez vs. BJ Penn (UFC Lightweight Champion)
Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve