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Good MMA fight between Lyoto Machida and Rich Franklin back in 2003 at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye. |
The fight was only the third professional fight for Machida. Franklin had a little more fight experience coming in. He had already had two UFC wins over good fighter in Edwin Dewees and Evan Tanner.
these fighters aren’t that good
Lyooooooooto
muito bom !
these are both great fighters dumbass, dont watch mma if you dont have respect for the sport or the fighters
Rich Franklin is just a gate keeper in the MW divison, he can beat everyone one apart from Anderson silva.
(me thinks Dana should bring back Pointin)
Both of these fighters are really good fighters. However Machida is one of the fastest and most accurate counter punches in MMA. His stance is very defensive and has a lot to do with his Karate background. Rich Franklin has an unorthadox style and just likes to throw hooks and such… bad against a straight puncher like Machida and Anderson Silva.
i don’t mean to bash rich frankiln. i think he is a very good fighter, it’s just that he seems to merely be human. anderson silva clearly has something special that makes him above a human. rich fanklin has had the unfortunate circumstance of being a good fighter who has run into an opponent he cannot defeat. he hit a wall called anderson silva.
as far as lyoto machida… he really ought to be in the UFC’s middleweight division. he would really fill a big gap in that weight division. he is a future champion. if he loses in the next few years, it’ll be because of decision losses. i don’t see machida being KO’d or submitted by anyone around now.
time will tell. maybe there is a younger fighter who will come along that will beat silva & machida. he is just started MMA but with his natural gifts and time he will rise and be the next silva.
i just thought of it, maybe this will solve rich frankiln’s problem. he should move up to heavyweight. all he has to do is gain 40 pounds. imagine. with the added size he will hit twice as hard, the division is weak right now and he might be able to plant a flag there and put a 2nd wind in his career.
rich is overrated, his moves are so slow you can see it coming a mile away. he is only winning in mw because he is the strongest one by cutting weight. he hasn’t really beaten any top fighters unless you count okami. i think he was being groomed and given more chances than others being the all american boy. good thing silva showed him who’s boss.
i these two are both great fighters, and yes, straight and accurate punches really seem to be franklin’s achilles heel.
“Rich Franklin is just a gate keeper in the MW divison, he can beat everyone one apart from Anderson silva.”
Your retarded…a gatekeeper is someone that everyone has to beat to prove that their anywhere near legit. Rich Franklin is a very good contender.
Wonderful fight, just a great scrap amongst….scrappers anyway Rich Franklin is a wonderful fighter, or shall I say for the germans in the building Vonderful.I felt bad for him about Silva in the last fight before Silva hit the last knee I hear he whispered to Rich ,and said…..This is very rude shall I say…. he said….”Your Mama!” Okay sorry it was lame , but Rich is a good fighter Silva is just one man that he can’t get passed. Like Tommy Dreamer to Raven, ewww.. sorry wrestling talk is banned here! I mention it again……..Catch RAW for the first time in HD January 21st on USA… Characters Welcomed!Sorry I will not plug anything ever again…
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Singing the songs, the music that you like.
We’re brothers till the end of time
Together or not, you’re always in my heart
Your hurting feelings in you
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Such diverse opinions, but thats what a message board is all about. Rich Franklin was introduced to most UFC fans when he beat the hell out of Old Man Shamrock. Since then he has been a dominant force in the middle-weight division. You guys think that Silva is not human?? Are you kidding? His ground game has weaknesses. He is a DEVASTATING striker, but a hard headed henderson is going to give him trouble. Franklin is still an excellent fighter, and you will be seeing a lot more of him, but look for some changes soon in the middleweight division. AS ive said before, belts in order from lightest to heaviest will be as follows: Penn, St.Pierre(if he can get through heavy handed serra), Henderson, Rampage (but chuck needs one more at him), and watch out for lessnar. Damn I wish they could get kimbo in there to stir up the lame heavyweight division, or at least Couture for his last fight on contract.
DPENG, I disagree. I don’t think he can be a contender because he has already lost twice to the current champ. And he lost very badly I might add. A contender is someone who is in contention for the belt… which franklin obviously is not. They practically gave him a goodbye party after losing. He will be used by Dana to test those hoping to challenge Silva if he doesn’t retire. I’d consider that a gatekeeper. And calling someone retarted for a harmless opinion is uncalled for. And if YOU’RE going to call someone retarted, you may want to use correct spelling. It makes you look like an ass. Its “You’re retarted” not “your retarted”. Oh yeah… they’re… not their.
Machida will be the new UFC light heavyweight in the UFC!
“And if YOU’RE going to call someone retarted, you may want to use correct spelling. It makes you look like an ass. Its “You’re retarted” not “your retarted”. Oh yeah… they’re… not their.”
Nice work CKEINB! Oh i hate to be your 3rd grade spelling bee teacher here, but FOR YOUR INFO, your “retarted” is actually spelled “RETARDED”. Kinda hypocritical arent ya? Made me laugh off my chair! No offence but who looks like an ass now?
Tat being said, we all wana see Fedor vs Couture in this lifetime. Fedor by TKO. Kimbo vs Brock would be awesome too. At the moment, A.Silva vs D.Henderson does sound good too.
!!RODEF, we may as well go on with this game… “TAT being said”(yeah, that’s right u hypocrite… jk) I’m not ready to buy into this Brock hype but kimbo and brock would be cool. Kinda like clash of the over sized idiots.
RSparrow506..watch what you say… the Silva jock riding club doesn’t like to hear how weak his ground game is…. trust me… I have been saying it for a while, and I get the same shit all the time… some people just don’t want to admit his ground game is shit… he’s only submitted on guy… but yet he’s a BJJ black belt… he looks like a fish outof water when he’s on his back…but yet he’s still a BJJ black belt…
truth is he swallows on the ground.. but keep that a secret… don’t let the jock riders hear that.
Who will be the next UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion? Lyoto Machida or Thiago Silva…….good thing they both train with Chute Boxe
no one talks about this fight.. lyoto doesnt get props for it on the tv
i think rich is overrated the guy is strong and a good fighter,but facts are that now the world of mma is forever evolving,and theres more talented fighters out there in every wieght class,and for rich franklin ,anderson silva is that talented deadly striker with an unscapable clinch that is followed by sharp knees.much love to rich franklin though big fan.
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