Author: Anton Tabuena

UFC on FUEL 6: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le weigh-in results from Macao

MACAU, CHINA — Rich Franklin and Cung Le are set to do battle this Saturday as headliners for UFC on FUEL 6, and today, the two popular fighters stepped on the scales at the Cotai Arena. Both fighters were within the limit, making th…

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MACAU, CHINA — Rich Franklin and Cung Le are set to do battle this Saturday as headliners for UFC on FUEL 6, and today, the two popular fighters stepped on the scales at the Cotai Arena. Both fighters were within the limit, making their middleweight bout official for Zuffa’s first event in China.

Franklin, the former middleweight champ, tipped the scales at 185 lbs, while his Vietnamese opponent in Le stepped in at 186. Co-headliners, Thiago Silva and Stanislav Nedkov also both made the light heavyweight limit, coming in at 205 and 203 lbs. respectively.

As reported earlier, the welterweight bout between Hyun Gyu Lim and David Mitchell has been scrapped, following a medical issue suffered by the Korean.

The rest of this Saturday’s competitors made weight, and here are the complete weigh-in results for the Macao card:

Rich Franklin (185) vs. Cung Le (186)
Thiago Silva (205) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (203)
Dong Hyun Kim (170.5) vs. Paulo Thiago (169.5)
Takanori Gomi (155) vs. Mac Danzig (155)
Zhang Tiequan (155) vs. Jon Tuck (156)
Takeya Mizugaki (135.5) vs. Jeff Hougland (135)

Alex Caceres (136) vs. Motonobu Tezuka (135.5)
Yasuhiro Urushitani (125.5) vs. John Lineker (126)
Riki Fukuda (186) vs. Tom DeBlass (185)

UFC on FUEL 6: Hyun Gyu Lim ‘medically unfit’ to compete, bout against David Mitchell scrapped

MACAO, CHINA — The highly anticipated UFC debut of Korean Top Team product, Hyun Gyu Lim has been scrapped after the UFC doctors have deemed him ‘medically unfit’ to compete. David Mitchell, who is already coming in on relatively sho…

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MACAO, CHINA — The highly anticipated UFC debut of Korean Top Team product, Hyun Gyu Lim has been scrapped after the UFC doctors have deemed him ‘medically unfit’ to compete. David Mitchell, who is already coming in on relatively short notice for this fight, was left without an opponent forcing officials to scrap the bout.

The UFC has since released an official statement about it, also mentioning that Mitchell will be getting paid:

After being examined by doctors it was determined that Hyun Gyu Lim was medically unfit to participate in tomorrow’s event and as a precaution, his UFC Macao bout has been canceled. His opponent, David Mitchell, will be paid his show money.

No details were announced, but MMAFighting.com has learned from multiple sources that the medical issue is stemming from a rough weight cut by the Korean. Lim, who stands at 6-foot-2, is massive for a welterweight, and unfortunately the cut eventually led to the cancellation of his UFC debut.

UFC on FUEL 6 pre-fight press conference news, notes

HONG KONG — Zuffa’s first voyage to China happens this Saturday with UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le, and Wednesday the promotion hosted a pre-fight press conference at the Harbour City Mall. In attendance were middleweight headliners, Ri…

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HONG KONG — Zuffa’s first voyage to China happens this Saturday with UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le, and Wednesday the promotion hosted a pre-fight press conference at the Harbour City Mall. In attendance were middleweight headliners, Rich Franklin and Cung Le, along with main card fighters Dong Hyun Kim and Zhang Tiequan.

EVP and Managing Director of UFC’s Asia Division Mark Fischer led the presser with former WEC head Reed Harris, and former champions Urijah Faber and Chuck Liddell were also present during the activities.

Here’s a brief rundown of all the news and notes from the event:

  • According to Mark Fischer, the next Asian UFC event is already being planned, with the details expected to be announced following the conclusion of UFC: Macao this Saturday.
  • When asked about the difference of markets in Japan and Macau, Mark Fischer said that while they are getting strong support from China, the fanbase in Japan is “more mature”, so they have put more effort on educating this new market they are trying to break in to.
  • Replying to a question about his future plans, Rich Franklin reiterates that he’s solely focused on Le at the moment, but did say that “dropping back down to 185 lbs. is about getting a title shot before I retire”.
  • Cung Le addressed questions about balancing being an actor and being a fighter, saying that he has learned from past mistakes and has completely focused on just training and fighting for over a year now. When asked why he doesn’t just switch to movies to get paid without getting punched, Le says “I guess I like to get punched in the face sometimes. I’m a martial artist first before I’m an actor.”
  • As a random tidbit during the presser, Rich Franklin states that he did his “civic duty” and voted during the US elections despite staying in Asia for several weeks now. The former middleweight champ didn’t reveal who he voted for though, as he says that’s like asking him “what type of underwear” he uses.

    • Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le happens this Saturday at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China, and it will be televised live on Fuel TV starting at 9 a.m. ET.