Don’t worry, we’re still here, but we are still having some trouble with the homepage that’s keeping us from posting a bunch of new material. There is one new thing up today, a report on the fight between Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz. Keep in mind while looking at it that the system doesn’t account for the penalty Ortiz received for grabbing the fence. Much as it did in real life, that point would change the outcome.
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Franklin Comes Up Aces with TKO of Hamill at UFC 88
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin made a seamless return to the light heavyweight division, stopping a game but outgunned Matt Hamill with a steady striking attack in the UFC 88 co-main event tonight at Philips Arena.It was Franklin’s first fight at 205 pounds since his first round TKO of Ken Shamrock in April of 2005.
Pictures: 'Fighting 4 Kidz'
Sherdog.com’s Dave Mandel was cage-side at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to photograph “Fighting 4 Kidz,” which saw Andre Galvao and Mike Kyle (Pictures) pick up victories
Source:Pictures: 'Fighting 4 Kidz'
Franklin returns to 205 to swim with the sharks
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Rich Franklin laughed almost as soon as the question was asked. And for the record, that question was, ‘Is it exciting moving back to a division where most of mixed martial arts’ superstars currently reside?'”I basically just threw myself in a pool of sharks,” said the former UFC middleweight champion, who on Saturday night will return to the light heavyweight division for the first time in over three years to take on Matt Hamill at UFC 88 in Atlanta. “How exciting is that?”
Parisyan Sidelined, Yoshida Bout Off
A welterweight tilt between judo stylists Karo Parisyan (18-5) and Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) has been scrapped from Saturday’s UFC 88 “Breakthrough” at the Philips Arena in Atlanta
Injured Silva Withdraws from UFC 89
Undefeated light heavyweight Thiago Silva (Pictures) has withdrawn from his Oct. 18 co-headlining bout against Lyoto Machida (Pictures) at UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” in Birmingham, England