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UFC 115 Main Event Breakdown: Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin

Filed under: UFCStylistically, Chuck Liddell’s night got easier when Tito Ortiz was forced to withdraw from their fight and he was replaced by Rich Franklin. Competitively though, it likely got more difficult.

After facing and beating Ortiz twice, Lid…

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Chuck Liddell, Rich FranklinStylistically, Chuck Liddell‘s night got easier when Tito Ortiz was forced to withdraw from their fight and he was replaced by Rich Franklin. Competitively though, it likely got more difficult.

After facing and beating Ortiz twice, Liddell has a very good idea of nearly everything Ortiz brings to the table. He understands his strategy, setups and execution. He’s experienced his spacing, striking and shooting. He’s seen it all in 3-D and conquered it. That’s not to say that the third time around would be automatic, just that the variables that go with unfamiliarity are non-existent.

Franklin, too is a familiar opponent, but in a different way. The former UFC middleweight champion has been around the MMA game long enough that he has few secrets in his arsenal, but Liddell has yet to experience them in person. He doesn’t know how quick his hands are, how strong he is, or what kind of power he packs with his striking. And that’s what makes the main event of UFC 115 compelling.

UFC 115 Weigh-In Video

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The 22 fighters participating in UFC 115 will step on the scale in Vancouver Friday evening for the UFC 115 weigh-in, and if you can’t be there in Vancouver, you can watch it live here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Chuck Lidd…

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The 22 fighters participating in UFC 115 will step on the scale in Vancouver Friday evening for the UFC 115 weigh-in, and if you can’t be there in Vancouver, you can watch it live here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Chuck Liddell will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds after more than a year away from the sport. That shouldn’t be a problem for Liddell, who has appeared to be in excellent shape recently. Liddell’s opponent, Rich Franklin, will be moving back up to 205 after fighting at 195 pounds in his last two bouts.

The weigh-in starts at 7 PM ET and the video is below.

UFC 115 Weigh-in Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsChuck Liddell, Rich Franklin and the rest of the UFC 115 competitors all made weight Friday at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Headliners Liddell and Franklin both registered on the scale at 205 pounds.

Full…

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Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin and the rest of the UFC 115 competitors all made weight Friday at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Headliners Liddell and Franklin both registered on the scale at 205 pounds.

Full weigh-in results are below.

Reminder: UFC 115 Weigh-ins Live Right Here at 7:00pm ET

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Gone are the days of seeing Chuck all hopped up on "NyQuil" rambling on about fighting Tommy Morrison and Vernon "Tiger" White on morning television. "The Iceman" has reinv…

(Video courtesy of YouTube/GoodMorningTexas)

Gone are the days of seeing Chuck all hopped up on "NyQuil" rambling on about fighting Tommy Morrison and Vernon "Tiger" White on morning television. "The Iceman" has reinvented himself physically for his fight with Rich Franklin tomorrow night in Vancouver at UFC 115, which means night clubs and pharmacies have taken a hit beyond what the recession dealt them.

Feel free to rewatch the video, reminisce about this bizarre moment in MMA history and talk amongst yourselves until the stream of the weigh-ins goes live tonight at 7pm ET.

As always, the link to the UFC media player is after the jump

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Chuck Liddell Faces a Problem as Old as Prizefighting Itself at UFC 115

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In retrospect, maybe Dana White jumped the gun.

When the UFC president stood up in front of the media after UFC 97 last April and declared that his old friend and employee Chuck Liddell was done fighting forever after his TKO loss to…

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In retrospect, maybe Dana White jumped the gun.

When the UFC president stood up in front of the media after UFC 97 last April and declared that his old friend and employee Chuck Liddell was done fighting forever after his TKO loss to “Shogun” Rua, it’s possible he was overestimating his own ability to make life choices for other people.

You can see how that might be a problem for a powerful man like White. Most of the time, when he makes a statement about a fighter’s career the mere fact of him saying it out loud is enough to make it so. If he wanted Liddell to hang up the gloves and turn his focus toward spending the mountain of money he’d already earned with his fists, then that’s what would happen.

UFC 115 Pre-Fight Press Conference Video

Filed under: UFC Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and UFC President Dana White will all meet the press on Thursday for the UFC 115 pre-fight press conference, and if you can’t be there …

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and UFC President Dana White will all meet the press on Thursday for the UFC 115 pre-fight press conference, and if you can’t be there in person in Vancouver you can watch it live right here at MMAFighting.com.

Of particular interest at this press conference will be how the local media treat the UFC: This is the promotion’s first show in Vancouver, and not everyone is happy that MMA is coming to town.

The press conference starts at 3PM ET and the video is below.