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UFC Announces Return to Japan in March 2013, Plans Indonesia Event

It seems the UFC’s tour of Asia will be swinging around to Japan in just a handful of months.MMA Fighting reports from the UFC on Fuel 6 post-fight press conference that the promotion is holding another event at the Saitama Super Arena on March 3r…

It seems the UFC’s tour of Asia will be swinging around to Japan in just a handful of months.

MMA Fighting reports from the UFC on Fuel 6 post-fight press conference that the promotion is holding another event at the Saitama Super Arena on March 3rd, 2013. According to UFC Asia managing director Marc Fischer, the card will take place on Sunday morning, much like UFC 144.

That indicates that the event will be a UFC pay-per-view event, although Fischer didn’t confirm whether it would be a PPV, Fuel TV, FX or Fox broadcast.

In addition to the upcoming UFC card in Japan, the company will also be heading out to Indonesia for a future event at an undetermined time and date.

Returning to Japan for the first time since 2000 (at UFC 29: Defense of the Belts) proved to be a good gamble for Zuffa last February.

Not only did the event fill the Saitama Super Arena with a decent crowd of 20,000, but the PPV pulled a solid 375,000 buys.

No names have been highlighted for either the Japan or Indonesia events.

As an advance measure to get things running in Indonesia, the UFC has reportedly signed a deal with MNC (Media Nusantara Citra) Media, a regional media company with businesses in television broadcasting, radio, digital media, travel and online shopping. MMA Fighting notes that MNC is “the largest such network in Indonesia” with a 40 percent share of the local market.

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Five Fights for Rich Franklin to Take Next

Could it be the end of the road for Rich Franklin? The former math teacher turned fighter suffered a devastating knockout loss to Cung Le 2:17 into the first round earlier today at UFC on Fuel TV 6. Speculation has been running rampant on soc…

Could it be the end of the road for Rich Franklin? The former math teacher turned fighter suffered a devastating knockout loss to Cung Le 2:17 into the first round earlier today at UFC on Fuel TV 6.

Speculation has been running rampant on social media on what is next for the man called “Ace.” There are plenty of intriguing fights still out there for Franklin.

Let’s take a look and see what could be next for Franklin.

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UFC on Fuel 6 Results: Post-Fight Stock Report

Heading into UFC on Fuel TV 6, Rich Franklin and Cung Le were at a point in their careers where every fight could end up being their last. That is why it was so critical for both fighters to find a way to win in the first ever UFC main event to be cont…

The former champions were hoping to make one last run toward the top of the middleweight division, so a setback would only lead to contemplation of retirement.

With another event in the books, let’s take a look at which direction Franklin, Le and the rest of the UFC on Fuel TV 6 competitors are headed after their Saturday bouts.

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UFC on Fuel 6 Results: Cung Le, Silva, Gomi, Danzig Win $40K Bonuses

Cung Le was the big winner at UFC: Macau, pocketing an extra $40,000 for his main event victory over former middleweight champion Rich Franklin.It was one of only two finishes on the nine-fight card, as Le caught Franklin flush on the jaw with a powerf…

Cung Le was the big winner at UFC: Macau, pocketing an extra $40,000 for his main event victory over former middleweight champion Rich Franklin.

It was one of only two finishes on the nine-fight card, as Le caught Franklin flush on the jaw with a powerful right hook. Franklin promptly went out on his feet, crashing to the mat in devastating fashion in his return to the 195-pound division.

MMA Junkie reports from the UFC post-fight press conference that Thiago Silva, Takanori Gomi and Mac Danzig will also go home with extra bonus money, rounding out the rest of the awards:

KO of the Night—Cung Le
Submission of the Night—Thiago Silva
Fight of the Night—Takanori Gomi & Mac Danzig

Thiago Silva staved off a tight grappling-heavy offense from formerly undefeated Stanislav Nedkov, stopping the Bulgarian in round three with an arm triangle on the mat.

Japanese MMA legend Gomi gritted his way to a split decision win over Danzig, fighting off takedowns and slugging it out on the feet to heavy applause from the crowd. Both men will take home a combined $80,000 for their trouble, with Gomi getting his first two-fight winning streak since 2009.

With six decisions between the prelims and main card, the battle for “Fight of the Night” was a close race between Gomi vs. Danzig, John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani and Jon Tuck vs. Tiequan Zhang—the only Chinese fighter on the UFC roster.

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UFC on Fuel 6 Results: What’s Next for Cung Le?

Cung Le wasn’t at 100 percent when he faced Rich Franklin in the main event of UFC on Fuel 6, but you’d never know it. Le ended the fight with a single punch that caused Franklin to face plant into the canvas a little over two minutes in the opening fr…

The victory was impressive, as Le finished the fight with his punches rather than his kicks, and Franklin is a notoriously tough guy to finish.

It was Le’s second consecutive victory inside the Octagon, but it puts him in quite the predicament. Two victories over respectable opponents usually means a step up in competition for a fighter’s next outing. But that may not be the case for the 40-year-old Le.

There’s no denying that Le is one of the best strikers in the division, but I don’t expect him to make a title run in the near future. That likely means we will see Le against other big-name veterans or against some guys who may have fallen out of the top 10.

A fight against the winner of Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring makes sense if the UFC wants to put together a matchup based on rankings.

If the UFC is looking for more of a matchup based on money and drawing power, fights against either Brian Stann or Mark Munoz makes sense, as both have big names. Despite the losses by both, men a fight with Le could be a great main event on a free show or lead in to a pay-per-view.

There’s also a handful of big-name fighters who could be on their way over to the UFC once Strikeforce closes its doors. Guys like Ronaldo Souza, Robbie Lawler and Tim Kennedy are all guys that could fight Le in the future.

Creating matchups for Le right now is nothing more than spit-balling, as it’s really up in the air where he goes after this. There aren’t a lot of big-name fights for someone like Le, so if he and the UFC are looking for the big-money fights, moving up to the light heavyweight division may be the right move.

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UFC on Fuel 6 Results: 14 Memorable Moments from Franklin vs. Le

UFC on Fuel TV 6 had plenty of dull spots, but it was punctuated by several memorable scenes from the promotion’s first event in the People’s Republic of China.Not bad for a card with only two finishes in the entire night.But which moments were the bes…

UFC on Fuel TV 6 had plenty of dull spots, but it was punctuated by several memorable scenes from the promotion’s first event in the People’s Republic of China.

Not bad for a card with only two finishes in the entire night.

But which moments were the best of the UFC on Fuel TV broadcast? And most importantly, were any of them actually worth getting up for at 4:30 or 7:30 in the morning?

Yes. Even with the #RudeAwakening, these were the 14 best moments of the night.

Er, morning.

Wait, what time is it right now? Never mind, I’m probably just going back to bed as soon as this slideshow is over.

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