Ultimate Fighting title (UFC) has confirmed the remaining under card fights for its future leading pay-per-view (PPV) result, which is scheduled for the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
The ultimate 13 conflict line up for UFC 103 - the promotion's first trip Texas since UFC 69 in April 2007 - is now official (even though we've known about the match ups for some time now).
UFC 103 will feature a main outcome between Rich "Ace" Franklin and Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort at a 195-pound catchweight. Also slated for the key card is a hulk tilt 'tween past PRIDE star Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and blustery hulk prospect Junior Dos Santos.
In accession, Martin Kampmann and Mike Swick will collide to see the number 1 rival for Georges St. Pierre's 170-pound claim.
Here is the total UFC 103 fight card:
key event:
195 lbs.: Rich "Ace" Franklin (25-4) vs. Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort (18-8)
main card (Televised on PPV):
265 lbs.: Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos (8-1) vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2) 170 lbs.: Martin "Hitman" Kampmann (15-2) vs. Mike "Quick" Swick (15-2) 170 lbs.: Josh "Kos" Koscheck (12-4) vs. Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg (19-6) 155 lbs.: Hermes Franca (19-7) vs. Tyson Griffin (13-2)
Under card (Partially televised on Spike TV):
155 lbs.: Efrain "Hecho en Mexico" Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole "Magrino" Miller (15-3) 155 lbs.: Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Steve Lopez (12-1) 155 lbs.: Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira (8-1) vs. Nick "The Carnie" Lentz (16-3-1) 170 lbs.: Paul "Semtex" Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3) 185 lbs.: Tomasz "The Gorilla" Drwal (16-2-1) vs. Drew "The Massacre" McFedries (8-5) 205 lbs.: Eliot "The Fire" Marshall (7-1) vs. Jason Brilz (17-1-1) 205 lbs.: Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5) 155 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos (11-4) vs. Rob "The Saint" Emerson (9-7)
Recall that MMAVines.com will supply LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round reporting of UFC 103, beginning with the PPV telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card implementing on conflict night.
We're now just over 1 week outside from showtime, which will have its portion of storylines. Can Belfort return to form and give a run at some other UFC championship? Will Dos Santos rename Mirko Filipovic "KO Cop?"
And who will be the following man to challenge paladin Georges St. Pierre at 170 pounds?
Feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on "Franklin vs. Belfort" in the remarks section below. And Recall that MMAvines.com will be the spot for the current news and outcome-related spotlights before, during and after the event.
The ultimate 13 conflict line up for UFC 103 - the promotion's first trip Texas since UFC 69 in April 2007 - is now official (even though we've known about the match ups for some time now).
UFC 103 will feature a main outcome between Rich "Ace" Franklin and Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort at a 195-pound catchweight. Also slated for the key card is a hulk tilt 'tween past PRIDE star Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and blustery hulk prospect Junior Dos Santos.
In accession, Martin Kampmann and Mike Swick will collide to see the number 1 rival for Georges St. Pierre's 170-pound claim.
Here is the total UFC 103 fight card:
key event:
195 lbs.: Rich "Ace" Franklin (25-4) vs. Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort (18-8)
main card (Televised on PPV):
265 lbs.: Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos (8-1) vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2) 170 lbs.: Martin "Hitman" Kampmann (15-2) vs. Mike "Quick" Swick (15-2) 170 lbs.: Josh "Kos" Koscheck (12-4) vs. Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg (19-6) 155 lbs.: Hermes Franca (19-7) vs. Tyson Griffin (13-2)
Under card (Partially televised on Spike TV):
155 lbs.: Efrain "Hecho en Mexico" Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole "Magrino" Miller (15-3) 155 lbs.: Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Steve Lopez (12-1) 155 lbs.: Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira (8-1) vs. Nick "The Carnie" Lentz (16-3-1) 170 lbs.: Paul "Semtex" Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3) 185 lbs.: Tomasz "The Gorilla" Drwal (16-2-1) vs. Drew "The Massacre" McFedries (8-5) 205 lbs.: Eliot "The Fire" Marshall (7-1) vs. Jason Brilz (17-1-1) 205 lbs.: Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5) 155 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos (11-4) vs. Rob "The Saint" Emerson (9-7)
Recall that MMAVines.com will supply LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round reporting of UFC 103, beginning with the PPV telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card implementing on conflict night.
We're now just over 1 week outside from showtime, which will have its portion of storylines. Can Belfort return to form and give a run at some other UFC championship? Will Dos Santos rename Mirko Filipovic "KO Cop?"
And who will be the following man to challenge paladin Georges St. Pierre at 170 pounds?
Feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on "Franklin vs. Belfort" in the remarks section below. And Recall that MMAvines.com will be the spot for the current news and outcome-related spotlights before, during and after the event.
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