Rich Franklin was "the man" until he ran into Anderson Silva. Silva simply outclassed him. It looked like a man and a boy, as he systematically destroyed Rich Franklin, first to the body, then to the nose, then to the chin.
In the UFC:64 countdown, Joe Rogan commented that "Rich Franklin doesn't look like a fighter. His face isn't all broken and filled with scars". Well....... guess what, I don't think Mr. Franklin's nose will quite ever be the same again. It was somewhere in the vicinity of his right eye last time I checked.
So, Silva is in, and Franklin is out for now..... what exactly did Franklin do to piss off Dana that he brought in a ringer like that to destroy is highly marketable Middleweight Champion? I always found the dude a little smug...... smug, but packing a whallop.....
Who should Silva fight next? I guess TUF 4 winner gets the pleasure of being executed by Silva. Then maybe Mike Swick...... the guy I want to see Silva fight? Matt Hughes. Either at 185 or a catchweight fight like Hughes did with Gracie.
on UFC 64 - Now that was a beating.....