UFC 103 Franklin Vs. Belfort Also Features Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Junior Dos Santos and Martin Kampmann Vs. Mike Swick
On September 19, UFC 103 Franklin vs. Belfort will be held in Dallas, Texas. Just a few weeks out from the event, it's time for my UFC 103 preview and predictions. I'll give you a preview of the major fights on the UFC 103 fight card, and then I'll give you a prediction for all of them as well.Over the last three UFC fight cards, I've gone 11-1 with my UFC predictions. That's 4-0 for UFC 100, 4-0 for UFC 101 and 3-1 for UFC 102. So in other words, take a seat and read my UFC 103 preview and predictions from top to bottom to get a glance at what's going to go down on September 19.
UFC 103 Preview: Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
If you look at Rich Franklin's career dating back to 2003 when he came to the UFC, and you took away the two losses to Anderson Silva, all you would be left with is a close, could have gone either way split decision loss to Dan Henderson. He has 12 wins in the Octagon, and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Wanderlei Silva in June.
Vitor Belfort is making his return to the UFC, not having fought in the organization since back to back losses to Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz, the latter of which was in February of 2005. Belfort is an interesting opponent for Franklin because he has more than enough power to test his chin. However, Belfort is a guy that lost almost all of his big step-up bouts over the course of his career, going 0-5 against Ortiz, Couture, Chuck Liddell and Dan Henderson.
Franklin will be cautious to avoid Belfort's power, and his all-around game including his striking and improved clinching will make the difference. The fight won't be all too dissimilar from Franklin's last fight, the win over Wanderlei. If he decides to open up he could get the stoppage, but does he want to take that chance?
UFC 103 Predictions: Rich Franklin defeats Vitor Belfort via unanimous decision
UFC 103 Preview: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos
Comments
Interesting read... good work.
Very interesting!
Alex
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09/07/2009
Swick will defeat Kampmann to become the next guy to be fed to GSP. Koscheck vs. Trigg is a tough one, as I can see Frank getting an upset TKO.
Cro Cop seems to be the underdog due to poor performances in prior matches, but this time he will return to his old form and KO Santos.
And Franklin will get an upset win over Belfort, either by a sudden (T)KO or decision.
Great article.
Here's my reasoning. I think Kampmann has more power than Swick is going to like getting hit with. The fight is going to end up on the ground, and I think Swick is going to busted up a bit down there. It'll end up opening up a submission attempt for him, which he is more than skilled enough to take advantage of.
BillyBoy
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09/01/2009
Why do you think Kampmann would win by submission? Only1/3 of his wins came by sub. Swick is very skilled on the ground and he trains daily with Fitch and Koscheck, which are two of the best 170lbers on the ground. Fitch is a black belt under Dave Camarillo. I am not being a dick, I was just wondering if it is a blind guess or if there is logic in what you are saying.
Neat read!
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