[TapThatMat]

I think that the guy who will be making a serious run at Franklin will be the guy who submitted Alessio Sakara at UFC 60 this past weekend. Dean Lister. Lister made short work of a fighter who the UFC was building up to be one of the next big challengers to the Iceman's title. Lister barely even broke a sweat in submitting Sakara. It was reported that Franklin was watching the Lister vs Sakara fight very closely. This seems to indicate that Franklin will be facing some fierce opposition soon like he has yet to see in the UFC as champion. The UFC also does not waste any time in puting together a fight that will generate alot of interest and a Lister vs Franklin fight will definatley get the blood pumping in alot of UFC fans. If Lister gets a shot a Franklin, he will most definatley take him to the ground and Franklins ground skills are not even close to Sakaras. Look what happen to him.