Rumour: Swick vs Franklin at 68

Donny77 · 12-11-2006, 05:32 PM

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...2965&zoneid=14

Ill be looking forward to this fight for a bunch of reasons.....

How does the former mw champ deal with his devestating loss?
Is Rich gonna be gun shy now?
How will Swick handle the pressure?
How good is Swick.. really?
Is Swick the real deal?

generic · 12-11-2006, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by The Sundance Kid

I think we saw how good Swick was when he beat The Crow,
I agree with the rest of your questions though. This fight has the ability to be one of the classics or a quick KO either way. I think this is a really tuff comback fight for Rich and i don't think he should get a Title shot even if he beats Swick, i think he needs atleast 2 fights agains top contenders befor a rematch with Anderson.

Why should Ace need three fight before he gets another title shot? The guy is 8 and 1 on his last 9 fights. I think he was over matched aganist Silva. But I think Ace is a smart fighter and he will learn from his mistakes. He will ko swick in the first rd.

liddell316 · 12-11-2006, 05:48 PM

I see Franklin as a pretty big favourite here. Swick didn't look too impressive against Loiseau, and in that fight Loiseau seemed really gun shy.

I think Franklin will get a TKO victory here.

Donny77 · 12-11-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by liddell316

I see Franklin as a pretty big favourite here. Swick didn't look too impressive against Loiseau, and in that fight Loiseau seemed really gun shy.

I think Franklin will get a TKO victory here.

Yeah, the thing with that is Rich got dominated in his last fight. And I wonder how he's gonna recover from it. Swick is a scary opponent for Rich b/c he is so fast and will trade. I dunno, we'll see, should be a good one though!

TheBonger · 12-11-2006, 05:52 PM

Seems like a pretty interesting matchup to me. I think Franklin is defiently the better fighter but coming off such a devasting loss you never know.

Dork8503 · 12-11-2006, 06:08 PM

Rich shouldnt need 2 fights, if he wanted im sure he could get his first fight back against anderson but i think thats is a bad move, i think he does need a fight or 2 just to get back to fighting and work some shit out, not that he needs 2 fights to get a title shot hes only lost 1 time in the ufc , but i agree he needs some confidence and learn from what he did, i like rich just needs to work on some shit, and by the way where in the hell is the rumor page at i cant find it

BIG FLO · 12-11-2006, 06:17 PM

I really hope that Franklin is the Franklin of old + some improvements. Hopefully his loss only makes him come back better. If so, he should kick Swick's ass and that is what I want to see.

TonyG · 12-11-2006, 06:21 PM

Whats the lead time on tickets. I am in Ohio, and still cant believe I might be able to see this live. Are they usually sold once the fight before it starts??