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UFC 147 weigh-in results: Franklin (190), Silva (188) cleared for catchweight main event

The UFC 147 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Rich Franklin (190) vs. Wanderlei Silva (188)
Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira (184) vs. Sergio "Serginho" Moraes (185)
Rony "Jason" Mariano Bezerra (146) vs. Godofredo "Pepey" de Oliveira (145)
Mike Russow (248) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Yuri Alcantara (146) vs. Hacran Dias (146)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

Rodrigo Damm (146) vs. Anistavio "Gasparzinho" Medeiros (146)
Francisco "Massaranduba" Drinaldo (183) vs. Delson "Pe de Chumbo" Heleno (185)
John "Macapa" Teixeira (150)* vs. Hugo "Wolverine" Viana (145)
Leonardo "Macarrao" Mafra Teixeira (182) vs. Thiago de Oliveira Perpetuo (184)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

Marcos Vinicius "Vina" Borges Pancini (146) vs. Wagner "Galeto" Campos (145)
Felipe Arantes (146) vs. Milton Vieira (146)

* - Has two hours to make weight

UFC 147 weigh-in results: Franklin (190), Silva (188) cleared for catchweight main event | MMAjunkie.com

[HillbillyDeluxe]

and this is a PPV because....?


I honestly only know 4 of those guys Regardless, I will still be watching.

On a side note: ITS FIGHT NIGHT FELLAS!

[Sniggles]

What? Catchweight? Something makes me think Franklin will get tooled.

Then again, I am the worst at Pick'ems!

[Eric T Smith]

I have to order it because I don't like to miss events, but it's sad when I only know 6 guys on the card. I'll stay positive though, maybe we'll all be pleasantly surprised.

[The_Icon]

If Franklin really wants to be MW champ again he is going to have to start making the weight. I guess he gets a bit of a pass for taking the fight on short notice but he was training for Cung Le at 185 right?

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Just read that they've stopped Teixeira from trying to cut anymore weight for health reasons, he's stuck on 150 and forfeits 20% of his purse.

[Sniggles]

Originally Posted by The_Icon

If Franklin really wants to be MW champ again he is going to have to start making the weight. I guess he gets a bit of a pass for taking the fight on short notice but he was training for Cung Le at 185 right?

Franklin is a company man. He is not pursuing a title at this point. He took this fight for the Zuffa and will be compensated greatly for doing so.

[The_Icon]

Originally Posted by Sniggles

Franklin is a company man. He is not pursuing a title at this point. He took this fight for the Zuffa and will be compensated greatly for doing so.

I understand that in this case but he has stated that he wants another run at the MW belt, if so he needs to get the cut down again.

[goodtimes]

Originally Posted by The_Icon

I understand that in this case but he has stated that he wants another run at the MW belt, if so he needs to get the cut down again.

Franklin took the fight on short notice with the stipulation that it would be a 190 lb catch weight. He's been pretty consistent with saying his ideal weight is 195, and takes fights closer to that weight whenever possible.

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Originally Posted by goodtimes

Franklin took the fight on short notice with the stipulation that it would be a 190 lb catch weight. He's been pretty consistent with saying his ideal weight is 195, and takes fights closer to that weight whenever possible.

Sure it's ideal for him but it doesn't exist. If he ever wants to see a title shot again it will have to be at 185 and he will have to make weight. I'm sure Anthony Johnson would love to have a 200 lb division and Thiago Alves would love to fight at 180 lbs but the option isn't there, you have to make the weight.