no.1 contender ufc middleweight
 

just wanted to know wnat you guys thought of the middleweight beefing up in the ufc with swick on a streak, boogeyman cutting down and silva stepping in. who has the best chance at franklin

shit... i forgot horn went down to 185 also. but i doubt he would fight rich

i really hate to say it, but i feel swick has a pretty good shot

i still dont see franklin losing to any of those guys, yet. very good competition will help make them all better in the long run

horn's out of the ufc.

I think Nate "Rock" Quarry is next up......wait, we tried that one, didn't we......LMFAO. Do you guys think the best fighter should get a shot, a la Anderson Silva, or someone who's been in the UFC longer. Silva's new to the UFC, but fought in Japan, but Swick has been kickin some ass. I say Silva vs. Swick, winner gets Franklin.


P.S. Swick hasn't been kickin' ass long enough to name rename a submission...."Swickotine"?!?!

Don't forget about Marquardt, he's in those runnings as well

Lister Should Be Next In Line
 

Dean lister should have no problem going through his next opponent at UFN August 17. This victory should put him in a great position to go after Franklin. With the ease that Lister went through Sakara, it is being said that Franklin will be facing a very, very difficult opponent in Lister.

whys that

I'd like the UFC to give Franklin a tune up match before he fought any of those guys, just so ring rust isn't the reason he would lose the title... I think the UFC should schedule Swick, A.Silva, Marquardt and Lister in separate fights and go from there depending on the results.. In a perfect world only two would win and you could have a #1 contenders match but of course that wouldn't happen... I don't think Silva should get a shot right away since he just joined the UFC (despite his record in other companies)... I'm not sure who should get the first shot, but I think a healthy Franklin would be a heavy favorite in most of these matches.