Live on Saturday September 19, 2009 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Former UFC Middlewight Champ Rich “Ace” Franklin (27-4) will Headline the card taking on the newly acquired and Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort (12-5). Dana White expressed his interest in getting Vitor back in the UFC and now that Affliction folded it is sooner rather than later. The two will be meeting at a catch-weight of 195 lbs. Franklin won his last bout over Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision and Vitor is on a four fight win streak.
Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Franklin (-145)
- Belfort (+115)
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Cro Cop (even)
- Dos Santos (-130)
Paul Daley vs. Martin Kampmann
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Daley
- Kampmann
Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Koscheck (-500)
- Trigg (+300)
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Griffin (-260)
- Franca (+200)
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Escudero (-165)
- Miller (+135)
Jim Miller vs. Steve Lopez
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Miller
- Lopez
Nick Lentz vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Lentz
- Oliveira
Rick Story vs. Brian Foster
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Story
- Foster
Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal
Sportsbook.com Odds
- McFedries (-125)
- Drwal (-105)
Eliot Marshall vs. Jason Brilz
Sportsbook.com Odds
- Marshall
- Brilz
Rob Emerson vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
- Emerson (-125)
- Dos Anjos (-105)
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Igor Pokrajac
- Matyushenko
- Pokrajac
Also on the card is Mirko Cro Cop (25-6-2) taking on dangerous striker Junior Dos Santos (8-1). Cro Cop will have his hands full against Dos Santos who has not gone the distance in any of his nine fights. Dos Santos has six KO victories and two submissions. Cro Cop is coming off a win over Mostapha Al-Turk via TKO/Eye poke at UFC 99. Mike Swick (14-2) and Martin Kampmann (15-2) will battle for the right of number one contender to face Georges St-Pierre.
Check back closer to the fight date as I will have fight predictions and current odds. UFC 103 Information page