Oct 24 2007
Getting Over A KO
It was sad to watch former UFC champion Rich Franklin in the octogon with current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Franklin clearly never got over the vicious beating Silva gave him in their previous title match. Watching this unfold served as an unfortunate reminder of the after effects of a good beating.
Anderson Silva’s camp, Chute Boxe, is known for their Muay Thai skills, especially their clinch. In their first fight Silva destroyed him in the Muay Thai clinch, where Franklin looked completely helpless.
Rich had the misfortune to come out of their first fight with the dreaded banana nose and required surgery and a long layoff to recover.
You could tell from this weekend’s prefight introductions that Silva was in Franklins head, and from the time the bell rung until the time he got KO’ed, Franklin didn’t look like he wanted to be in there.
Hopefully Franklin gets over this setback and gets his career back on track. I don’t see him taking back his belt, Anderson Silva has his number and is probably the best pound for pound fighter in MMA right now. But Rich could definitely be a gatekeeper to the belt and battle it out with the top contenders.
Hey Nerd of Steel! Are you alright, man? It has been a month since you last blogged.
I hope all is well with you.
Me too. Hope you are doing well.
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Are you still there? Everything alright?
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Yo, Nerd of Steel!
Are you out there somewhere? I miss your blog posts. Are you alright?
I really miss your writing…Nert of Steel.