WOW! Before I get into my breakdown of UFC 103, let me say WOW, UFC Fight Night 19 was awesome! If we can have three more wars like we did on Wednesday night we would have the best week of MMA possibly ever and definitely the last 10 years. The Condit vs. Ellenberger fight was 15 minutes of mayhem….Follow that up with Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta, or as I like to call it two 155ers who seem to think the cure for cancer is hidden in the other man’s face, and it was their job to beat it out! And last but not least, the nasty guillotine choke Diaz pulled off was straight disgusting! Let me say it one more time, WOW!
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Let me start by saying this card has my two of my three favorite fighters of all time on it (Koscheck and Belfort), so that may be why I am a little more jazzed up than normal; however, regardless of your personal feelings this card is solid. Remember, for the official UFC 103 results listed online as each fight is complete, stay here at ProFighting-fans.com.
Rich Franklin v. Vitor Belfort (195 Catch Weight)
Two former champions looking to prove they both deserve a shot to remove the ‘former’ from their title. ‘Ace’ in his prime was a striking machine and could knock the proverbial block off of any of his opponents, but I believe those days are two Anderson Silva ass kicking’s in his past. While Belfort on the other hand has the quickest, not arguably, but the quickest hands in MMA, and although Belfort has been around since the mid 90′s he is a very young 32. Age does matter and in this fight I believe it is age and energy that lead the “Phenom” to a 3rd round KO and leave Rich with yet another broken nose!
Mirko Cro Cop v. Junior Dos Santos
This fight is like trying to put together one of your grandma’s jigsaw puzzles, just to realize that not all the pieces are here. By that I mean we don’t know what to expect from either fighter. Is Cro Cop as old as he has looked in recent action, is Junior the wrecking machine we have come to know….or….is Mirko back to his old was as he was when he destroyed Mostapha Al Turk and is Dos Santos simply a two hit wonder jumping up to a league he isn’t quite ready for? Those are the questions that will be answered Saturday. What’s going to happen; Cro Cop sees, seeks and destroys a young Junior who is being touted as the next big thing in the heavyweight division just a little to early, Mirko by 2nd round TKO.
Josh Koscheck v. Frank Trigg
Just when you thought that MMA meant ‘mixed martial arts’ you learn that in this fight it simply stands for “Men on Mat Altercation” as this fight turns into a pure wrestling match. And Kos will be favored in every match he ever enters in wrestling this side of GSP. I hate to be that cut and dry, but this fight is that cut and dry. Koscheck by Trigg gargling on his own blood due to ground and pound in the 3rd.
By Greg Vorse
ProFighting-fans.com Staff Writer