UFC 103 results and LIVE fight coverage for ‘Franklin vs Belfort’ on Sept. 19 in Dallas
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today put the finishing touches on its return trip to the “Lone Star State,” which is scheduled for the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 19.
UFC 103 will feature a new-look main event between Rich “Ace” Franklin and Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort at a 195-pound catchweight. Also slated for the main card is a heavyweight tilt between former PRIDE superstar Mirko Cro Cop and surging heavyweight prospect Junior Dos Santos.
In addition, Martin Kampmann will be out to put a “hit” on Mike Swick to determine the number one contender for Georges St. Pierre’s 170-pound title.
Here is the current UFC 103 fight card:
Main event:
195 lbs.: Rich “Ace” Franklin (25-4) vs. Vitor Belfort (18-8)
Main card (Televised):
265 lbs.: Junior “Cigano” Dos Santos (8-1) vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (25-6-2)
170 lbs.: Martin “Hitman” Kampmann (15-2) vs. Mike “Quick” Swick (15-2)
170 lbs.: Josh “Kos” Koscheck (12-4) vs. Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg (19-6)
155 lbs.: Hermes Franca (19-7) vs. Tyson Griffin (13-2)Under card (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Efrain “Hecho en Mexico” Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole “Magrino” Miller (15-3)
155 lbs.: Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Thiago Tavares (14-3)
155 lbs.: Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira (8-1)
170 lbs.: Paul Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3)
185 lbs.: Tomasz “The Gorilla” Drwal (16-2-1) vs. Drew “The Massacre” McFedries (8-5)
205 lbs.: Eliot “The Fire” Marshall (7-1) vs. Jason Brilz (17-1-1) 205 lbs.: Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
155 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos (11-4) vs. “Handsome” Matt Wiman (10-5)
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 103, beginning with the pay-per-view (PPV) telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action on fight night.
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