A light heavyweight bout between former champion Forrest Griffin and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin is in the works for the UFC's Super Bowl Saturday card, tentatively labeled UFC 127.
Sources told MMAfighting.com that the fight has yet to be signed, but that the bout is expected.
Griffin (17-6, 8-4 UFC) has been out of competition since last November, when he defeated Tito Ortiz by split decision at UFC 106. Griffen had been scheduled to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 114, but was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury.
Franklin (28-5 (1 NC), 13-4 UFC) will also look to rebound from injury after breaking his left forearm in a first round KO win over Chuck Liddell at UFC 115. The former middleweight champ has spent the last two years bouncing between light heavyweight and 195 lb catchweight fights, going 2-1 in the former.
Griffin last three fights:
Win (Split Decision) Tito Ortiz - UFC 106
Loss (KO - Punch) Anderson Silva - UFC 101
Loss (TKO - Punches) Rashad Evans - UFC 92
Franklin last three fights:
Win (KO - Punch) Chuck Liddell - UFC 115
Loss (TKO - Punches) Vitor Belfort - UFC 103
Win (Unanimous Decision) Wanderlei Silva - UFC 99
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Shane Carwin vs. Roy Nelson in the works for UFC 125
A heavyweight bout between Shane Carwin Ultimate Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson is reportedly in the works for UFC 125 on New Year's day.
Neither party confirmed the match, but sources told MMAfighting.com that the UFC is working to put the fight together.
Carwin and Nelson traded barbs over Twitter in August, which left fans hoping that a match up would be made.
Nelson (15-5, 2-1 UFC) is coming off of knee surgery for an injury suffered during his UFC 117 loss to Junior dos Santos.
Carwin (12-1, 4-1 UFC) will look to rebound from the first professional loss of his career, a second-round submission to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116.
Nelson last three fights:
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Junior dos Santos - UFC 117
Win (TKO - Punches) Stefan Struve - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
Win (KO - Punch) Brendan Schaub - Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
Carwin last three fights:
Loss (Submission - Arm-Triangle Choke) Brock Lesnar - UFC 117
Win (KO - Punches) Frank Mir - UFC 111
Win (KO - Punch) Gabriel Gonzaga - UFC 96
Props: MMAfighting
Neither party confirmed the match, but sources told MMAfighting.com that the UFC is working to put the fight together.
Carwin and Nelson traded barbs over Twitter in August, which left fans hoping that a match up would be made.
Nelson (15-5, 2-1 UFC) is coming off of knee surgery for an injury suffered during his UFC 117 loss to Junior dos Santos.
Carwin (12-1, 4-1 UFC) will look to rebound from the first professional loss of his career, a second-round submission to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116.
Nelson last three fights:
Loss (Unanimous Decision) Junior dos Santos - UFC 117
Win (TKO - Punches) Stefan Struve - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
Win (KO - Punch) Brendan Schaub - Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
Carwin last three fights:
Loss (Submission - Arm-Triangle Choke) Brock Lesnar - UFC 117
Win (KO - Punches) Frank Mir - UFC 111
Win (KO - Punch) Gabriel Gonzaga - UFC 96
Props: MMAfighting
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