'Spider' Sliva Retains UFC Title

beangel40 · #1 10-23-2007, 10:36 AM

CINCINNATI (Oct. 20) - Anderson Silva retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight championship, stopping Rich Franklin early Sunday.

Before a sellout crowd in Franklin's hometown, Silva knocked down Franklin with a smashing right to the head late in the first round. After a series of knees to the head, the referee stepped in and stopped the fight with 3:53 left in the second round of the scheduled five-round match.

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skinski · #2 10-23-2007, 10:52 AM

Was hoping that Franklin could regain the title , but didn't think he would......