UFC 68 In-Depth #3 - Franklin vs. MacDonald - Sat, Mar 3 '07

[johnnyboy429]

A lot of emphasis on Franklin...don't count the Canadian out. (McDonald)He was brought in twice to be defeated and twice and twice created an upset. As he mentionned: "I will not be anyones stepping stone" I hope the same again tonight!

[dustinliska]

Rich will knock Jason out in the 1st round, or hand him a new face like he did Evan Tanner. Ace Ventura is hungry again, and Silva will be in trouble come round 2.

[dbieb]

i hate too say it but i think styles might make for a hard fight for franklin i think hell tap in 2nd roung i think militich is over rated and i think we eill see one upset and i dont think its hughes or silvia on this night

[kaguth]

First they set Macdonald up to be a stepping stone for Ed Herman, then to be a stepping stone for Chris Leben, and now for for Rich Franklin. I really hope Macdonald f*cks up their plans again.

[dogshiteater]

has anyone heard if dana white can fight?

[willyrbeek]

If Franklin is gonna win this fight he's gonna have to win it early. The longer this fight goes on, the more it benefits MacDonald. MacDonald's conditioning is incredible.

[norwhol]

I like Franklin. He has never been in a fight that isn't exciting as all hell, win or lose. We need more standup guys like him. Being a Canadian thouugh, i'll be rooting on J MAC, although i don't think he's in the same league as Franlin. In terms of Silva, i don't know who is ever going to beat that monster.

[BumbleGrundle]

this will be quick, i got franklin knocking out this dude in the first. regardless someones gonna get dropped.

[serbon]

Franklin is a class act, and a guy I wish all th ebest for, but he simply got beat by a betetr fighter. It's low class of Dana to try and make excuses for him, when not even Franklin is offering any excuses.

[pureblood1]

There was nothing wrong with Franklin. Anybody that has seen Anderson Silva fight outside of the UFC knows what he is capable of doing.

[agentsab]

I hope Mcdonald beats Franklin, but I dont think it will pan out

[beachbums150]

franklin vs silva  franklin looked scared, franklin vs MACDONALD i would take the odds on the underdog!

[fightfan13]

I think this McDonald is going to shock the world. I like his ground game and I like his chin after the Leben fight. This guy is the WELL rounded. Ol' Ace needs to be put down a notch. I don't like him and think he's a prick! Go McDonald!!

[ironbird87]

why is Dana white sucking the nuts off all champions?

[zyence]

something wasnt right about rich franklin that night..yeah he realized he's facing a world class fighter from pride, rich franklin has never been tested before in his whole career. That night he got his ass beat and realized that he's not the best he's not even ranked in the top 5 fighters int he world for 185 pounds.

[Saeon]

McDonald sucks ass. His performance against Chris Leben was unbearable to watch, even though he won. "they should start calling me the tough killer." haha...stupid.

[SpyHunter69]

Rich Franklin is a great fighter. I think he will end up knocking Jason McDonald out, guessing it will be an early night for Jason(1st round). As for Franklin vs. Silva, if they fight again I think it will be a much closer battle and either fighter could win.

[ufc7400]

nope...mcdonald is for real...trust me. i am not confident in franklin atm and i think this will be a closer fight than you think. i think either a submission by mcdonald in the 3rd or a KO by franklin in the second...those are the two possible outcomes i personally forsee.

[blinkbdj]

franklin has gone senile. remember in tough 4 when he told serra to take a knee at the start of the fight so that serra's opponent couldnt kick him? "you cant kick a downed opponent man"

wtf is that?!

[MMAPaulGlew]

agreed

[icestorm]

Couture's voice is weak O.o.

[calefanfa]

Yo solo se k Dana White es bien chido y ke va a traer la UFC to Mexico =)

[alexandrogdl]

dana white vale verga, que te guste UFC es una cosa, pero ese pendejo no vale madres

[barabbas57]

Yes, there was something wrong with Rich Franklin that night: he got need in the chin.  Looks like his nose was broken as well!

[minicopilot]

Franklin gets submitted this weekend unless he can bang this guy out.

[DjAnomoly]

I think i'm with most when I say that i Rich was not lookin good when he lost that belt. I hope this one he comes out and fights like he used to.

[neviusprime]

"Something was wrong with Rich Franklin that night" Yes Dana. That something was the platter of Muay Thai knees that he was eating for all 3 minutes of that fight.

[grimknightx]

that was a good one prime, Jim carrey look a like had a craving for Muay thai that night, he stumbled into the octagon and Silva served him up a plate in about 3 to 4 minutes! After eating Muay thai, he slept like a baby! Now all these retarded fans of his are making the crappiest excuses!

[syjajkneba]

yeah, I know what was Rich's problem, Dana: he was thoroughly intimidated by Anderson Silva

[99Steve]

wow you guys really suck. Rich Franklin is a great fighter who lost to the #2 striker in all of mma. He is still a great fighter who will show us all why on saturday. People that call a fighetr a paper champ if he loses once in his last 8 fights dont deserve to be a fan of mma.

[blizzyblahblah]

jim carrey look alike

[Point129]

The black belt at my BJJ gym corners Jason MacDonald

[kmartin36]

isnt it strange that tim, rich and matt are best of friends and they all held the belts at the same time

[gacksoe]

why does Dana always have to come out and make excuses for his fighters? That men is making Rich Franklin look bad. A fight is a fight and it could either way at any time, no matter who is fighting, and that is that.

[versatility357]

Exactly! Whenever a fighter that is expected to win loses you always hear that they didn't look like themselves that night. They didn't look like themselves because they got their ass kicked. Styles make fights period.

[grimknightx]

Cause DANA'S A PIECE OF shit! did u see that lame ass excuse?? Jim Carrey look a like got his ass beat, the best bout it was it was in his own backyard!

[pjicleanair]

rich franklin has great cardio ..other then that nothing else is great about him

[badradtad]

well its good to know you can pull off over 20 wins and 2 losses on pure cardio, so maybe if i start jogging everyday i can be in the ufc right

[fightfan13]

I think it more than just jogging around the block, more like 4-6 hours of non stop training.

[pjicleanair]

noone in the 185 lb division is a threat to anderosn silvas title..rich franklin was the so called champion and he didnt even know what to do in the clinch...gimme a break..thats what you call a paper champion..you get that name for 2 reasons..either your not the best..or you havent fought the best*ie tim silvia

[neviusprime]

none in the UFC maybe. Anderson Silva still ranks behind Lindland and Hendo worldwide though.

[crazymike44]

I told you! There was something wrong with Rich Franklin that night! Just look at him right before the fight. He wasn't fired up! He looked like he had a concussion or something! Look at 17 sec. to 20 sec.. He had no strength that night... Something wasn't right!

[panchan]

This will be a great fight. Perhaps the best of the night. I hope the winner gets a title shot. Oh and Tito is a FAG. Every time he kisses that sperm dumpster it's like he's sucking 1000 dude's dongs. I bet he likes that.

[versatility357]

LOL man. Seriously I would never fuck a porn star. I don't care how fine she is. There could be too many diseases dormant in their bodies.

[Stratisfear]

They are routinely tested, very unlikely.

[DracosWrath]

Franklin was off with Silva cuz he over-trains. His workouts are ridicululous. He is a great fighter but Macdonald is no one you could just run over, he's always a threat & it should be a great fight. As for Tito's "sperm dumpster", he's got a thing for rips. 3 rips I dropped on he later did too. I bet he kisses all of them, hahahaha, hutington beach retard.

[timjwhite]

There's a small chance that you could get a STD banging a porn star. Porn stars have so many STD testing. As far as the UFC goes, this PPV looks good.

[paulfv]

All props to Rich Franklin for not making any excuses. We could use more guys like him in all sports. Rich, good luck. Same to you, McDonald. You seem like a stand-up guy, too. Should be a good one.

[skooterx]

This should be a good fight. MacDonald was an underdog in his last fight, and he made a great showing. I think Franklin will win, but I don't think it will be in the first round as he predicts.

[MedicusZ]

rich franklin is a great fighter one of the best he just needs to train in muy tai because in that clinch he looked lost

[jeff262630]

that was a good fight!

[tito6ftunder]

no it wasnt lol it was sad