UFC 126: Top 10 UFC Fights Featuring Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin
With UFC 126 just days away, the Rich Franklin-Forrest Griffin bout could be a definite contender for the ‘Fight of the Night’ to go in direct competition with the Middleweight title bout of Silva-Belfort in the main event.
The two fighters come into this fight on Saturday with big wins over major fighters by way of Franklin knocking out legendary Chuck Liddell at UFC 106 and Griffin beating Tito Ortiz at UFC 115 by decision.
In the career of Franklin with the UFC, the veteran has posted 13 wins out of 17 fights with the UFC promotion dating back to 2003 while winning the Middleweight title in 2005 against Evan Tanner.
As for Griffin, he has had only 13 fights since winning the Ultimate Fighter in 2005, collecting a record of nine wins and only four losses.
With that being said, let’s get to the top 10 fights from the careers of Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin.
Griffin Vs. Anderson Silva
1 of 8
Event: UFC 101: Declaration
Date: Aug. 8, 2009
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 17,411
Payouts: Unreleased
Result: Loss, TKO in the First Round
Franklin Vs. Ken Shamrock
2 of 8
Event: The Ultimate Fighter One Finale
Date: April 9, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: N/A
Payout: Unreleased
Result: Loss - TKO, First Round
Griffin Vs. Stephan Bonner
3 of 8
Event: The Ultimate Fighter One Finale
Date: April 9, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: N/A
Payouts: Unreleased
Result: Win - Decision (Unanimous)
Franklin Vs. Chuck Liddell
4 of 8
Event: UFC 115: Franklin vs. Liddell
Date: June 12, 2010
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 17,669
Franklin Payout: 140,000
Liddell Payout: 500,000
Result: Win - KO, First Round
Griffin Vs. Rashad Evans
5 of 8
Event: UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Date: Dec. 27, 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 14,103
Griffin Payout: 100,000
Evans Payout: 130,000
Result: Loss - TKO, Third Round
Griffin Vs. Mauricio Rua
6 of 8
Event: UFC 76: Knockout
Date: Sept. 22, 2007
Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 13,770
Griffin Payout: 45,000
Rua Payout: 150,000
Result: Win - Submission, Third Round
Franklin Vs. Wanderlei Silva
7 of 8
Event: UFC 99: The Comeback
Date: June 13, 2009
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 12,854
Payout: Unreleased
Result: Win - Decision, Third Round
Griffin Vs. Rampage Jackson
8 of 8
Event: UFC 86: Griffin vs. Jackson
Date: July 5, 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,990
Griffin Payout: 250,000
Jackson Payout: 225,000
Result: Win - Decision, Fifth Round (Light Heavyweight Championship Bout)
