Cote vs Alan Belcher. FOTN! Assuming Cote doesn’t destroy his knee while walking backwards again.

@ballentine

What would make you say a thing like that?

Do you mean cote will fight vitor after vitor loses to Silva?

Or cote is #1 contendor after vitor wins?

Are you saying its just gonna happen eventually?

I don’t understand.

^^ Agree

I love these arguments as fighters get closer to retirement. I remember a radio MMA program saying before Randy vs Silvia that the NSAC should be sued for allowing such a gross mismatch to occur and that Silvia would kill Randy cause he was “past it”

Franklin vs. Griffin

@portland mma
Never bored, but always dissapointed. I like Wandi, which is why I hate to see him lose constantly because of his diminished skills and inability to compete(win) at the top level. He is only 34 but the training KOs have caught up to him. So no its not boring, but very anti-climactic when you know beforehand that whoever Wandi is fighting that night, is most likely(75% of the time since joining the UFC) going to tool him. So instead of making us pay 45 bucks for an outcome that we all more than likely already know, stick him on Fight Night cards where he can be gatekeeper to ” bottom of the middle of the pack” middleweights and light heavys for the price of on the house.

Its going to be Patrick Cote vs Vitor Belfort. Calling it here first!

@Merlin

If every fighter that lost a couple fights hung up the gloves then the sport wouldn’t be worth watching. Your post is rediculous imo. If Franklin needs to retire then so do Matt Hamill and Wanderlei Silva.. and Dan Henderson too sense that one could have easily gone either way.

And if Wandy/Franklin was a “grindy decision” well.. more grindy decisions please.

^ Whether Wanderlei gets knocked out or knocks someone out people want to watch it no matter what. When was the last time you were bored in a Wanderlei fight?

I think its really funny that people think Franklin should give it up even though he has only lost 5 times in his 10 years fighting. Look at the opponents(machida, silva 2x, henderson, belfort). Personally I think if you let him fight Belfort again he wins, but thats just me. This guy is another version of Hendo, he will be a legit fighter for 3-4 more years, IMO….

@imalebowski- I couldnt agree more about the Wandi comment. This guy has won 1 fight in over 3 years. How long of a leash does he have in the UFC? There is only so much of the “yeah, but he was a beast in PRIDE” that I can hear. Maybe he was, but against the top LHWs in the UFC he sucks really bad, mainly, because throwing wild punches with no defense when you are starting to grow a suspect chin does not work that well.. I dont want to see him cut yet, but it is definitely time to drop him to Fight Night status after Bisping beats him, and I hate Bisping.

Cote would get demolished by Franklin. Franklin has lost a step from his glory day as MW champ, but he’s not 2nd tier yet like Cote has been and always will be.

I forgot to mention Cote is a fucking joke! Especially after all that time off he will get murdered by allot of UFC middleweights. Sonenn, Okami, Marquart, Wandy,Vitor, Bisping, Maia, Miller,Creseur, Akiyama that’s just off the top of my head. If it weren’t for Anderson clearing out the division so badly the first time he never would have got a title shot.

Informative, but boring. *snore*

This is why I don’t read other news outlets other than Cage Potato. The Bens bring the lulz and the pain.

After Wand puts his knee thru Bispings head, provided he doesn’t take too much damage while doing it (which i don’t think he will) I’d LOVE to see the UFC line up “The Predator” vs “The Axe Murderer’ in Montreal!!

Kimbo vs Rich ….
ACE would beat the black out of him & knock that greasy beard of his into the grand stands!!!

Yeah he’s not done. And to add him to LHW for real this time no fucking catch weight fights against guys on there way down to middleweight. There are some interesting fights there I would love to see.

Anyone else feel like Ace should retire soon?
And like his greatest feats are behind him?
Cuz seriously re-runs of him beating Evan Tanner to win the Middleweight Championship or KOing Nate Quarry are just not doing it for me anymore, besides that was like 5 years ago.
Maybe he should go back to teaching or even coaching while he’s still viable, I mean I like the guy he’s got a great work ethic & there’s no doubt that for what he lacks in natural talent he makes up for with hard work.
But Frankly-Franklin I’m just not excited anymore to see you fight!
Does anyone really wanta see another “grindy decision win”.

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im really sick of people talking about franklin like he’s completely on his way out. this guy recently got ko-ed by vitor belfort (no shame in that) beat wandi (someone who NO ONE is calling for the retirement of), had a razer thin split decision loss to dan henderson (where franklin was picking him apart on the feet) and a few victories scattered between losses to anderson. this is not the rap sheet of someone who is washed up. i can see him fighting top 205-ers and doing just fine. on a good night, i can see franklin beating just about anyone in the lhw division. i say he has 2-3 years left in him.

Oh yeah.. Kimbo vs Rich at catch weight 215 ! Good stuff!

I think Rich should keep fighting. He could be a good gatekeeper.

Bite your tongue. You bite it right off.

Kidding, you’re probably right, but he’s my favorite fighter…I’d love to see him finish out his contract with some big name fights, see him crawl up the ladder a bit. Even if he never gets the title shot…like he said, that would still be one hell of a story.

Actually if Franklin wants to fight at LHW I would like to see him take on Griffin. Two slow brawlers, arguably both past their prime. Its a good win for Franklin to move up the ladder, or its a good win for Griffin to maybe turn in an actual finish and string together a couple of victories.

Yeah, Rich Franklin does.

Just because his best fights are behind him doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be able to make a living fighting people. There is a difference in being a little past your prime and being Jens Pulver.