UFC 115: Liddell Got Iced by Franklin

It was, to many, an unexpected way for the main event of UFC 115 to end between Rich Franklin and Chuck "Ice Man" Liddell. Also for me, my prediction was it would be Franklin going down. I was wrong.

A big out-of-nowhere right hand hit Liddell that made him out-cold; Franklin followed up with a couple more punches and it was all over. Did Franklin put Chuck's career out for good? Well...


Undercard Results:

Mirko Filipovic defeats Pat Barry via Sub (Rear Naked Choke) Rd3
Martin Kampmann defeats Paulo Thiago via UD
Carlos Condit dfeats Rory MacDonald via TKO (Strikes) Rd3
Ben Rothwell defeats Gilbert Yvel via UD
Matt Wiman defeats Mac Danzig via Sub (guillotine choke) in Rd1
Evan Dunham defeats Tyson Griffin via split decision
James Wilks defeats Peter Sobotta via UD
Claude Patrick defeats Ricardo Funch via Sub (guillotine choke) in Rd2
Mike Pyle defeats Jesse Lennox via Sub (triangle choke) in Rd3
Mario Miranda defeats David Loiseau via TKO (strikes) in Rd2

Cotto defeats Foreman by KO in 9

He is back, he is back stronger!

Former two division world champion Miguel Cotto (34-2,27 KOs) has taken over another division, dethroning WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KOs) in nine rounds on Saturday night in the first fight card at New York City’s famed Yankee Stadium site in 34 years. Now trained by Emanuel Steward, Cotto looked extremely sharp outboxing Foreman over the first six rounds and in the seventh round Foreman’s right knee buckled compromising his mobility. Someone at ringside threw in a towel in the eighth round and people entered the ring, but referee Arthur Mercante Jr. threw everyone out and continued the fight. Cotto continued to batter Foreman dropping him with a left to the body in round nine and the bout was waved off.