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A previous report from the U.K. based Fighter's Only had pegged the matchup as the headliner for the UFC's rumored April 17th Strikeforce-countering event, though weeks out from that date it appears that it may not be coming to fruition.
Liddell has been filming the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, and while Tito Ortiz had been filming as well as the coach opposing him, the MMAJunkie report states Tito was unable to finish filming for an unknown reason and Franklin had been brought in.
That takes out the planned third bout between Liddell and Ortiz that would have headlined this 115 card, and Franklin once again becomes UFC's go-to guy for a fight in a pinch.
UFC 115 is expected to take place at the GM Place in Vancouver, B.C., Canada on June 12th.
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Penick's Analysis: I'm extremely intrigued to find out what's going on with Ortiz. The MMAJunkie report brought up some cryptic Tweets from Ortiz where he talked about life getting harder and God giving him another challenge, and with him unable to finish the season and Franklin stepping into his place for a fight that's still months away there remains lots and lots of questions about not only his health right now, but the future of his career.
The Liddell-Franklin fight is actually a lot more intriguing than the third bout with Ortiz, in any case. For starters, they are two former Champions and big stars in the UFC and they've never fought each other. It makes a lot more sense for Franklin as well, and will give him a fight in the light heavyweight division after two fights at a 195 lb. catchweight. It's a big challenge for Chuck and chance for him to prove that he's still got it after devastating KO victories in his last two fights. This is a good fight and a good headliner for the Vancouver card.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
UFC 115 has been tentatively scheduled for June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"I'm ready to go next month if I have to," Le told MMATorch.com. "I've been staying in the gym and staying in shape and making sure my cardio improves every time I'm in the gym. I think a big part of it was my cardio in the last fight."
Even though he's looking for the quicker return to action, Le insists ring rust was not a factor in the fight with Smith, simply his cardio and the fact that a Scott Smith punch can catch a fighter. "A lot of people felt my timing would be off," said Le. "But I think my timing was not off and I was connecting on 70-80% of the shots and I got caught. I did feel a little gassed out in the third round after I tried to pick him up and slam him."
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With Dan Henderson now coming into Strikeforce's middleweight division and fighting for the belt Le relinquished last October, Le said he's not looking that far ahead in his fight career, stating "Right now I'm just focused on one fight at a time, I don't look too far ahead. I'll be ready for whatever Strikeforce gives me, and hopefully it will be another shot against Scott Smith, I believe that's the one fight I want right now and I'll take it one fight at a time."
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March 21st, 2010, The Odeum Colorado, Broomfield, CO - Versus
DREAM 13
March 22, 2010, Yokohoma Arena, Yokohoma, Japan - HDNet
Strikeforce Challengers VII
March 26th, 2010, Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA - Showtime
UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy
March 27th, 2010, Prudential Center, Newark, NJ - Pay-Per-View
UFC Fight Night 21
March 31st, 2010, Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC - Spike TV
Bellator Fighting Championships Season 2, Week 1
April 8th, 2010, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL - Fox Sports Net
UFC 112: Silva vs. Belfort
April 10th, 2010, Concert Arena at Ferrari World on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi - Pay-Per-View
Strikeforce on CBS
April 17th, Venue TBA, Location TBA - CBS
DREAM 14
April 19th, Venue TBA, Location TBA - HDNet
UFC 113
May 8th, 2010, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Pay-Per-View
DREAM 15
May 24th, 2010, Venue TBA, Location TBA - HDNet
UFC 114
May 29th, 2010, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV - Pay-Per-View
UFC 115
June 12th, 2010, GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Pay-Per-View
The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale
June 19th, 2010, Venue TBA, Las Vegas, NV - Spike TV
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"It's the 17th and it's full steam ahead," said Coker in the MMAJunkie.com report. "The 17th was always a good day when we chose it. We still feel the same way, and so does CBS."
"We purposefully went out of our way to avoid all the other fight shows that month, whether it was the WEC, the UFC, or whatever. I don't think [Zuffa, LLC] has come out publicly and said that they are [counter-programming], and I think there's just a lot of rumors floating around."
Strikeforce: Nashville features a three Title fight main card with the Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Lightweight Titles all being contested on the card. The main event features new Strikeforce acquisition Dan Henderson taking on Jake Shields, while Gegard Mousasi meets Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal and Shinya Aoki comes to Strikeforce to face off with Gilbert Melendez.
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Penick's Analysis: Keeping the event on the 17th was probably the most feasible move, regardless of any reasons Strikeforce publicly gives for sticking with the date. With Showtime's Super Six boxing tournament on the 24th they would have had split production crews for the event and it likely was a headache that Showtime, CBS and Strikeforce all wanted to avoid. They were going to have to contend with the UFC eventually anyway, and despite Coker stating that "it seems so unnecessary" for the UFC to counter them and try to hurt them, that's the way the UFC works against any organization that appears to be competing with them.
Coker's right that Strikeforce being on free TV is a good thing for the sport, but in the eyes of the UFC it when it's not them being the ones on free TV it doesn't help them and their brand. The UFC is going to do what they feel they need to do to push out the competition so all of the top talent is in their organization, and Strikeforce is another potential victim in a long line of organizations that have tried to take even a part of the UFC's market over the last few years. It's just the way it is, and Strikeforce is going to have to do their part to keep themselves a float.
Coker said CBS will be giving this event a big marketing push during March Madness, and they're going to need it. They are going to have to do a much better job marketing this card than they did the November event, and they absolutely need to push the fighters that are on the card to get people to tune in for the fights.
A rumored heavyweight matchup between Josh Barnett (24-5 MMA, 0-0 DREAM)
and Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga (3-1 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) is signed for
DREAM.13.Siligia's manager, Steve Rusich of Triple Crown Fighter, on Saturday confirmed the bout's status to MMAjunkie.com.
DREAM.13 takes place March 22 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan and features a featherweight championship bout between titleholder Bibiano Fernandes and top-ranked veteran Joachim Hansen.
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