This Day in MMA History: Nov. 10
On Nov. 10, 2012, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship was in Macau, China, for
UFC
on Fuel TV 6. It served as the first UFC event in China.
In the main event, Cung Le knocked out Rich Franklin in the first round. It was the Knockout of the Night and the Knockout of the Year and also was his last win as a pro. In his next fight, he went back to Macau, where he lost to Michael Bisping and retired from the sport. This was also Franklin’s last fight after he teased one more trip to the Octagon. Ultimately, he opted not to take that trip.
Also on the main card, Tim Silva
submitted Stanislav
Nedkov but the bout was overturned to a No Contest due to a
failed drug test for Silva. The rest of the card featured a series
of decision victories: Dong Hyun
Kim beat Paulo
Thiago by decision, Takanori
Gomi beat Mac Danzig by
split decision, Jon Tuck beat
Zhang Tiequan by decision and Takeya
Mizugaki beat Jeff
Hougland by decision.
Following suit, on the prelims, Alex Caceres beat Motonobu Tezuka by decision and John Lineker beat Yasuhiro Urushitani by decision.
The event had a gate of $1,300,000 and had 8,415 people in attendance.
Continued Reading » Original Recap: Le Attributes Franklin KO to ‘Lucky’ Punch in UFC on Fuel TV 6 Headliner
In the main event, Cung Le knocked out Rich Franklin in the first round. It was the Knockout of the Night and the Knockout of the Year and also was his last win as a pro. In his next fight, he went back to Macau, where he lost to Michael Bisping and retired from the sport. This was also Franklin’s last fight after he teased one more trip to the Octagon. Ultimately, he opted not to take that trip.
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Following suit, on the prelims, Alex Caceres beat Motonobu Tezuka by decision and John Lineker beat Yasuhiro Urushitani by decision.
The event had a gate of $1,300,000 and had 8,415 people in attendance.
Continued Reading » Original Recap: Le Attributes Franklin KO to ‘Lucky’ Punch in UFC on Fuel TV 6 Headliner
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