UFC 77: “Hostile Territory”

Saturday, October 20 at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Rich Franklin looks to reclaim the middleweight throne at UFC 77 from Brazilian interloper Anderson “The Spider” Silva, winner of their first contest by brutal technical knockout back in October 2006.

This fight will be in Franklin's hometown, so expect him to be ready for it. He had to have surgery on a nasal fracture he received due to 20 unanswered kicks by Silva in their last fight, and you can bet that's extra motivation to reclaim his title. Franklin has since won two matches, the first at UFC 68 against Jason "The Athlete" Macdonald by TKO and the other at UFC 72 against top ranked contender Yushin Okami. The fight against Okami was only the second Franklin fight that has went the distance, but he won by decision.

What will be Hostile Territory at UFC 77 remains to be seen. Especially with Franklin vs. Silva II as the main event.

The other main fight will be a rematch between Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans. Back at UFC 73 these two fought to an unanimous draw because Ortiz had been warned about grabbing the fence, yet in the second round did it again to prevent Evans from taking him down to the mat. The one point penalty led to a draw, even though Ortiz should have won two rounds and the fight in all three judges's minds. Don't think that means Ortiz is going to have his way this time. Evans is still a young and inexperienced fighter who will have learned from his first match and should be better this time around. Of course Ortiz still thinks he deserves the limelight and isn't going to get much more of it if he loses to an unproven fighter like Evans. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

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UFC 77 odds from Gamblers Palace:

Rich Franklin +165
Anderson Silva -205

Rashad Evans +100
Tito Ortiz -130

UFC 77 “Hostile Territory” Winner

77 HOSTILE TERRITORY Anderson Silva is 2nd round winner over Rich Franklin. The UFC Middleweight Champion stopped the attack in the Octagon for a second time from the mixed martial arts fighter Rich Franklin from his hometown Cincinnati at the full house U.S. Bank Arena October 20, 2007.

During UFC 64 in October 2006, Silva stopped Franklin during the first round.

Franklin entered the Octagon very confident to the music “Welcome to the Jungle”. The fans were so excited to see him that they let out a roar and gave him the confidence to see the champion enter. The opening song for Silva was “Ain’t no sunshine” by DMX. The reception for Silva wasn’t spectacular as the crowd booed.

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