Franklin FTW. I think he will either win a decision, 29-28, or overwhelm Hendo with strikes in the 3rd, for a TKO. With the way things have been going, upsets are prone, and Franklin has a great shot here to get in the title mix.

I don’t think anyone would consider Henderson beating Franklin an upset

Franklin in my eyes is a heavy favorite in this fight. Henderson has not not anything impressive inside the octagon in his last 3 fights that show he can take on Franklin.
Franklin by TKO

Shogun is my favorite fighter, but I have to wait and see which Shogun will show up to this fight, he has not fought in a while, just like Coleman. This one is hard to call, but if I have to call, I will say Shogun.
Shogun by TKO

Franklin a heavy favorite? Hendo has not done anything impressive in the Octagon? Thats insane…How many people think Rich could go 5 rounds with Rampage? How many rounds did Rich win in his two fights with Silva…Dan looked much more competitive against Anderson than Rich and won the first round. Dan fought Palhares the way he had to, had to stay off the ground with Toquinho. I think this fight is dead money like Rampage Wandy, maybe Rich is a small favorite. I like Hendo in this fight, decision or late round TKO

I hope Rich wins this only because I want to see what he can do at LHW and want to see him get some bigger names. I am a huge fan on Henderson though.

As for Shogun, he must win this fight and I think he will via TKO or KO in the first. He’ll come out Chute Box old school. Can’t wait.

hard fight to call hendo its a badass but rich is one of the most technical striker out there
i pick franklin by UD
i dont know what its going on next if rich wins he will be a couch on TUF, why? to try to get another shot at silva(cuz the winner of bisping/franklin is for number one contender at MW i guess) i dont think anyone wants to see that and then why he move up to 205
i am curious to see what the ufc its gonna do i personally rather to see marquartd as the other couch in TUF and then figh bisping for the number one contender and let rich and hendo in the LHW

shogun shogun shogun shogun shogun

2009 its gonna be his year!!

I see hendo taking down rich or catching him with a big right. Franklin needs to avoid the take downs and circle away from that right hand and if he doesnt it could be a bad night for him. Hendo isnt like Hammil he isnt gonna stand in front of rich for too long without landing something and if he doesnt hes gonna close the distance and get it to the gnp. Personally i think hendo is the favourite here and after this fight i say he should deny the tuf coaching spot so he can fight silva asap. Although with the tuf show could give GSP enough time to beat BJ and Alves to get his shot at anderson.

I think coleman will be the better fighter here because shogun cant use his soccer kicks, stomps i mean look at what the octagon did to that chute box style of fighting.

Two legends that have done so much for the sport. I hope that Franklin vs. Hendo is a war.

and also WAR SHOGUN!!

For the folks that say Henderson is not impressive, obviously don’t know about his history or just watch UFC only. Dan Henderson is one of the most exciting fighters today. We are talking about a guy who held the MW and LHW title for PRIDE. He’s got a nasty right hand and sic Greco Roman wrestling. Watch Pride 33 and see how he knocked out Wandy and you tell me if this was a boring fight.
http://ikrazy.com/video/a0c1dc020828ce9/

For the fight between him and Franklin, I can see both winning this and it wouldn’t be a big surprise. I’m leaning towards Hendo for this one. Either way I’ve been waiting for this match to happen for a long time. Its going to be good.

franklin and coleman ftw

How can anybody say that Hendo is not impressive. Every fight (in Pride & UFC) including his loss to Silva he was strong, put on a good performance. Franklin is not going to KO Hendo, unless he can stop him with his kicks but hendo will grab a leg and take him down, GnP Franklin and either a submission which I doubt more than likely mount Franklin and TKO. But the fight I’m really excited for is Coleman V Shogun. The O2 is oging to erupt with Chute Boxe in the house, and we may see more than Shogun & Coleman at it, both camps Hammerhouse V Chute Box. I wonder will the UFC be doing any testing here? Coleman loves his roids. Wonder will Randleman & Baroni be in his corner. Cant wait, have my tickets :) I’m so going to catch Dana with my pen!! Now that would be cool to see him getting caught :D

the old timers are fading…

No soccer kicks(to the head)
Elbows allowed = Advantage Coleman…

BUT I’m still picking SHOGUN to win…Revenge is a HUGE motivating factor in life, especially when you get to fight!
Case in point Rampage vs. Wandy. :)

SHOGUN- TKO
Henderson – Decision

Roy (have fun dude…make sure you post here afterwards!)
Yes, The energy at 02 will be crazy…they get nuts, and those two camps almost brawled backstage in Japan.

dan and shogun our my picks.

Cant believe Coleman is still fighting ..he looks like a wallnut . I think Hendo has trhis fight as 4 shogun vs coleman .. I dont even really care

Been waiting along time for this matchup. Tough for me to predict a winner. I mean whoever wins i will be happy for them. Gotta luv both Dan and Rich. I am pulling more for Hendo in this fight though because I’d rather see him be the next coach on tuf. We all know Rich doesnt want to coach and Dan is all about it. Plus Rich imo can afford a loss, at this point in time i dont think Dan could. Shogun better show up for this fight. Alot or ppl have written him off lately because of his lackluster performance against Griffin, and then we know injuries happen, but its take over a year for him to get back into the octagon. So he really needs this win in a bad way, and not just a win a convincing one against Coleman at that..

Hendo by Dec
Shogun by flying knee

Hendo by UD

Shogun by TKO

whether shogun wins or loses he needs to drop to 185.

Sylvia, Hughes, Franklin, Lidell. Please retire.