UFC 103 fight card and rumors for Dallas, Texas, Sept. 19

by MMAmania.com on May 28, 2009 4:04 PM EDT

Event: UFC 103
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas

Main event:

195 lbs.: Rich "Ace" Franklin (25-4) vs. Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort (18-8)

Main card (Televised on PPV):

265 lbs.: Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos (8-1) vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2)
170 lbs.: Martin "Hitman" Kampmann (15-2) vs. Paul "Semtex" Daley (21-8-2)*
170 lbs.: Josh "Kos" Koscheck (12-4) vs. Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg (19-6)
155 lbs.: Hermes Franca (19-7) vs. Tyson Griffin (13-2)

Under card (Partially televised on Spike TV):

155 lbs.: Efrain "Hecho en Mexico" Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole "Magrino" Miller (15-3)
155 lbs.: Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Steve Lopez (12-1)
155 lbs.: Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira (8-1) vs. Nick "The Carnie" Lentz (16-3-1)
170 lbs.: Brian Foster (10-3) vs. Rick Story (7-3)
185 lbs.: Tomasz "The Gorilla" Drwal (16-2-1) vs. Drew "The Massacre" McFedries (8-5)
205 lbs.: Eliot "The Fire" Marshall (7-1) vs. Jason Brilz (17-1-1) 
205 lbs.: Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
155 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos (11-4) vs. Rob "The Saint" Emerson (9-7)

All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com

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This card seem to SUCK HARD!

by Sean on Jun 28, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions

I really wish the UFC would show all the fights!! I think if we pay $45.00 we should be able to see the under card fights as well. It really pisses me off!!!

by Joe on Jul 15, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

They show quite a bit for your money Boxing is 49.99 and you only get 3 fights.

by AdamBomb on Jul 16, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

is tito on this card?

by mikeybear on Jul 18, 2009 6:46 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL – wow you really need to get a clue!

by zeroecho on Jul 20, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I totally agree,some of the best fights we miss.If I pay all that money I should have every right to watch them as well.I would love to sit there for 5 or 6 hours.

by Big D on Jul 20, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Belfort-Franklin at 205!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by belfort_fan on Jul 31, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Belfort via Tko
Dos Santos via Tko
Kampmann via Submission
Koscheck via superior wrestling.(although i’ll be rooting for trigg)
Miller via Submission
Sherk via Decision
Griffin via Decision
Mcfedries via Brutal KO
Wiman
Herman via whatever he wants
Fire Marshall via Submission.

by belfort_fan on Aug 1, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions

You’re the only person I’ve ever heard say (or type) “i’ll be rooting for trigg”. lol

Ace by UD, maybe a TKO
Dos Santos by TKO
Kampmann by UD
Kos by TKO
Miller/Efrain is VERY interesting to me. Really excited. No prediction
I’ll go with an upset and say Tibau over Sherk
Griffin by decision
Drwal by TKO
Wiman by UD
Herman by Sub
Brilz by UD

by Synyster on Aug 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL, yeah i know. Its cause i’ve never really liked Kos. The only fight that i rooted for him in was the Sanchez-Koscheck fight cause Diego tried to puch Kos off the stage at the weigh-ins.

by belfort_fan on Aug 1, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Im kinda worried in the Franklin-Belfort fight. Rich is a more complete fight than Vitor, but i pray that Vitor wins.

by belfort_fan on Aug 1, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

franklin will have no answer for Vitor’s speed

by real eyes and ears on Aug 21, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope your right. Dont think you are though.

by belfort_fan on Sep 1, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Dan Henderson should be entitled to his rematch with Silva because I feel this time is going to be different.It is going to be round 1 of the last one as well as a great 4 rounds after that as long as silva can take all the punishment

by Big D on Jul 20, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions

He is getting his remath

by belfort_fan on Jul 31, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

rematch***

by belfort_fan on Aug 1, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Its 59.99 in Canada. I wish for more fights too.

by Joe on Jul 20, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

but thats in canadian dollars, where everything is more expensive

by child on Aug 5, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

It must be nice to only have to pay 45$ up North here we pay 60$

by Steve on Aug 12, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

yo come on really u cant b serious

by audie oddbal on Aug 21, 2009 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions

this is a badass fight card.
don’t hate cause you won’t be there

by jsb on Aug 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions

KosCHECK!!!!!!!!!!

by Wood on Aug 31, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

This year has been alot of`fair weather fan base for the UFC and that pisses me off!!! Your either a true fight fan or just tryin to fit in with the Anderson The Spider trend look Just Cause their is no Poster Boy Dont mean we wont see good fights !!!!

by Nick on Sep 7, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I AGREE

by chris on Jun 29, 2009 4:08 AM EDT reply actions

well they could make this free on spike or somthing so you cant judge it yet but i wonder what they are going to have for a main event

by justin on Jun 29, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

we really need more ufc events in TEXAS!!!! how about san antonio next?? we do it big in TX so bring us a
big stacked show

by clutch on Jun 29, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

Kampmann will win eazzzy Swick should have lost to Burkman.

by RonnyRAGE on Jun 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

Most wrong thing i have ever read on this site….should have lost???yeah maybe if swick didn’t dominate the sh*t out of him?

Cro-cop – doing what he does
Swick – by tko second or 3rd round
Kos – KO the hell out of trigg
Escudero – UD
Sherk – via UD
Franca – Sub

by ChanceIt on Aug 3, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Ya know it looks bad now, but if they get say cain vs carwin and another good main event this card will be good, This under card has some good guys

by Quinn on Jun 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions

my boy kos will win!
gotta go for swick!
go hermes!
fuck everyone else! they suck! id beat them up in the cage!

by chris on Jun 29, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions

they should either get cote vs wandy or deigo vs edger or manaryd on this card that would 2 fights id liek to see

by justin on Jun 29, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

Okay i want Trigg to win but pry wont. Ill take Griffin. Hopre Kampman wins will be tough though. Miller via Sub.

by belfort_fan on Jun 29, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

ur card is gonna suck, ur main event wil suck

by bryant on Jun 29, 2009 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

agreed, this is a dreadful fight card

by David on Jul 16, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

your clueless – thats clear.

by zeroecho on Jul 20, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

bryant and david, quit smokin’ that $#!+

by child on Jul 31, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm… ill have to disagree with some of you this card is shaping up nice so far IMO.. But yea gotta wonder what the main event for this card gna be!!

by JR on Jun 30, 2009 2:52 AM EDT reply actions

With you JR I am SO curious to see who will take the main event. Looks like all the Title fights are all taken up. If liddell doesnt retire, Id say Liddell-Franklin of winner of Coleman/Bonner. Idk cant wait to find out how it goes though!!!!

by belfort_fan on Jun 30, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

please
this card sucks
there are tons of light heavyweight matchups that could be put together
I just glanced back up at the 4 names for the advertisment, LOL X 1000
good lord

by David on Jul 16, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Your a retard.

by belfort_fan on Aug 8, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel its safe to say that the main event will suck as well. All of the top fighters will be used up from UFC 100 next week until September. Wanderlei was used last month, Rampage is committed to Rashad, Forest is committed, who can you use?

by Will of Dallas on Jul 3, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions

Liddel, Franklin and Wanderlei come to mind. A three month+ break between fights is enough time off for Rich and Wand.

by Jeremyjackson on Jul 3, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions

dude give the card at least a main event before you judge it the under card looks very good i think but to the typical fan probably not as good but a bunch of very good key match ups for there weight class

by zack on Jul 5, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

Exactly – this is a good card with great matchups even the undercard is good – ppl just have no idea what theyre talkin about. Cant we just create an iq test to get a user name on this site it get so annoyed by all the casual fans that are just CLUELESS!

by zeroecho on Jul 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions

give the card a main event before you judge it i think it has a bunch of key match ups that i wanna see paper view or not ill be watching it

by zack on Jul 5, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions

Finally someone who has a clue! lol

by zeroecho on Jul 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d like to see Luiz Cane vs. someone on this card. Not sure where he’s been lately. My first impulse was Luiz Cane vs. Jon Jones. I know Jones has a fight at UFC100 but, maybe he’d be ready. The only inactives at 205 with any kind of name are mainly TUF alum such as: Krzysztof, Ryan Bader, Eliot Marshall, and why not throw Houston Alexander back out there for good measure (inactive and he’s known). Thoughts?

by theTRON on Jul 6, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

main card will be Rampage vs Evans with a co-main event being Mia vs Marquert (sp?)

by Salatious on Jul 8, 2009 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

With Dos Santos being pulled from 102(I haven’t heard about an injury) maybe the main event will be Cro Cop vs Dos Santos. The news the other day with lorenzo flying to meet cro cop would make it all make sense. That would be a perfect card for free on spike as well.

by sidedish on Jul 8, 2009 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

Do I win something? I really hope that wasn’t posted somewhere else earlier.

by sidedish on Jul 8, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

It was. Four hours earlier.

by Jeremyjackson on Jul 8, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Possible main events:
Cane vs Franklin
Wanderlei vs Cote
Dos Santos vs Cro Cop
Sanchez vs Edgar

If any combination of 2 of the fights above get included in this card will turn this card into a very solid one!

Here’s a question for the panel, when will season 10 of TUF finish? What is the projected date for Jackson/Evans?

by figtin on Jul 13, 2009 12:30 AM EDT reply actions

Dude I am right with you I was thinking Franklin vs Cane!

by theTRON on Jul 18, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

cro cop head kick

by the man on Jul 14, 2009 12:09 AM EDT reply actions

This card is just pitiful!

by Jason on Jul 16, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

Pitiful? All fights are close – can’t ask for more. I’m sure you just want big names and hype

by DF on Jul 19, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

so is your intelligence on the matter.

by zeroecho on Jul 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I love and RESPECT the sport and this is a good card , but coming back to TEXAS needs cro cop and franklin to be for sure not just rumors. Please

by sam on Jul 17, 2009 1:06 AM EDT reply actions

This fight card sucks i thought Dana White was trying to draw ppv not push it away to boxing (how r u suppose to keep with mayweather with chumps on the fight card)

by Rolando on Jul 18, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions

Dana is trying to set up Tito vs. Ace for 103. they just recently made up and/or made out.

by El jefe on Jul 18, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

yall are all ridiculous… what do u want brock lesnar on every card? have any of yall that are saying this card sucks every seem a tyson griffin fight? swick and kampmann is gonna be great, sherk tibeau great, cigano cro cop great

by adam on Jul 18, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

come on, sherk on a undercard…… switch em up with cole and efrain

by jake on Jul 19, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions

This card is getting more and more stacked. Maybe not with the top fighter hype but a lot of these matches are tough to call.

Tito vs Franklin and I’ll rent this one over 101 and 102

by DF on Jul 19, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

UFC JUST CONFIRMED RICH FRANKLIN VS DAN HENDERSON 2 @UFC 103

by TAPOUT LOCO on Jul 20, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like this doesn’t look like such a bad card after all….

by Crackbaby on Jul 20, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

wtf?! this is the one of the worst matches set up by Joe Silva. They already fought this year!

by Gus on Jul 20, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

I got my tickets!! Real fans will realize that this card is loaded with great fights. The only thing that would make it better would be a belt…

by DTown on Jul 20, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions

real fans??

by bryant on Jul 21, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions

real fans: (noun) – those who will watch this event because they enjoy watching mma, and will not only get excited about a title fight.

i think this card looks pretty bad ass and i got my tickets earlier this week. im hella pumped and cant wait to watch ace bring it to 1-1

by child on Jul 24, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Great card, I agree. Not sure why everyone is whining.

by Stinky nuts on Aug 21, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Contrary to most replies here, i think this card is shaping up fantastically. A lot of close fights. Looking forward to it.

by Adob on Jul 21, 2009 5:43 AM EDT reply actions

good card xcept for the main event! Franklin shud of fought sum1 else & hendog shud of got a rematch with the spider!!

by d*locc on Jul 21, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

whys hendo fighting franklin again. thats a step back!!!!!!

by monsta on Jul 21, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions

Monsta Lobsta!!

by belfort_fan on Jul 25, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

hendo vs frankin 2???? hendo’s getting paid big to take this fight again with the title shot on the line!!!!!!!!!

by monsta on Jul 21, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

That fight is off, ufc took it off their website and dw said there is gonna be a big announcement this friday, i’m guessing Tito vs. Franklin to headline ufc 103……

by Dragon on Jul 27, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions

it won’t be hendo vs franklin now

by bryant on Jul 25, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

i also request more fights for our money, i actually think this card has at least 5 or 6 fights id like to see if not a good 90 percent of em. ufc is rippin us

by JakeAnd on Jul 25, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

boxing you pay 49.99 and you only get 3 fights so i think were gettin a good deal

by justin on Jul 27, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

their is a done of difference between a 45 dollar pay per view buy and being their live, plus car rental, airfare, hotel,
add it up real fans are the ones who make the trip to see them live not just watch it on tv

by bryant on Jul 27, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

if dana is trying to draw ppv the headline should be franklin/ortiz

by the man on Jul 27, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

Ortiz won’t be ready, and I’m interested in seeing how good Belfort is against a solid Franklin. A tough test for sure wich may = fighting the winner of the Maia & Nate fight.

by Beaver on Aug 2, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Vitor vs Franklin – this card is so stacked with great fights

by DF on Jul 31, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

Seems more like a UFN with Tyson Griffin as a main event, as shown on the poster, but that will change.

by DirtbagHtr on Aug 1, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

13 Fights?!? If I was at the card, that would seriously help make up for the lack of marquee fight. The fact that Sean Sherk is pushed into the undercard shows that there are are some good fights.

Now, if only they show 8+ of these on the pay per view.

by RedRavi7 on Aug 4, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

My man mike swick is gonna knock out kampmann in the first round

by Sonnybk437 on Aug 6, 2009 1:43 AM EDT reply actions

why has sherk been taken of this card

by Pav on Aug 17, 2009 8:04 AM EDT reply actions

no dissing frank but i GOTTA go wit my man KOS.

by audie oddbal on Aug 21, 2009 1:46 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t understand why Vitor is fighting at 205! This should be Hendo vs Belfort at 185. Winner fights Anderson, plain and simple. Franklin should be fighting little Nog.

by Figtin on Aug 22, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

But, after thinking about it, it’s all about the timing and the need of a main event matchup. It will only be 10 weeks since 100, and Dana practically promised Hendo a rematch, but I think that fighters need to prove themselves more before getting a shot at Anderson. Especially when they already had a shot. I would be much more excited about Anderson’s next title defense being against the winner of Hendo/Belfort, than just Hendo. Then have Maia/Marquart winner fight Okami/Sonnen winner for Anderson’s last title defense at 185. Then he is at 205 permanently.

by Figtin on Aug 22, 2009 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

Did I not almost call that!?! Ace vs Vitor instead of the injured Cane at 195 and Jr vs Cro Cop! Both of those fights are going to be a lot of fun to watch! Then the 2 solid matchups at 170 and a very deep undercard with Escudero, Matyushenko, Marshall and McFedries, not to mention Tyson vs Hermes on the main card! This has to be one of the deepest cards of the year. A close second to 100.