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[quote=Zeke's Chaingun]Rich Franklin's going to be out for some time, but while he has been gone some interesting things have been developing in this division with Anderson Silva being brought in, and with The Ultimate Fighter 4 having taken place with the winner of the show earning a title shot at the Middleweight Champion sometime in the near future.
While Franklin has been gone we've seen a Top 5 Middleweight enter the UFC and dominate Chris Leben who was on a 5 fight winning streak in the UFC. This shakes things up a bit as before the introduction of Anderson Silva, Nate Marquardt was long considered to be the #1 contender, especially now since Jeremy Horn is no longer signed with the UFC.
Since the UFC is unlikely to launch Silva into an immediate title shot in effort to build up more credibility and a larger fan base, what will happen in the UFC until then? Here are my ideas:
Silva needs at least one more fight, possibly two since his contract is for three fights. After winning three in a row his contract would need to be renewed, convienently in time for his title fight. At this point lets consider possible fights for Silva.
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Come on. I can appreciate that you spent a few hours making this post, but honestly does anyone give a shit about any match other than Silva vs. Franklin? Not me.
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