UFC Roundup: Rich Franklin, Anthony Johnson, Jason MacDonald Expect 2010 Returns
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Jul 30, 2010 at 9:00 am ET8 Comments
A broken arm suffered in his first-round knockout of Chuck Liddell at June’s UFC 115 will not require surgery and Rich Franklin could return to UFC action as early as December. [MMAjunkie]- Recovering from a knee injury which forced him out of a March fight with John Howard, welterweight knockout artist Anthony Johnson is looking to return in October or November and may move up to middleweight. [MMA Weekly]
- Heavyweight Mike Russow will be sidelined until January as he recovers from a broken arm suffered in his come-from-behind third-round KO of prospect Todd Duffee in May. [MMA Fighting]
- Duane “Bang” Ludwig is recovering from a broken leg which ended his March bout with fellow lightweight Darren Elkins and expects to jump welterweight when he returns. [MMAjunkie]
- Middleweight Jason MacDonald has been cleared to return to training from a broken leg which ended his May fight against John Salter and hopes to return in December. [MMAjunkie]
- Ben Rothwell has undergone knee surgery to repair a torn ACL suffered in a June win over fellow heavyweight Gilbert Yvel and expects to recover in 6 to 9 months. [MMAjunkie]
Tags: Anthony Johnson, Ben Rothwell, Duane Ludwig, Jason MacDonald, mike russow, Rich Franklin
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I think Anthony Johnson will be a better fighter at 185. I can’t imagine how he cuts to 170 and what impact it has on his performance.
i agree i think he can be a lot more competitive in that division than at 170
all signs point to rich vs forrest possibly co main on the gsp kos card?
Sounds good to me.
^That would be fantastic, as for Rumble the guy is so huge even at 185 he will still be one of the biggest guys in the division.
And its not like the 185 weightclass couldn’t use another decent fighter.
Good thing that Anderson Silva recently “decided” that he’ll fight at 185. With guys like Vitor Belfort, Rumble Johnson, Bisping, Akiyama, Marquardt, Maia, and Wand competing at 185, there will be plenty of good fights which should produce a few promotable contenders to keep Silva busy until he gets bored again…
Yeah I really wanna see rumble johnson @ 185
Can’t wait
Just an opinion, but I have always thought that Rick Franklin vs. Michael Bisping would be a intense, technically sound stand-up war. Mabey some time in 2011 i’ll get my wish.