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.

Anthony Johnson and Jason MacDonald also hope to return by the end of the year, while Ben Rothwell, Mike Russow, and Duane Ludwig are also recovering.

The Vancouver Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries and medical suspensions for “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin.”

Chuck Liddell topped the $1.285 million payroll for the pay-per-view event, taking home $500,000 for his main event loss to Rich Franklin, while all 22 fighters from the card received medical suspensions, with 12 fighters sidelined up to 180 days.

Rich Franklin likely ended the career of Chuck Liddell in the UFC 115 main event, scoring a late first-round KO of the hall of famer to cap off the UFC’s Vancouver debut. In the co-headliner, Mirko Cro Cop overcame two first-round knock downs to choke out Pat Barry in the final seconds of their fight.

Former UFC champions Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin square off tonight in the main event of UFC 115, and MMAFrenzy.com will have live UFC 115 results and play-by-play from the UFC’s first event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

MMAFrenzy.com’s live UFC 115 coverage begins at 9pm ET for the Spike-televised prelims, followed by main card play-by-play starting at 10pm.

The winner of tonight’s UFC 115 main event between hall of fame former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former middleweight champ Rich Franklin could see their next bout come against another former title-holder: Forrest Griffin.

Former champions Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin successfully weighed in on Friday for their light heavyweight showdown, which headlines Saturday’s UFC 115 event at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The rest of the UFC 115 card, including co-headliners Mirko Cro Cop and Pat Barry, also made weight.

Stop back to MMAFrenzy.com tomorrow for live UFC 115 results beginning at 9pm ET, and stay tuned for complete UFC 115 coverage.

The UFC is set to make its first foray into Vancouver, Canada this Saturday with a card headlined by a meeting between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin and co-headlined by Mirko “Cro Cop” Filopovic vs. Pat Barry. That means it’s prediction time here at MMAFrenzy.com once again…

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One week before it’s “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” event, the UFC has officially announced the 11-bout lineup for the June 12 card at GM Place in Vancounver, which is headlined by UFC hall of famer and former light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell vs. former middleweight title-holder and opposing Ultimate Fighter 11 coach Rich Franklin.

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After dismissing coach Tito Ortiz and announcing Rich Franklin as his replacement on Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 11, UFC President Dana White teased that another former champion would join Franklin in helping Kris McCray prepare for his semifinal rematch with Chuck Liddell’s Josh Bryant.

However, in the official recap of the show on UFC.com, it is revealed that Franklin’s assistant coaches will be…

CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED – Episode 10 of The Ultimate Fighter 11 picks up where last week’s left off, as UFC President Dana White tells Chuck Liddell that Tito Ortiz has withdrawn from their scheduled third meeting at the end of the season with an injured neck.

Liddell tells White that he told him before the season that this would happen, and that he didn’t want to do the show except to get the chance to punch Tito’s head afterward.

After some much-needed time off to recover from several nagging injuries, former UFC middleweight champ Rich Franklin promises we’ll see him in the best shape in years when he faces former light heavyweight champ and UFC hall of famer Chuck Liddell in the main event of UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver:

“I honestly believe I’m going to get the best Chuck we’ve seen in some time. You’ll also see the best Rich Franklin you’ve seen in years.”

The fight card for “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” is again complete, as a recently-booked matchup between returning middleweight veteran David Loiseau and Mario Miranda is now official for the preliminary card of the June 12 event in Vancouver, Canada.