Two former champions looking to climb back to the top will meet Saturday (Feb. 5) at "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" when former light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin clashes with former middleweight champion Rich Franklin from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The fight will be the co-main event of UFC 126, which is headlined by a UFC middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort.
Griffin will be fighting for the first time in nearly 15 months due to a shoulder problem. He was scheduled to fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the co-main event of UFC 114 but was forced to pull out due to the injury. He last fought at UFC 106, winning a split decision from Tito Ortiz.
Franklin is coming off a first-round knockout win over UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell at UFC 115 in June. In that fight, Franklin's left arm was broken by a Liddell kick but he survived and knocked Liddell out with his right.
Franklin said this about the bout during Wednesday's "UFC 126 Countdown: Silva vs. Belfort" show: "You have a fairly well-rounded fighter that has knockout power on his feet and is a very tenacious fighter and as the fight goes on, he fights harder. Did I just describe me or did I just describe Forrest?"
Which fighter will win their second fight in a row and continue the climb back to the top? We'll find out Saturday when the two battle on pay-per-view, but for now, here's our preview of the fight between the sixth-ranked Griffin and the 11th-ranked Franklin.
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