BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Ufc 64 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 UFC free fight: Relive Anderson Silva’s title-winning effort over Rich Franklin https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-relive-anderson-silvas-title-winning-effort-over-rich-franklin.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-relive-anderson-silvas-title-winning-effort-over-rich-franklin.html#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:13:14 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-relive-anderson-silvas-title-winning-effort-over-rich-franklin.html There were few more obvious changing of the guard moments in mixed martial arts history than the night Anderson Silva won the UFC middleweight title from Rich Franklin. Franklin was starting to look like a potential longterm champion by the time he and Silva stepped in the cage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Oct. 14, 2006 for the main event of UFC 64. Silva was known by hardcore fans, but not so much by the casuals: Even with the UFC’s business on fire in the company’s breakthrough year of 2006, UFC 64 drew fewer than 9,000 paid fans in Las Vegas.

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UFC free fight: Relive Anderson Silva’s title-winning effort over Rich Franklin – MMA Junkie

]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-relive-anderson-silvas-title-winning-effort-over-rich-franklin.html/feed 0 Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin at UFC 64, Where The Title Reign Began (Full Fight Video) https://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-vs-rich-franklin-at-ufc-64-where-the-title-reign-began-full-fight-video.html https://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-vs-rich-franklin-at-ufc-64-where-the-title-reign-began-full-fight-video.html#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:02:33 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-vs-rich-franklin-at-ufc-64-where-the-title-reign-began-full-fight-video.html UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva defends his title on July 6 at UFC 162 against challenger Chris Weidman .  Watch where his title reign began against then-champion Rich Franklin at UFC 64 in October 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Courtesy of UFC.com . Be sure to  Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook  and  Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-vs-rich-franklin-at-ufc-64-where-the-title-reign-began-full-fight-video.html/feed 0 Video: Watch UFC 162 headliner Anderson Silva win the title from Rich Franklin https://www.badmma.com/video-watch-ufc-162-headliner-anderson-silva-win-the-title-from-rich-franklin.html https://www.badmma.com/video-watch-ufc-162-headliner-anderson-silva-win-the-title-from-rich-franklin.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-watch-ufc-162-headliner-anderson-silva-win-the-title-from-rich-franklin.html Next month Anderson Silva looks for his record 11th consecutive UFC title defense. However, you can see how the MMA great first won the middleweight belt. The UFC has released the video of Silva’s first encounter with then-champ Rich Franklin , which headlined UFC 64 in 2006. Although Silva’s UFC-debut destruction of Chris Leben garnered some attention a fight prior, the bout with Franklin is when the Brazilian really put the middleweight division on notice. Check out the full fight above. And catch Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) back in action against Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on July 6 in UFC 162′s pay-per-view headliner. For the latest on UFC 162 , stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site. Edit this article

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Video: Watch UFC 162 headliner Anderson Silva win the title from Rich Franklin – MMA Junkie

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