Wanderlei Silva (left) and Rich Franklin (right) take part in the main fight of UFC 147. Photo: Eduardo Tadashi
After almost three months of waiting, the first edition of TUF Brasil meets, this Saturday (23), the first champions of the Ultimate reality show in Brazil. UFC 147, an event that will be held in the city of Belo Horizonte, will award the champions in the two categories in dispute. Among the featherweights, the Ceará Ron Jason e Geoffrey Pepey compete for the contract with UFC, while in the middleweight division Serginho Moraes measure forces with Cezar Mutant searching for the program title. The main attraction of the night is the rematch between Wanderlei Silva, one of the TUF Brasil coaches, and Rich Franklin.
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Initially scheduled to face the rival Vitor belfort in the TUF Brasil coaches' duel, Wanderlei Silva he doesn't see any difficulties in changing opponents, as according to the fighter from Curitiba, Franklin's style is very similar to that of his declared opponent.
“Only the name and size changed, as Franklin is bigger. But he's left-handed, he likes to stand up, like my previous opponent. But I have already drawn up the strategy”, said Wanderlei, who did not allow Belfort to be provoked. “Our rematch was only postponed, not cancelled,” he added.
Check out the complete UFC 147 card below, an event that will see the preliminary card broadcast on the Combate channel from 19:45pm and the main card on Rede Globo from 23pm.
Main Card
Wanderlei Silva x Rich Franklin
Cezar Mutant x Serginho Moraes
Fabricio Werdum x Mike Russow
Yuri Marajó x Hacran Dias
Preliminary Card
Gasparzinho Medeiros x Rodrigo Damm
Delson Pé de Chumbo x Francisco Massaranduba
John Macapá x Hugo Wolverine
Thiago Bodão x Leonardo Macarrão
Felipe Sertanejo x Miltinho Vieira
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