Which was more shocking to you????

Question

Were you more surprised by Rich Franklin's loss to Anderson Silva or Matt Hughes' loss to Georges St. Pierre? Question # 2.... Who will regain their title first, Rich or Matt??

Answer 1

If either one regains the belt it won't be from Silva or GSP. I knew GSP was gonna dominate Hughes like that he is a much better fighter people need to pull their heads out of their asses and get off the hype about Hughes he is not a great fighter. He hasn't had to fight anyone in the last 2 years that was. Until he fought BJ Penn who destroyed him in rounds 1 and 2. And Matt won by BJ being gassed and hurt. Even go back and watch the first GSP-Hughes fight GSP was beating Hughes until he left his arm open for hughes.
Franklin I was suprised. I didnt' fall into the hype around Silva when he beat Chris Leaban. But I did think he would give Franklin a good fight.
I was not expecting the puneshment he gave Franklin and that Franklin had nothing in return. It was like Silva said bend over I'm gonna knee you in the head a bunch of times and Franklin said ok...
Hughes doesn't desearve a rematch before Sera, Paresiyan and Sanchez get their shots. Although I think they should have to fight Hughes or BJ Penn and win first... Doubtful though.

Answer 2

I expected Matt Hughes to be defeated by St. Pierre, but I did not expect Silva to steal Franklin's title. I really hope that Matt Hughe's doesnt get his title back any time soon, and I do not expect him to. I think George will continue to wipe the floor with the competition, and Matt will simply be an undercard fighter for some time. The Militich camp has had all the titles for a long time now, and its good that they are finally beginning to change hands.

Militich Camp had: Welterweight: Hughes, Middleweight: Franklin, Heavyweight: Silvia.

Now there is a light-weight division which is owned by Sean Sherk, and Liddel has had the Light-Heavyweight for a while!

Answer 3

Good question. UFC had hyped both Franklin and Hughes as being virtually unbeatable and a lot of people bought it. I guess I was most shocked by Franklin's loss, shocked by his foolish and arrogant game plan. He planned to stay in Silva's clinch because he thought he was so much stronger than Silva, that he could just control him. Instead of staying out, circling and throwing his lethal hands. Hughes loss did not shock me. GSP is a great fighter. I'm not gonna lie and say I picked GSP to win, but I knew he had a chance. That became apparent after the Penn fights. As good as Hughes is, he doesn't really have any stand-up game. GSP does. Matt is great at wrestling, G & P, and subs but really has no striking. So I was not shocked by Hughes loss. Franklin's loss, yes I was shocked. They should bring Matt Linland back to take the belt from Silva. Linland has been totally screwed by the UFC and deserves a title shot. Franklin has some major nose damage to heal before he even thinks of getting back in the ring. Hughes could probably get a re-match fairly quickly. Honestly, I don't think either one of them are going to get their titles back. Silva will beat Swick. Linland comes back to UFC and wins middleweight title and defeats Franklin in a title defense. GSP defends title successfully against Serra and Diego. GSP fights Hughes again and beats him. Hughes retires. He's been talking about it anyway. Just a scenario for you.

Answer 4

none of them were really shocking, I saw both losses coming during the fight. I think that Rich Franklin has better chance then Matt Hughes because I cant see Matt Hughes beating Georges ST. Pierre

Answer 5

I was more shocked at Franklins loss because he couldnt do crap against Silva, he looked like an amateur fighter. I knew that GSP was going to win. I think Franklin will come back stronger, Matt still relies too much on his wrestling skills to win.

Answer 6

No