From MMAJunkie.com...
Rich Franklin (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will move to the UFC's light
heavyweight division to fight Matt Hamill (4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 88
in September, according to MMAjunkie.com.
UFC 88, which features a main event between Chuck Liddell and Rashad
Evans, takes place at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. The Franklin-Hamill
fight will likely be the night's co-main event.
Franklin, a former UFC middleweight champ, has been fighting in the
185-pound class but had already lost twice to current title-holder
Anderson Silva. As we reported yesterday, he had been approached about
moving up a fight class to create some new fight opportunities.
Hamill, who is a fellow Cincinnati-area native like Franklin, provides just that.
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