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Swick vs Kampmann is a Fight Night main event, not Pay-Per-View calibre

If you go to UFC.com right now, you’ll see Mike Swick vs Martin Kampmann listed as the top bout. What happened to the Franklin vs Hendo 2 poster?

Word has it that Tito Ortiz is all but signed, sealed, and on his way back to the UFC and he’s looking for a fight in the fall. Let’s see: Tito and Dana White make up. Both guys hint at his return. Franklin vs Hendo 2 is announced then pulled off the website. It could be a glitch, like the one that took this site down for a week, or it could be something more than that.

Even though Ortiz hasn’t won a fight since 2006 against an aging Ken Shamrock, the man still sells tickets. This match up would make a hell of a lot more sense (and cents), as Franklin is settled in as a 205′er now, and Henderson recently won a top contenders bout against Michael Bisping at UFC 100.

Stay tuned for the latest, as hell continues to freeze over.

The UFC officially announced UFC 103 card today. It will take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 19, though no main event has been announced as of yet.

The four fights included thus far:

155lbs: Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
170lbs: Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
155lbs: Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
170lbs: Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann
265lbs: Mirko CroCop vs. Junior Dos Santos

Rich Franklin is rumored to be involved, and whomever his opponent is, is likely to headline the event. A quick scan of the listed 205′ers shows that most high-mid level fighters are already booked into fights. Only guys could be Wanderlei Silva (doubt they’d book a rematch so soon), or Luis Cane (though Cane is tough, he’s not well known), so I’m quite curious to see who they come up with. Chuck Liddell is taking a year sabbatical, but Chuck Liddell vs Rich Franklin would definitely fit the bill as a worthy main event. Guess we’ll see.