The fight that never happened: Shogun vs. Franklin.

[CereserBr]

What u guys say? Who would be your pick?

 

[accolyte1022]

Franklin, just to piss you off.

 

[MescalineDreams]

Shogun would've taken his soul

Shogun In his prime also beats anderson

 

[BigMuffler]

Rich was really good (underratedly so perhaps), this is somewhat hard to call but Rich was more of a 185 lb fighter compared to the Gun (in before comments of "Shogun is a tiny LHW").

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Shogun would probably get the finish. I'm a Franklin fan but Shogun had / has legit power!!!

 

[BigMuffler]

Shogun would probably get the finish. I'm a Franklin fan but Shogun had / has legit power!!!

So does Rich but Rich is more legitimately a small LHW.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

So does Rich but Rich is more legitimately a small LHW.

Franklins knockout of Liddell still haunts me. Chuck had the dead eyes. Don't think he would do the same to Shogun though.

 

[BigMuffler]

Franklins knockout of Liddell still haunts me. Chuck had the dead eyes. Don't think he would do the same to Shogun though.

Chuck was so done people were complaining about 35 yo Rich being "a young guy" afterward.

 

[VanMMA]

So does Rich but Rich is more legitimately a small LHW.

He was big for Franklinweight though.

 

[CereserBr]

Franklin, just to piss you off.

Actually i like u... u a good poster

 

[BigMuffler]

He was big for Franklinweight though.

Franklinweight would imply he's the exact perfect size for it lol.

 

[DoopidyDawesome]

Shogun would have destroyed Rich, Anderson Silva style.

 

[Organic Damage]

I don't see how prime Franklin would have got the W in this matchup. Shogun beats him everywhere.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

I always wanted to see Franklin vs Baroni and Bustamante

Not at the same time, that's just silly

 

[accolyte1022]

Actually i like u... u a good poster

It was in good humor. Shogun beats Ace, probably a TKO.

 

[Bubblun]

Franklin was a middleweight, Shogun too big for him.

The only fight that we really missed and was actually scheduled with both fighters in their prime was Rashad vs Shogun.

 

[Les Vejtibals]

Rich had better hair and.. . And

Shogun Rd 1.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Franklin got KTFO against almost every Brazilian he ever faced

Yep. Franklin's Achilles heel was Brazilian fighters.

Machida beat Franklin before anyone knew who Machida was.

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Shogun via stomps in PRIDE
Franklin via UD in UFC

 

[Rob_M.]

Shogun would lose...because ever since he's had 13 knee surgeries he's never been the same.