UFC 103 saw the Ultimate Fighting Championship head to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas September 13 with Franklin vs. Belfort leading the card. As always, if you don’t want to know the results, flip straight to the video.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort made his return to the UFC is a resounding fashion, knocking out Rich Franklin at 3:02 in the first round. The KO was one of five on the night.
UFC 103 Results
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Rob Emerson vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- dos Anjos defeated Emerson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Igor Pokrajac
- Matyushenko defeated Pokrajac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall vs. Jason Brilz
- Marshall defeated Brilz via split decision (28-30, 30-27, 30-27).
- Welterweight bout: Rick Story vs. Brian Foster
- Story defeated Foster via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:09 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Rafaello Oliveira vs. Nik Lentz
- Lentz defeated Oliveira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
- Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Steve Lopez
- Miller defeated Lopez via TKO (injury) at 0:48 of round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal
- Drwal defeated Drew McFedries via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:03 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
- Escudero defeated Miller via TKO (punches) at 3:36 of round 1.
Main card
- Catchweight (159 lb) bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
- Griffin defeated Franca via KO (punches) at 3:26 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
- Kosheck defeated Trigg via TKO (punches) at 1:25 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Paul Daley
- Daley defeated Kampmann via TKO (punches) at 2:31 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipovi? vs. Junior dos Santos
- dos Santos defeated Filipovic via submission (strikes) at 2:00 of round 3.
- Catchweight (195 lb) bout: Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
- Belfort defeated Franklin via KO (punches) at 3:02 of round 1.
UFC 103 Video
Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin Video
Drew McFedries vs Tomasz Drwal Video
