UFC 103 Franklin vs Belfort : Results and Video

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