Luiz Cane is hoping to fight former UFC middleweight champ Rich Franklin, according to a report today from MMA Junkie; a bout that immediately struck us here at MMA Fix as a pretty damn good idea. Although the Brazilian may not be a household name like Franklin, (well in comparison to Franklin’s popularity, Cane could probably attend the upcoming UFC 100 Fan Expo and get asked a thousand times for directions to the nearest can) the light-heavyweight has gone 3-1 since arriving in the UFC, with his only loss coming via disqualification.
After defeating Steve Cantwell by Unanimous Decision in April, and with many of the promotion’s other top light-heavyweights committed to bouts; Cane is hoping to fight again in the coming months.
“I’m hoping to fight in the early fall,” Cane said. “And I think the matchup with Franklin would be a great one if the UFC wants to see that fight.”
“But a fight that would fit perfectly would be against Rich Franklin. Without a doubt, this would be a fight that I would love to fight, and I am sure the fans would like to see it too.”
In his TKO stoppages of Jason Lambert and Thierry Sokoudjou, Cane demonstrated not only that he’s a bad ass on his feet, he’s also wildly entertaining to watch beat someone up. Thus, in recalling Franklin’s last bout with Wanderlei Silva, there’s no reason to think that a Cane, Franklin bout wouldn’t also be a slug fest, where one or two of your MMA buddies squeals in ecstatic-creepy-glee throughout.
Franklin is recommitted to making a run in the 205lb. division and also is looking for a bout so…git-r-done Joe Silva, git-r-done.
