UFC 88 Breakthrough Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hammill predictions

August 21, 2008


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The UFC is ready to get back in action with yet another big event, this time the UFC will be invading Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia for its first big time event in Atlanta. With plenty of fighters trying to make a name for themselves here the events it’s rightly named UFC 88: Breakthrough. While there are a number of great fights going on, including the main event of Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, Jason Lowry is going to take some extra time to take a look at the other big fight between Rich Franklin and Matt Hamill.

Current odds thanks to BetUS.com
Franklin -240
Hamill +190

Rich “Ace” Franklin
Franklin is recently known for his great success as a light heavyweight fighter, but Franklin is going to take his 25-3 MMA record and move up to 205 for this fight. Franklin has done this before, and been able to win, but many believe he is a much better fighter at 185. Either way Franklin is going to take his great well rounded skill and excellent conditioning against a very tough and physical wrestler in Hamill. After losing a tough one to Anderson Silva at UFC 77, Franklin really bounced back well winning his most recent fight by TKO against Travis Luttter at UFC 83.

Matt “The Hammer” Hamill
Hamill has been pretty solid since joining the UFC going 4-1, including his most recent win over Tim Boetsch. Hamill seems to come in as the underdog in almost every fight, but he seems to always impress. Not only does Hammill have great wrestling skills, he also has some great boxing skills as well. Hammill continues to work to get better and better, and its hard telling just how good this guy can be. Hamill hasn’t really fought to many big name fighters, and a win over Franklin would really get people talking about this guy.

Prediction: Franklin -240 at BetUS.com
While this is going to really be a tough fight for Franklin, as he says he is trying to figure out if he can continue to fight and be competitive at 205. We feel like Franklin can win this fight, but we aren’t sure its in his best interest to fight at anything other than 185. We a split decision win going in Franklin’s favor, so no big knockouts in this one.

If you want to get a bet in on this fight or any MMA fight, get over to BetUS.com and get an account up and running today. Also if you are looking for more on the fight, be sure to check out these Franklin vs. Hamill predictions.

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