Rich Franklin Will Battle Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 133

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Philadelphia’s upcoming show in August, UFC 133, just got another spectacular bout. Former UFC Middleweight champ Rich Franklin will lock horns with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at the Wells Fargo Center on August 6th. This marks the second foray for the organization into the City of Brotherly Love.

Franklin is coming off of a unanimous decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 126. “Little Nog” is coming off back-to-back losses to Phil Davis and Ryan Bader, bringing his record to 2-2 in UFC.

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