TicketsJune 13, 2010
VANCOUVER (AP) - University of Cincinnati alum Rich Franklin used a devastating right hand to knock out Chuck Liddell at 4:55 of the first round in the main event of UFC 115 Saturday night at General Motors Place in Vancouver.
It was a rough end to the fight, with Franklin saying afterward he thinks he suffered a broken left arm from a Liddell kick.
With the final seconds ticking away in the opening round, Liddell had Franklin backed up against the fence.
After Liddell missed with a punch, Franklin caught him with a right. When Liddell fell to the canvas, Franklin hit him with an another blow.
Liddell lay motionless for several minutes while support staff swarmed around him.
It was a rough end to UFC's first card in Vancouver at the sold out GM Place.
Liddell, the former world light heavyweight champion who also has appeared on "Dancing with the Stars," was looking to put his career back on track. He's lost five of his past six fights, four by knockout.
Franklin (A&S '97, MEd '01) the former Oak Hills High School math teacher, improved his record to 28-5 with one no contest. Liddell of San Luis Opispo, Calif., is 21-8.