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10-21-2007, 04:08 PM
By Zach Arnold - Predictably, UFC 77 produced some Maalox moments for UFC President Dana White. Rich Franklin was beaten by UFC Middleweight Anderson Silva (again) in spectacular fashion -- and in Franklin's home town of Cincinnati. Tim Sylvia, UFC's most hated fighter, had little trouble in earning a methodical win over smallish heavyweight fighter Brandon Vera. Sylvia, who was dispatched last March in Columbus by Randy Couture, now finds himself in the catbird's seat as a #1 challenger for the soon-to-be-vacant UFC Heavyweight Title. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/mma/?m=show&id=884)]