UFC on FUEL TV: Franklin vs. Le went down yesterday from Macao, China and it did not disappoint.
In the main event fans were treated to a vicious one-punch KO, as Cung Le dropped Rich Franklin in the very first round. Thiago Silva showed some slick submission skills as he defeated Stanislav Nedkov and Dong-Hyun Kim defeated Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision.
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