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‘UFC on FUEL TV: Franklin vs. Le’ Bruce Lee-Inspired Event Poster

Found September 07, 2012 on 5thRound.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Dana White,  Rich Franklin,  Takeya Mizugaki,  Takanori Gomi,  Mac Danzig,  Paulo Thiago,  Thiago Silva

UFC Macao Poster FUEL Franklin Le

UFC president Dana White has never been shy about going fanboy over Bruce Lee. So it’s only fitting the Octagon’s first show in China pays tribute to the man White has dubbed, “The father of mixed martial arts.”

“UFC on FUEL TV: Franklin vs. Le” takes place November 10th at CotaiArena inside The Venetian Macau Resort in Macau. To help promote the card, the organization has released one of its baddest event posters to date.

While Rich Franklin and Cung Le headline the festivities, Lee is the one plastered smack dab in the middle of the billboard.

Here is the show’s official roster:

Preliminary Card:

Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Marcelo Guimaraes

Tom DeBlass vs. Riki Fukuda

Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Hougland

John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro **********

Main Card:

(FUEL TV 9AM ET/6AM PT)

Jon Tuck vs. Tiequan Zhang

Kyung Ho Kang vs. Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres

Takanori Gomi vs. Mac Danzig

Dong Hyun Kim vs. Paulo Thiago

Thiago Silva vs. Stanislav Nedkov

Cung Le vs. Rich Franklin

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