Tyson Griffin’s last seven fights have gone to a decision, most recently with a win over Rafael dos Anjos. At UFC 103 in Dallas, he will be seeking to take control away from the judges with a stoppage victory over veteran Hermes Franca.

TriStateFighter.com spoke with Griffin earlier this summer at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas about Franca … the need to ‘fight exciting’ … and the one rule in MMA he would have changed or altered.

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New Jersey’s Frankie Edgar will need all his tools Saturday night Vs. Hermes Franca in Las Vegas. We know Edgar’s wrestling is world class - but it is his stand-up game that is catching up very quickly. In a ferocious workout with his training partner, Chris Liguori - Edgar shows how dangerous he can be wherever the fight may go. In Liguori’s words, Edgar was a “beast” in the final weeks leading up to this fight. Check out this behind the scenes training video of Frankie Edgar and Chris Liguori. Click through to watch the video.

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