Every mixed martial arts fan remembers the night of April 9, 2005, when the Ultimate Fighter season one final between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar changed the landscape of the sport and the UFC forever. What some may have forgotten was that Griffin vs. Bonnar I wasn’t even the main event that night at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. That spot went to a battle between Ken Shamrock and a young man from Ohio named Rich “Ace” Franklin. And as he warmed up for the biggest fight of his life against the UFC Hall of Famer, Franklin heard the crowd getting louder and louder as Griffin and Bonnar p … Read the Full Article Here
UFC 20: Ace
Every mixed martial arts fan remembers the night of April 9, 2005, when the Ultimate Fighter season one final between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar changed the landscape of the sport and the UFC forever. What some may have forgotten was that Griffin vs. Bonnar I wasn’t even the main event that night at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. That spot went to a battle between Ken Shamrock and a young man from Ohio named Rich “Ace” Franklin. And as he warmed up for the biggest fight of his life against the UFC Hall of Famer, Franklin heard the crowd getting louder and louder as Griffin and Bonnar p … Read the Full Article Here