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Former UFC Champ Rich Franklin on Anderson Silva: ‘My Heart Bleeds for the Guy’

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin recently commented on the media firestorm surrounding the recent failed drug tests of pound-for-pound great and one-time Octagon adversary Anderson Silva. The Spider was given a temporary suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission in a February hearing and will face further discipline at a commission meeting later this month. […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin recently commented on the media firestorm surrounding the recent failed drug tests of pound-for-pound great and one-time Octagon adversary Anderson Silva. The Spider was given a temporary suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission in a February hearing and will face further discipline at a commission meeting later this month. […]

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Rich Franklin and 5 Fighters to Add to the Cincinnati Fight Night Card

Rich Franklin is looking for one more fight before he officially retires, as per John Morgan of MMA Junkie, and there is no better place for this fight to happen than Cincinnati. The UFC announced its intentions to return to the Queen City May 10. Fans would love to see Ace perform one more time, and […]

Rich Franklin is looking for one more fight before he officially retires, as per John Morgan of MMA Junkie, and there is no better place for this fight to happen than Cincinnati. The UFC announced its intentions to return to the Queen City May 10. Fans would love to see Ace perform one more time, and […]

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Rich Franklin: The Gentleman, Scholar and Fighter Who Led By Example

Sometime soon, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will retire from the sport, passing as humbly and quietly as he entered. As a man who helped carry the company on his shoulders into the next era, Franklin was a sterling example of what a fighter should be. He was poised, dedicated, passionate, upright, genuine and […]

Sometime soon, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will retire from the sport, passing as humbly and quietly as he entered. As a man who helped carry the company on his shoulders into the next era, Franklin was a sterling example of what a fighter should be. He was poised, dedicated, passionate, upright, genuine and […]

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6 UFC Fighters Who Should Follow Rich Franklin into Retirement in 2014

Legendary UFC multiweight Rich Franklin made news last week, announcing that his next showing in the Octagon would be his last. He’s been a middleweight champion, a solid contender at 205 and has always been willing to fight anyone at any weight between the two. And now he knows it’s time to hang ‘em up. […]

Legendary UFC multiweight Rich Franklin made news last week, announcing that his next showing in the Octagon would be his last. He’s been a middleweight champion, a solid contender at 205 and has always been willing to fight anyone at any weight between the two. And now he knows it’s time to hang ‘em up. […]

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Rich Franklin: Who Should the UFC Legend Face in His Final Trip to the Octagon?

Rich Franklin wants one more fight.  Realizing that his championship days are behind him, Franklin recently announced intentions to take a glory lap inside the UFC Octagon and hang up his gloves for good, cementing his legacy inside the sport’s most venerated cage.  The former middleweight champion has not fought since a brutal knockout loss […]

Rich Franklin wants one more fight.  Realizing that his championship days are behind him, Franklin recently announced intentions to take a glory lap inside the UFC Octagon and hang up his gloves for good, cementing his legacy inside the sport’s most venerated cage.  The former middleweight champion has not fought since a brutal knockout loss […]

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UFC 162 Video Preview: Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Full Fight Video

Anderson Silva made his UFC debut with a 43-second shellacking of Chris Leben at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5. A few months later, he walked out of the Octagon in Las Vegas, Nev. as the UFC middleweight champion. Silva had a professional record of 18-4 w…

Anderson Silva made his UFC debut with a 43-second shellacking of Chris Leben at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5. A few months later, he walked out of the Octagon in Las Vegas, Nev. as the UFC middleweight champion. Silva had a professional record of 18-4 when he faced UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin at UFC […]

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