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http://mmahaven.co.cc/ Watch full fight! Thanks to a pair of one-sided losses at the hands of Anderson Silva, Rich Ace Franklin will make a return ... video.yahoo.com

By rss@youtube.com (fighthype) Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin talks about his upcoming rematch with current middleweight champion Anderson Silva. You don't want to miss what he had to say about fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, what the fans can expect come Saturday and much more. Check it out!

After getting two healthy servings of Anderson Silva knees to the grill, Franklin, ahem the UFC, planned for his return to the light heavyweight division, the weight class which he started his UFC career. “I've always been one of those fighters that ... UFC 99 Recap BetUs.com

Anderson Silva has been what you might call a thorn in Rich Franklin’s side. In 2006, Silva took the UFC middleweight championship away from Franklin by landing a knee to his face that required surgery to repair. One year later, Anderson prevented him from taking back the championship belt...

In preparation for UFC 99, Franklin was the beneficiary of the squabbling between Silva and fellow Brazilian Anderson Silva. While the two fighters were in PRIDE, Anderson felt Wanderlei used his influence to prevent Anderson from getting quality ...

 FL Franklin, a 34-year-old school teacher from Cincinnati, knows Anderson Silva all too well. The southpaw lost his title to ''The Spider'' in October of 2006. He then won two in a row before getting another shot in October of 2007, where once again he ...

Rumor has it that Rich Franklin, who is about to cmpete in catchweight (195 pounds) against Wanderlei Silva at the upcoming UFC 99, has recruited ... www.blitzcorner.com

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Twice humbled at the knees of current middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Franklin's road back to the title he once held looks to have been blocked indefinitely. To put it simply, the light-heavyweight crown is his only option. ... Either Dan Henderson Or Michael Bisping Will Get A Title Sh...

 CA The winner of this fight will probably face the winner of the fight between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and the winner of Michael Bisbing vs. Dan Henderson. On Jun. 13, the middleweight title picture will be clearer and one fighter, ...

A few years ago, Anderson Silva was a friend and training partner of Wanderlei Silva, and the chief rival of Rich Franklin. But when I asked both Franklin and Wanderlei on Tuesday what they think of Anderson now, it was clear that those roles have ...

At one point, I cleaned out the entire light heavyweight division using Anderson Silva's clinch. I also replayed some of the classic matches, including Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva II. I wanted to have Franklin come through and take down The Spider ...

 OH Franklin, Matt Hughes, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Anderson Silva, Sean Sherk and Wanderlei Silva, Lau has learned to ask the right questions. "I remember telling Rich Franklin, 'How about we add a black eye, your perma-black eye on your figure? ...

By Jesse Holland In the co-main event, Mauricio Rua, fresh off his less-than-thrilling victory over Mark “The Hammer” Coleman at UFC 93: ‘Franklin vs. Henderson,’ will challenge former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell. UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (23-4) vs. Thales Leites (14...

By Staff Rich Franklin’s loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 93 last Saturday officially signals a career crossroads for the former middleweight champion. RICH FRANKLIN vs. NATE MARQUARDT - MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT RICH FRANKLIN vs. LYOTO MACHIDA – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

By Dave Sholler With the loss to Henderson, Franklin continues his “almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades” campaign. Given the fact that he’s been beaten twice by middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Franklin is unlikely to return to the 185-pound division. Add his light heavyweight los...

Dave, Thumbs up Best Match: Franklin v Hendo Worst Match: Belcher vs Kang It is quite astonishing to think that Rua has gone in a couple of years from a guy that had a reasonable case to be thought of as the best fighter in the world to someone who I would not currently rank as a top then LWH. Rua is s...

By bfowlkes That said, I think Franklin is the better all-around fighter.  All he has to do is keep Henderson from taking him down and holding him there while peppering him with elbows, which is undoubtedly Hendo’s game plan.  “Ace” is going to end up on his back once or twice, but he’ll take over in the sec...

The Half-Guarded Truth" By: Mike Coughlin MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com CounterStrikeMMA.com (http://www.Counterstrikemma.com) For the week of 01/11/09 "UFC 93: Franklin v. Henderson" Dan Henderson's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCr1QiY9zBQ) right hand would be embarras...

By Todd Jackson At UFC 93, January 17th in Dublin Ireland, former UFC middleweight champion Rich “Ace” Franklin faces off with former Pride welterweight and middleweight champion Dan “Hendo/Hollywood” Henderson. These men were both great champions, and after some setbacks to their careers, both ar...

By Dave Sholler Former middleweight champion Rich Franklin continues his campaign at 205 pounds this Saturday when he takes on ex-PRIDE champion Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland. One of the major reasons Franklin is no longer the middleweight champion is because he struggled...

By Dave Sholler Given his ability to batter opponents in the clinch, Henderson should look to keep the fight against Franklin on the inside. Considering Franklin’s struggles against Anderson Silva in the clinch, Henderson would be well advised to outmuscle his opponent and use the Muay Thai technique...

By Mark Chalifoux Anderson Silva always calls Franklin his toughest opponent thanks to his terrific striking, and someone like that could really cause problems for Evans. Of course, I don’t think Franklin is set up well to defend the title for a long time. That weight class is too deep to have a dominant champ...

By Racan Alhoch Many MMA fans such as myself can hardly wait until Jan. 17 when two of the world's greatest fighters will square off in the octagon: Rich "Ace" Franklin and Dan "Hendo" Henderson. People are wondering which of the two former middleweight champions will solidify his place as a light-heavyw...

HENDERSON vs. FRANKLIN COLEMAN vs. SHOGUN II In the light heavyweight main event, former two-division world champion Dan Henderson will collide with former UFC middleweight king Rich Franklin in three-round war which will set the tone for the 205lbs division in 2009.

By Greg Clark It is going to be the greatest MMA bout in the young history of Mixed Martial Arts. UFC 82: Pride of a Champion is on tomorrow and for me, the 2008 MMA season starts. The headlining match is between current UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva and current Pride FC Middleweight Champion, Dan Henderson. UFC 64: Middleweight title fight - Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Anderson Silva vs. Franklin II Henderson has lost to both of the Nogueira brothers this way in the past and seeing that Anderson Silva trains in Black House with them, I don't see any other way than a submission victory for Anderson Silva to end this fight. Dan Henderson Highlight Anderson Silva Highlight   [read the full post]

By Sam Caplan CLICK HERE to read the remainder of this article. In order to help get you ready for UFC 77 this Saturday the staff at 5 Oz. is making their predictions for the card public in our latest “Pain Poll.” Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Sam Caplan: Unless Franklin can put Silva on his back and expose hi...

By Sam Caplan Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald Gary Herman: Franklin vs Okami = Close Fight. Franklin vs MacDonald = One-sided Franklin victory. Okami vs MacDonald = Same. One-sided Okami win. Okami by third round stoppage.

By UFCmania For Yushin Okami, it was too little too late. The Japanese native took it to the former middleweight champion Rich Franklin in the third round after skating through the first 10 minutes of the bout. He’s now guaranteed a title shot, getting the winner of Anderson Silva and Nathan Marquardt a...

46: B.J. Penn beats Matt Hughes for the welterweight title; Vitor Belfort beats Randy Couture for the light heavyweight title (on a fluke injury, but still a title change) 64: Sean Sherk decisions Ken Florian for vacant lightweight title; Anderson Silva beats Franklin for MW title