Rich Franklin

By Chart Topper The current roster: Brock Lesnar Frank Mir Rashad Evans Anderson Silva B.J. Penn Forrest Griffin Rampage Jackson Chuck Liddell Wanderlei Silva Kenny Florian Roger Huerta Michael Bisping Matt Hughes Joe Stevenson Antonio Nogueira Rich Franklin Dan Henderson Georges St. Pierre IGN.com continues to slowly release the names of the fighters in the upcoming UFC: Undisputed game. Here’s the roster, and then the pic of Georges St. Pierre’s character: IGN.com has announced that GSP has been officially added to the UFC Undisputed 2009 roster. The current roster: Brock Lesnar Frank Mir Rashad Evans Anderson Silva B.J. Penn Forrest Griffin Rampage Jackson Chuck Liddell Wanderlei [...]   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper “I don’t think I won all three rounds, but I do think I did enough and should have won the second and third rounds,” said Franklin, who was taken down four times in the first two rounds. “He took me down, but he really didn’t do anything once he had me there. Nothing landed. I was pretty much able to get up every time he took me down. In the second round, I don’t think he landed one punch when he sat in my guard. He wasn’t real active. He just kind of covered me to make sure I didn’t get back up.” There are plenty of MMA fans, particularily those who support Rich Franklin, who feel that he won the fight against Dan Henderson. Here’s his own words, via MMAJunkie, as to how he thought the fight went: “I don’t think I won all three rounds, but I do think I did enough and shou...   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper Dan Henderson defeats Rich Franklin at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland for the light heavy weight main event of the night. The win gets Henderson a spot on the Ultimate fighter as a coach for team USA. It also guarantees him a fight against Michael Bisping, who will be the coach for team U.K. This win is a huge win for the 38 year old Henderson who will be able to reach a new audience by being on network television further increase his fan base. The larger a fighters fan base, the greater his marketability with the organization he’s trying to climb the ranks with. Every true fighters goal is to acquire a title and this win has brought him closer to achieving that goal.   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper Rich Franklin (203) vs. Dan Henderson (202) Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205) vs. Mark Coleman (206) Denis Kang (184) vs. Alan Belcher (186) Marcus Davis (169) vs. Chris Lytle (171) Rousimar Palhares (184) vs. Jeremy Horn (185) Martin Kampmann (168) vs. Alexandre Barros (170) Eric Schafer (205) vs. Antonio Mendes (204) Ivan Serati (204) vs. Tomasz Drwal (203) Thomas Egan (169) vs. John Hathaway (171) Nate Mohr (156) vs. Dennis Siver (155) UFC 93 is set for tommorow(via time delay for pay per view) and The MMA News will carry live results for the event. Today the weigh ins took place, and there were no suprises with the exception of Mark Coleman looking rather “small”. Here’s the results: Rich Franklin (203) vs. [...]   [read the full post]

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By Chart Topper In the world of Mixed Martial Arts there are few people as classy or more “whatever you want me to do I’ll do” than Rich “Ace” Franklin. Recently he spoke with AOL Fanhouse and had the following to say: Franklin is set to take on Dan Henderson at 205 as the main event for UFC 93 and The MMA News will bring you all the news surrounding the event. In the world of Mixed Martial Arts there are few people as classy or more “whatever you want me to do I’ll do” than Rich “Ace” Franklin. Recently he spoke with AOL Fanhouse and had the following to say: “I have not personally spoken to Dana, the UFC or any of the production [...]   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs