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Tuesday, Jun 9
The Top 10 Greatest Career Comebacks In MMA History
CA by Andrew Nuschler (Senior Writer) On Saturday night, Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva will both try to re-establish a foothold in the tilting landscape of mixed martial arts. Hence, Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championship marketing ...
Thursday, May 28
Is MMA Completely Taking Over My Life?
CA Less than one week later the UFC returns with UFC 99: The Comeback. Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva meet in a catchweight fight that really is a risky fight for Franklin to take. If Franklin can get past Wanderlei, it doesn't necessarily advance him ...
Tuesday, May 26
UFC 99: The Comeback Or the Big Attack
The main event with Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva is a difficult fight for me to call. Given Franklin's defeat with Muay Thai expert Anderson Silva and now facing another muay "fat knee in your grill" thai expert like Wanda the odds are stacked ...
Monday, May 25
UFC 98 Reflections: 205 Is Stacked, Other MMA Divisions See Shakeups
CA But his title reign won't be an easy one, considering the challenges he'll be facing not only in the aforementioned group of fighters, but also with the likes of Brandon Vera, Luis Cane, and former middleweight king Rich Franklin climbing the ladder. ...
Thursday, May 21
UFC 98 Evans vs. Machida: A Rare Treat for MMA Fans
CA Sugar has proven to sweet for names like Stephan Bonnar, Michael Bisping, Forrest Griffin, and Chuck Lidell. Fighters that could not slay The Dragon include Stephan Bonnar, BJ Penn, Tito Ortiz, and Rich Franklin. Those names are household in the world ...
Tuesday, May 19
Mirko Cro-Cop To Return at UFC 99
CA The UFC has not made any officialy announcement yet, and the UFC 99 card is already rumored to feature 12 fights including a main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva. These days the boys from Cro Cop team are training in full force. ...
Wednesday, May 6
Round 5 MMA Figurines Set To Invade Canadian Wal-Marts
CA Series 1 includes such MMA superstars as Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Tito Ortiz and Series 2 is comprised of Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva. Round 5 has just recently announced the Series 3 ...
Rich Franklin Shaking Things Up in His Training
by Tom Grant (Scribe) SI's Tom Hamlin has been reporting rumors that Rich Franklin, in preparation for his UFC 99 date with Wanderlei Silva, will attend Anderson Silva's Black House camp for a few weeks and then finish his preparation at Wanderlei's ...
Lyoto Machida: A Done Deal?
Everybody who held this title is on the short list of the most-recognizable names in MMA. Even the guys who are merely competing for it rate very highly on the visibility scale: Wanderlei Silva, Keith Jardine, Matt Hamill, and Rich Franklin, ...
Thursday, Apr 2
TUF 9 Episode One Recap
CA The first episode featured the qualifying fights for the UK team, coached by the UFC's poster boy in England (and Europe pretty much) Mike Bisping. At the time of the taping Rich Franklin was fighting Dan Henderson for the " privilege" to coach the US ...
Wednesday, Apr 1
Round 5 Figurines Are Poised To Take Over the MMA World
CA Round 5 also released its Series 2 line in late 2008, which includes Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, and Wanderlei Silva figurines. The launch follows a successful first series, which included Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Tito Ortiz and ...
Thursday, Mar 12
UFC 97: Thales Leites Caught in a Web
Leites has not had the competition that one can call quality, at least when comparing it to Anderson Silva’s competition. Silva has had victories over quality opponents such as Patrick Cote, Chris Leben, Nate Marquardt, and Rich Franklin twice. ...
Sunday, Jan 18
The ADD Recap: UFC 93, Dan Henderson Defeats Rich Franklin
Final Results Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin via split decision Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Mark Coleman via TKO (strikes) -- Round 3 Rousimar Palhares def. Jeremy Horn via unanimous decision Martin Kampmann def. Alexandre Barros via TKO (strikes) -- Round 2
Saturday, Jan 17
UFC 93 Was a Bust
Rich Franklin vs Dan Henderson This fight wasn't bad at all, except I was very disappointed to see Henderson, being an Olympic wrestler come in and do so poorly against Rich Franklin. EVERYONE KNOWS Franklin comes in with the absolute best cardio; how could someone be so stupid!!
UFC 93 Preview: Rich Franklin Vs. Dan Henderson
After convincing wins over Edwin Dewees at UFC 44 and Jorge Rivera at UFC 50, Franklin earned full-time in the octagon in 2005. After a convincing first-round destruction of Ken Shamrock at The Ultimate Fighter finale, the 6'1" Franklin got a shot at the UFC Middleweight title, held by old...
Sunday, Jan 4
Anderson Silva Tops the MMA 2009 First-Quarter P4P Top 10
Undefeated at 13-0 and impressive victories over Rich Franklin, Sokoudjou, and Tito Ortiz move him into the Top 10. Machida is slated to meet fellow Top 10 light heavyweight Thiago Silva on Jan. 31. With a win over Thiago, Machida will earn himself No. 1 contender status.
Friday, Jan 2
TUF: Top 5 Most Improved
4. Michael Bisping He made the move to 185, which is a much better fit for him and has been dominant. His next opponent will either be Rich Franklin or Dan Henderson, after TUF9. If he wins this fight, he will be in line for a shot at Anderson Silva.
Monday, Dec 29
Random Thoughts on UFC 92 and the MMA World for 2008 and 2009
Matt Hamill looked solid with his second-round TKO victory over Andy Reese and a good Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach could really put him over the hump. One drawback for him is that the light heavyweight division is extremely stacked and he was beaten convincingly by Rich Franklin in the forme...
Friday, Dec 26
UFC 92 Looms Nearer: The Ultimate 2008 Predictions
Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy Hardonk via First-Round TKO. Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister Okami by Either Unanimous or Split Decision. Mike Massenzio def. C.B. Dolloway via Second-Round Submission Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva Forrest Griffin def. Rashad Evans via Unanimous Decision
Friday, Dec 12
Middleweight Musings: Rich Franklin-Dan Henderson Winner Gets TUF Bonus
Dana White recently confirmed the winner of Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson fight will be named a head coach for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. It seems that Rich Franklin’s move to light heavyweight has always been a move in flux.
Thursday, Dec 4
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson: Clash of the Titans
Dan Henderson is a very skilled, world-class wrestler. He began his mixed martial arts career in 1997 (three full years before Rich Franklin) and went on to win many tournaments including UFC 17. Much like Franklin, he started his career with a nine-fight win streak before falling to Wande...
Tuesday, Dec 2
What Next For Hendo and Ace After Their Dublin Duel?
Rich Franklin is the former UFC Middleweight Champion who holds a record of 24 wins and three losses. He has victories over Ken Shamrock, Evan Tanner (twice), David Loiseau, Yushin Okami, Travis Lutter, and Matt Hamill—quite a star studded list of victims.
Monday, Dec 1
MMA Fighters' New Nicknames!
Lyoto Machida: Lyoto "Who?" Machida Rich Franklin: Rich "Mr. Ireland" Franklin He's gonna fight in Ireland again at UFC 93. The only UFC fighter to fight in Ireland twice! Chris Leben: Chris "Cut" Leben Matt Hughes: Matt "Toupée Chest" Hughes
Tuesday, Nov 25
January 2009, an MMA Lover's Dream Come True
Hendo and Franklin, what do they have in common. Both fighters have seen success in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the UFC. What else? They've both been stopped by Anderson Silva. Since then, Franklin has tried to hold on to any form of credibility and he did, until h...
Thursday, Nov 20
Let’s Pick Our First “People’s Champ”: The Middleweight Division
Since joining the UFC, Okami has gone 6-1. While he holds wins over Mike Swick, Jason McDonald, and Evan Tanner his one decision loss to Rich Franklin may be the most significant. Rich Franklin: Why am I putting Franklin on this list? Because until he loses to someone not named Anderson Silva...
Saturday, Oct 25
Part Three: UFC Middleweight Tournament
4.Yushin Okami 3.Rich Franklin 2.Dan Henderson Result: Anderson Silva Wins By Arm Bar Submission (Round 1) Result: Dan Henderson Wins By Ref Stoppage (Round Two) 2.Dan Henderson Result: Anderson Silva Wins By Ref Stoppage (Round Four) Middleweight Champion: Anderson Silva
Saturday, Oct 18
Michael Bisping: Marketing submits common sense
Dana White confirmed today that “win or lose” Michael Bisping will represent the UK on next season of The Ultimate Fighter. This makes sense since TUF 9 will be called, “U.S. vs. U.K.” Bisping is the most successful and marketable MMA fighter to come out of Great Britain.
Sunday, Aug 3
Weight Jumping in MMA
As for who should and who shouldn't. I think BJ should stay at lightweight and not move up to face GSP. As good as BJ is, that's a stupid move. Same goes for Franklin; I don't see him doing too well in the LHW division. Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva should both fight at middleweight. More so Hendo...
Tuesday, Apr 8
The Ultimate Fighter: Where Are They Now? Season One (Part Two)
Chris Leben: Leben has been busy since defeating Jason Thacker in the season’s finale. Sporting a 7-3 record following the show, Leben has lost to Jason MacDonald (submission), Kalib Starnes (decision), and current Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (Knockout (non-title)). Fo...
Wednesday, Mar 12
MMA: Top 10 Middleweight Rankings (Part 3 of 5)
1) Anderson Silva (UFC) – 21 – 4 MMA Record, Current UFC Middleweight Champion 2) Dan Henderson (UFC) – 22 – 7, Former PRIDE Middleweight and PRIDE Light Heavyweight Champion 3) Rich Franklin (UFC) – 22 – 3, 1 no contest, Former UFC Middleweight Champion 7) Yushin Okami (UFC) – 22 – 4
Monday, Feb 18
Wanderlei Silva: The Next #1 Contender at Middleweight?
Silva has notable wins over former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson twice, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Ricardo Arona.
