source | MMAWeekly.com Franklin, according to his publicist, Daphne Ortiz, was on his way home to Cincinnati, Ohio, following a trip to Singapore, where he works as a vice president for Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship and travels to and from every couple of months. He had a …
source | MMAJunkie.com The former UFC middleweight champion penned a retirement column on theplayerstribune.com, a site that future MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter founded in 2014 to give athletes a direct medium to reach fans. According to 40-year-old Franklin (29-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC), who hasn’t fought since a November …
So Rich Franklin was offered a VP job with ONE FC. My first thought was, ‘Don’t do it Frank, Dana will hate you forever’. I was wrong. Looks like Dana is just looking for a little transparency and professionalism. transcriptions by MMAJunkie.com/MMAFighting.com Rich Franklin: “I have been in talks with …
transcription by MMAMania.com… “Everybody is put on their own schedule. How UFC negotiates with me is different than how they negotiate with somebody else. From a business standpoint, I get it. The UFC is not in the business of just giving away money. It’s your job to negotiate that money. …
source | MMAMania.com Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin appeared on AXS TV recently to talk about winding down his UFC career. Back in May he was talking about taking another couple of fights before looking to hang up his gloves, but now it sounds like he sees the end as being a little nearer, telling …
At a recent Q&A in Brazil, Chuck Liddell was asked several question about his retirement. MMAJunkie was on the scene (Thank you!) Source | MMAJunkie.com “I talked to my family, my coaches, and then I went to Dana,” Liddell said. “I talked to Dana. Dana and I actually went to …
Dana White discusses plans for new Glove. Source | MMAJunkie.com “We actually have started to work on a new glove that actually curves your hand,” UFC President Dana White said Tuesday during an appearance on ESPN 710-AM in Los Angeles. “Like the glove is curved like a ‘U,’ so you …
Source | MMAMania.com “I’d have to check my contract. I have at least one more fight, possibly two more fights left on my contract. I always said I would definitely fulfill my contract, so, looking at that, I at least have that much. I’m not saying I’m only planning on …
Main Event (FuelTV, 9am est) Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le Main Card ( FuelTV, 9 am est): Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva Dong Hyun Kim vs. Paulo Thiago Mac Danzig vs. Takanori Gomi Kyung Ho Kang vs. Alex Caceres Jon Tuck vs. Zhang Tiequan Facebook Prelims (7 am est): John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani Jeff Hougland …
Source | MMAMania.com “The public perception of TRT is that it’s cheating. The moment I said I was actually thinking about it, I started getting quite a bit of backlash. I don’t believe I’ve dropped off with my speed or strength or any of that. You can’t look at my …
Source | TheUnderGround Main Card (Live on Pay-Per-View, 10:00 PM ET) -Rich Franklin defeated Wanderlei Silva by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) -Cezar Ferreira defeated Sergio Moraes by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) -Rony Mariano Bezerra defeated Godofredo Pepey by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) -Fabricio Werdum defeated Mike Russow …
Main Card Silva vs Franklin Ferreira vs Moraes Pepey vs Mariano Bezerra Werdum vs Russow Alcantara vs Dias Prelims Medeiros vs Damm Heleno vs Trinaldo Teixeira vs Viana Perpétuo vs Mafra Borges Pancini vs Campos Arantes vs Vieira
Source: UFC UFC 147 now has a new five-round main event, as former middleweight champion Rich Franklin will face “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva in a 190-pound catchweight feature. The two first met at UFC 99 in Germany, where Franklin earned a decision win and both men took home …