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Rich Franklin: I fought Vitor and Wandy to help them transition to middleweight
MMA Mania —
Props: National Post
Quoteworthy:
"The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy — I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked. I took the Belfort fight because Dana called and asked me, even though I wasn’t quite where I needed to be physically or mentally. Now, I’m not making excuses, that’s just the nature of the fight game. But now I’m taking ...
Ever the company man, Rich Franklin talks about the consequences of his catchweight bouts in an...
Bloody Elbow: FanShots —
... Ever the company man, Rich Franklin talks about the consequences of his catchweight bouts in an interview with the National Post: ...
Rich Franklin: I fought Vitor and Wandy to help them transition to middleweight
UFC Insider —
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Props: National Post
Quoteworthy:
“The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy — I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked. I took the Belfort fight because Dana called and asked me, even though I wasn’t quite where I needed to be physically or mentally. Now, I’m not making excuses, that’s just the nature of the fight game. But now I’m ...
Training with Rich Franklin is aces
Fighting Words... —
richfranklin (The following story, about the seminar I attended last weekend with Rich Frankln, appears in today’s National Post .) I’m choking out UFC superstar Rich Franklin . That’s never happened to him in 32 professional MMA fights, although this is hardly an octagon cage war. He called me out from across the practice mat to grapple, and after admiring the bull’s eye painted on the front of my mouthguard, he gave me a pink-mouthguarded grin and began attacking me with a series of submissions — armbars, kimuras, triangle chokes, the kitchen sink. Just when I was beginning ...
Rich Franklin Speaks Out on Recent Catchweight Fights
Fight Club House —
There are some interesting quotes from Rich Franklin that are making their way around the web. The National Post recently spoke to Franklin regarding a number of things, including his recent catchweight fights against Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort. Franklin has never been one to complain, make excuses, or demonstrate poor sportsmanship so these quotes should not be taken out of context. Instead, it should show the fans how dedicated Franklin is to his career in MMA. The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. ...
Rich Franklin: I fought Vitor and Wandy to help them transition to middleweight
MMA Interplay —
Props: National Post
Quoteworthy:
“The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy — I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked. I took the Belfort fight because Dana called and asked me, even though I wasn’t quite where I needed to be physically or mentally. Now, I’m not making excuses, that’s just the nature of the fight game. But now ...
Rich Franklin Talks Fighting at Catchweight in the UFC
MMAWaves.com - MMA, UFC News, Previews, Results —
Rich Franklin Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin recently spoke with The National Post about his 195-pound catchweight fights in the UFC: He said:“The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy – I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked. I just want to fight the top fighters in whatever division I’m in. Even if I put together a couple of wins at 195 I’m not sure that helps me at 205 in terms of getting big fights. I need to get in there and ...
UFC QUOTABLES: Rich Franklin is a businessman, and fighting is his job
MMATorch.com —
... -Rich Franklin talks to the National Post about taking some time off between fights following his back to back catchweight bouts and more. ...
No Anderson or Rich for a while
Fightlinker.com —
... Another big name guy on the UFC roster who’s not available until spring is Rich Franklin, who’s decided that now is the perfect time for some R&R: ...
The Week in Quotes: November 22nd - 28th
Bloody Elbow —
... "I just want to fight the top fighters in whatever division I’m in." - Former UFC middleweight champ Rich Franklin, preparing to fight in the new 193.5 pound division. (National Post) ...
