Rich Franklin is the penultimate company man when it comes to the UFC, but now he's ready to try his hand at another run at the middleweight title, and hoping the UFC is willing. ...
In July 2011, just before his scheduled fight at UFC 133, Rich Franklin was of the mindset that his time at middleweight was over. “The UFC has basically told me that they’re not interested ...
Rich Franklin wants to make one more run at the UFC middleweight title and hopes to close out his career at 185 pounds.
Just a week before Cung Le traveled to China to battle Rich Franklin at UFC on Fuel 6, his movie "The Man with the Iron Fists" opened in theaters nationwide. It appears Cung Le was trying to...
Rich Franklin explains why he always tends to say 'yes' whenever the UFC comes calling, and if he minds the label "company man"
If Cung Le is able to fight at UFC on FUEL TV 6 in Macau, it'll be against fellow middleweight Rich Franklin. The fighters initially were slated to fight at UFC 148 until the bout was s...
LAS VEGAS - Patrick Cote was released from the UFC after three consecutive losses from 2008 to 2010. But he never left the octagon, at least mentally. "It wasn't like they fired me beca...
After fighting one of the biggest fights of his career, against Wanderlei Silva on the Brazilian's home turf, Rich Franklin would like to make one last title run before he retires. ...
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin has his eyes set on one more run to the top. And while UFC officials have long downplayed the potential for "Ace" t...
Rich Franklin was headed back down to 185 pounds when he got the call from the UFC to replace an injured Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC 147.