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Flashback: Déjà vu

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Oct 05, 2021

Cincinnati, October 2007: Anderson Silva ruins Rich Franklin with a Muay Thai masterclass – and leaves him with a broken nose – two years in a row.


Cagefighting Confucius

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Oct 05, 2021

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin’s fighting philosophy explains why he wasn’t even involved in some of his career-defining fights.


Injury Spotlight: Liver

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Oct 05, 2021

Protecting your internal organs from shots is as important as protecting your chin. Professional fighter and osteopath Rosi Sexton continues


Ace in the hole

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Oct 05, 2021

Rich Franklin’s fighting career may be over, but as VP of One Championship he’s eager to play a far bigger role in MMA’s futureLeading Man


Q&A: Rich Franklin

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Oct 05, 2021

He was a high school teacher and held the UFC’s middleweight title – what’s next for ‘Ace’? "Are you thinking about going into movies full-time?“


Money Shot: 'Ace' gets trumped

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Oct 05, 2021

Rich Franklin stares at one of his cornermen half awake, half unconscious after being the subject of one of the most stunning knockouts of 2012.


Rich Franklin makes waves with stunning new haircut

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Oct 05, 2021

Franklin has cut a promo for his June 23 fight with Wanderlei Silva and it is making waves around the internet. Not because of what he says


Fight previews 72

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Oct 05, 2021

FO experts Andrew Garvey and Pete Irving analyze three upcoming bouts: Franklin vs Griffin; Hominick vs Roop; and Torres vs Banuelos.


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    Flashback: Lights out

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    Back in 2012, UFC's first-ever event in China reached a dramatic conclusion with this devastating knockout...

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    School of hard knocks

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    In risk-averse modern society, MMA fighters and their fans are always up for ‘one more round’. But is our bravado clouding some serious health issues


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    5 There was a lot of talk about Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ being Pat Barry’s idol. Pat regularly joked about wanting Cro Cop’s autograph


    Rich Franklin: The company man

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    Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin may be one of the most underappreciated figures in the sport, but after a recent break, Ace is ready.


    Fighter Facts: Rich Franklin

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    Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin is one of the most recognizable faces in the UFC A former middleweight champion, Franklin has fought some of the toughest


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    “I’ve seen more aggression from my fiancée when she hits the January sales.” Michael Bisping on the Anderson Silva-Thales Leites ‘fight’.


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    Our resident experts preview three big upcoming fights in their own different ways: Franklin vs Wanderlei Silva; Hardy vs Davis; and Fisher vs Uno.


    Fighting the good fight

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    If you think that knocking an opponent's block off contradicts Christian teaching, you’d be going up against several MMA theological heavyweights.


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