By: Brian Knapp Nov, 08, 2012
Rich Franklin returns to the middleweight division, with hopes of one last run at the title.

By: Tristen Critchfield Nov, 07, 2012
As the MMA world eagerly awaits the UFC welterweight title unification bout between Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit at UFC 154 next week,...

By: Mike Fridley and Brian Knapp Jul, 08, 2012
Only five men have held the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight crown since it was brought into existence more than a decade ago.

By: Chris Nelson Jun, 26, 2012
Between UFC on FX 4 and UFC 147 on Friday and Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged nearly five hours of fights in two different...

By: Mike Whitman Jun, 24, 2012
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.

By: Brian Knapp Jun, 23, 2012
Rich Franklin turns 38 in October, but maybe the math-teacher-turned-mixed-martial-artist does have one last title push left in him.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jun, 23, 2012
It was a tale of two very different main events. The first one, the UFC on FX 4 headliner between Clay Guida and Gray Maynard, angered viewers...

By: Mike Whitman Jun, 23, 2012
Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva, Rodrigo Damm and Marcos Vinicius pocketed $65,000 apiece for their efforts at UFC 147 on Saturday night at...

By: Brian Knapp Jun, 23, 2012
Rich Franklin went into Wanderlei Silva’s backyard and left the cage with a second victory over the mixed martial arts legend.