Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin ( born October 5, 1974 in Cincinnati, full name Rich Jay Franklin ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter.

Career

Before Franklin professional MMA fighter was, he was a math teacher and practiced in Karate and Brazilian Jiu -Jitsu. He had Extreme on 24 March 2000 at an event of the organizer Challenge His MMA debut. He won by technical knockout. As a result, he denied fighting in events of World Extreme Fighting, International Fighting Championship, Rings, World Fighting Alliance, and TKO Major League MMA before April 25, 2003 in Miami with his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Evan Tanner via technical knockout defeated. Even his second UFC appearance at UFC 44 of 26 September 2003, he was able to decide for themselves. In the subsequent battle at Inoki Bom -Ba- Ye Festival 2003 in Kobe, he suffered his first defeat against Lyoto Machida. After two fights in smaller leagues was followed by a win over Jorge Rivera at UFC 50 on October 22, 2004. After one last trip to a Little League, Franklin remained in the future in the UFC. In the final event of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, he defeated on April 9, 2005 Ken Shamrock. In the event UFC 53 on 4 June 2005 Franklin Evan Tanner defeated again and UFC Middleweight Champion was. For the second season of The Ultimate Fighter Franklin was hired as coach.

At UFC 56 on 19 November 2005, he successfully defended the title against Nate Quarry and at the UFC 58 on March 4, 2006, against David Loiseau, where he broke his hand. In his next event, UFC 64: Unstoppable on October 14, 2006 in Las Vegas, Rich Franklin went against Anderson Silva KO and lost his title. After two victories over Jason MacDonald and Yushin Okami, he joined again in the title fight against Silva and defeated again. This was followed by victories over Travis Lutter and Matt Hamill at UFC 93 before Franklin vs. Henderson, had to play in Dublin, against Dan Henderson on 17 January 2007 and was defeated. The event was UFC 99: The Comeback of 13 June 2009 in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, he won against Wanderlei Silva. On September 19, 2009, he defeated Vitor Belfort in the first round. At UFC 115 on June 12, 2010, he defeated Chuck Liddell by KO in the first round, broke in the fight but the arm. After recovery he joined in February 2011 against Forrest Griffin and was defeated on points. This was his competitive balance 28 wins and six defeats and a fight without judgment.

Filmography

In the science fiction film Cyborg Soldier from 2008 Franklin played a major role.