An Interview with Rich "Ace" Franklin

Rich Ace Franklin is a former high school math teacher turned professional fighter, he has a Masters Degree in education and a Bachelors Degree in mathematics. He made his professional MMA debut in March of 2000 and has a record of 20 wins and only 2 losses. Rich became the UFC Middleweight(185 lb.) Champion by defeating Evan Tanner at UFC 53 and had 2 successful title defenses before losing his belt in October 2006 to Anderson The Spider Silva. Rich is widely considered one of the top Middleweights in the world and one of the most well rounded fighters in MMA.
MMAToday: You have a fight coming up at UFC 68 in Columbus, how has your training been going?
RF: Training is going well. I am healthy, my nose and hand both feel great, and my condition View the rest of this article