Comments on: Video - UFC's Rich Franklin: Losses to Silva gave me the ability to fight legends like Vitor Belfort. http://www.fighters.com/09/17/ufcs-rich-franklin-losses-to-silva-gave-me-the-ability-to-fight-legends-like-vitor-belfort MMA News, Stats, Videos, and Fighter Profiles Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Clayton http://www.fighters.com/09/17/ufcs-rich-franklin-losses-to-silva-gave-me-the-ability-to-fight-legends-like-vitor-belfort/comment-page-1#comment-4189 Adam Clayton Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:40:55 +0000 http://www.fighters.com/?p=11850#comment-4189 i agree on his answer to the 195 weight class, the last thing the UFC needs is to follow in the footsteps of boxing in which there is too many belts, i think it all gets a bit too confusing. in regards to the title i think rich has to look past the middlewight having lost twice to silva, and i feel he should look to push the 205 division and set up a rematch along the line with lyoto. id also love to see a re-match with hendo after losing a very close split decision at 93. i think the future is still bright for rich, although he has touched on retirement i still think he holds a key role to the ufc, but at 205 nice interview, rich is a really nice guy and i cant wait to see him in more fights im tipping rich to beat vitor by decision i agree on his answer to the 195 weight class, the last thing the UFC needs is to follow in the footsteps of boxing in which there is too many belts, i think it all gets a bit too confusing. in regards to the title i think rich has to look past the middlewight having lost twice to silva, and i feel he should look to push the 205 division and set up a rematch along the line with lyoto. id also love to see a re-match with hendo after losing a very close split decision at 93.

i think the future is still bright for rich, although he has touched on retirement i still think he holds a key role to the ufc, but at 205

nice interview, rich is a really nice guy and i cant wait to see him in more fights

im tipping rich to beat vitor by decision

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