The Only Girl at the Try Outs
ONE Championship, the Singapore-based Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing promotion launched in 2011, is home to an ever-lengthening list of fighters from New Zealand, and Nyrene Crowley looks…
That time Jorge Gurgel took an ice bath with Rich Franklin
Former UFC fighters Rich Franklin and Jorge Gurgel are a pair of genuinely good guys. Rich coached Jorge on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter but they trained together…
Romero’s manager believes his client just may be the middleweight GOAT, wait what?
Malki Kawa told The Luke Thomas Show that his client Yoel Romero may be the greatest middleweight of all time. You can’t be the GOAT if you can’t make weight…
Rich Franklin says he’s busier than ever, ONE Warrior Series episode 1 video
I was texting back and forth with one of the most respectful, hard working, and friendly people on the planet about his current projects and he said he was very…
TOP 3 UFC fights that turned a fighter in to a star
Nate Diaz is a megastar now since defeating Conor McGregor in their first bout. Sure, McGregor got the win back, but Diaz was launched in to the million dollar club.…
ONE Championship fighters will now compete at ‘walking-weight’ in revolutionary MMA weigh-in program
ONE Championship has introduced a new weigh-in program that will hopefully be safer for the fighters and also help prevent what happened with the recent Luis Santos situation. Fighters are…
Former UFC champion Rich Franklin officially retires
Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin has officially announced his retirement from MMA as a fighter. The 40 year old Franklin (29-7, 1NC) hasn’t competed since November 2012, a first…
Brandon Vera signs deal with ONE FC
It looks as if Brandon Vera has found a new employer following his release from the UFC. The Asian juggernaut ONE FC announced today that they have signed “The Truth”…
The legacy of Anderson Silva
At UFC 64 Anderson Silva defeated Rich Franklin to become the new UFC middleweight champion. Franklin had been the champion for a year and half before the loss to “The…
TEDx Talk with Rich Franklin: How to be a Loser
“Losing is inevitable. Make sure you have the tools in your toolbox to deal with it.” Speaking at TEDxUChicago last month, former UFC Middleweight champion Rich “Ace” Franklin explains how…