Rich Franklin
Rich “Ace” Franklin was the Cincinnati maths teacher who became UFC middleweight champion. He knocked out Evan Tanner at UFC 53 in 2005 to win the title and defended it twice before Anderson Silva battered him in the clinch at UFC 64.
He moved between middleweight and light heavyweight for the rest of his career, beating Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell, coached on The Ultimate Fighter 2, joined ONE Championship as vice president and entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019. CagePotato covered his wars with Wanderlei and his ONE role.
| Full name | Richard Jay Franklin II |
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| Nickname | Ace |
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| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
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