Rich Franklin tells MMA Torch he doesn't need surgery after all: "Everything at this point in time is going real well. I had a cast above my elbow to my mid bicep, and I got that cut off on Monday. They put a [new] cast below the elbow, it's like a plastic molded cast with the Velcro straps so I can actually take it on and off when I'm showering - which is great because it gives my arm a break from being stuck in something - but recovery seems to be going real well, the doctor likes what he sees in the bone growth and the alignment and all that kind of stuff, so it's looking promising to not [need to] have surgery at this point in time."
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I hope Ace’s recovery is swift and full. Quality fighter and a true class act
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Great stuff
Classy guy in Franklin.
Slow Cooking! MMM-MMM GOOD!
"I Wanna Thank Joe Rogan!" - BJ Penn
by MSEMCEE on Jul 17, 2010 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Drink Milk, Rich
Strengthen those bones. Milk. It does a body good.
"Daydreams of a 'fair' world which would treat him according to his 'real worth' are the refuge of all those plagued by a lack of self-knowledge." -- Ludwig von Mises.
Not getting kicked by Chuck Liddell also does a body good.
Life is hard....get a fucking helmet.
by Skoobs on Jul 17, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
yeah
but it worked out ok in the end.
As much as I love Chuck, I was freaking out when Rich won.
Consequences of Chuck winning:
He fights someone tougher, gets KO’d
Muddles up title picture further
Chuck makes ridiculously hard to understand winning speech
Chuck believes he’s a contender
Consequences of Rich winning:
New contender, or near-contender
Chuck can and should retire
Rich can fight a “non-company-man” fight, at a real weight-class that’s not Franklinweight
by Body Triangle on Jul 19, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Totally agree. Especially if it was the impetus for Chuck to head to the front office
Life is hard....get a fucking helmet.
Franklin vs. Bones in October/November
book it
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
No, please.
I don’t want the classy, great-for-the-sport Franklin to go out like that.
"Daydreams of a 'fair' world which would treat him according to his 'real worth' are the refuge of all those plagued by a lack of self-knowledge." -- Ludwig von Mises.
I don't want it either but...
seems like the logical next step
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
by donkeypunch on Jul 17, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Why assume that he will lose? It could be a good fight.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jul 17, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right
and Bones first test. This is all of course he beats The Janitor, which seems likely, since it’s a step down for him.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
by donkeypunch on Jul 17, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Every fight is heralded as “his first test”. He broke Vera’s face as an aside. He’s not getting tested until Machida, Evans, Rua, Silva, or Lesnar want a piece.
"Daydreams of a 'fair' world which would treat him according to his 'real worth' are the refuge of all those plagued by a lack of self-knowledge." -- Ludwig von Mises.
I think if he fought Franklin it would have to be considered his toughest test yet
When I say test, I refer to someone who actually provides a little competition during the fight.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
by donkeypunch on Jul 17, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Easy, easy. Dude is scheduled to fight fucking Janitor and you’re saying that only the best fighters in the UFC could give him a fight?
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jul 17, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
logically
Every time he smashes an opponent we have to move the bar with which we are rating him, so the next tougher challenge becomes a test of his abilities.
If he were to destroy Franklin we’d have to reconsider again and test him once again.
Nah
I see Franklin/Griffin as more likely at this point.
Give me Franklin/Couture. Please!!!!
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury."
- Tank Abbot
on his decision loss to Dan Severn in 1995
franklin/couture franklin/tito franklin/griffin franklin/rampage
are the best possible math ups. Not any young up n comers so they can make a name off him (im referring to jones).
Daniel Worby is Mania's Resident Sissy Boy
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 17, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it. Book it.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jul 17, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing, I don’t want to see it though I like Ace too much to watch him get Silva’d again.
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