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Rich Franklin Moving Up To Light... (viewed 74 times)
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Rich Franklin Moving Up To Light Heavyweight?
Insidethe8
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“Rich has to make a decision. We’ve certainly considered going to 205 and seeing how he does up there. He’s fought almost everybody in the 185-pound division. There are some guys that he could fight, but if he beats them it knocks them out of title contention. And nobody is looking to see Rich and Anderson Silva 3 right now, including me. He’s not helping the 185-pound division right now by beating everybody up in it. We’ve talked about going to 205 and how would he match up with some of those guys, with a Forrest Griffin or a Keith Jardine. There’s a whole bunch of 205’s that I think would be interesting. In the end, we do what the UFC wants. If they want us to try 205, we’re up for it. If they want to keep us at 185, then we’ll do that too.”
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lubar91
At this point Rich really should really consider moving up to the 205 division. He should consider moving up only if he wants to see another title reign soon. If he stays in the Middleweight division he can always be the gate keeper to becoming the #1 contender to the UFC Middleweight division.
What catches my attention is what the last 3 sentences say,"In the end, we do what the UFC wants. If they want us to try 205, we're up for it. If they want to keep us at 185, then we'll do that to." So what is said is that Rich doesn't have control of whether or not he can change weight classes. I hope I am wrong about that.