Evan tanner is a former ufc middleweight and uswf heavyweight champion with a professional record of 32 wins and eight losses. Franklin is currently ranked as a brown belt in brazilian jiujitsu. Rich landed a series of right hands that dropped tanner to his knees. Mar 29, 2015 franklin gained fame in the ufc when he made the transition from being a math teacher in his native ohio to becoming the 185pound champion. Wanderlei silva headlines the ufc 147 ppv live from brazil this saturday. Todd ufc 83 matt serra vs george st pierre rich franklin. Tanner ii fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. Heavy hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting.
Both franklin and tanner would become ufc middleweight. Ufc knockouts rich franklin vs nate quarry youtube. Rich franklin vs evan tanner fight result ufc 42 sudden. Rich franklins ultimate fighter assistant coaches revealed. Ufc ultimate 100 greatest fights is a great collection for a nonhardcore fan. Sep 29, 2015 former ufc champion rich franklin retires from fighting. Evan tanner is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 32 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws. He may have to knock him out, but if forrest wants to take the fight to the ground, rich may have a. Rich includes swimming in his weekly workouts and tends to do weighttraining exercises that will work his. Franklin, saturday, june 12th, live on payperview from general motors place in vancouver, canada. Rich ace franklin, rich franklin pictures, rich franklin. Franklin gained fame in the ufc when he made the transition from being a math teacher in his native ohio to becoming the 185pound champion. Rich franklin vs nate quarry ufc knockouts on vimeo. He was a former ufc middleweight champion and the first american to win the pancrase neoblood tournament in tokyo, japan.
Dec 23, 2015 ufc knockouts rich franklin vs nate quarry ufc knockouts. Evan loyd tanner february 11, 1971 september 8, 2008 was an american professional. On april 5, 2005, franklin fought in the main event of the ultimate fighter 1 finale, which was the first live ufc card on free cable tv. Rich franklin would make his ufc debut at ufc 42 against the late evan tanner which he won by tko. Now ace looks to get back on the right track at ufc 68.
Franklin spent the majority of his career competing for the ufc, an organization which was already ten years old when he made his promotional debut against evan tanner in 2003 and is now. After suffering the first setback of his professional career to future 205 lb. Rich franklin vs cung le full fight video ufc on fuel tv 6. Rich went on to defend his title twice, however his 3rd title defense would prove to be a turning point in his. Ufc knockouts rich franklin vs nate quarry ufc knockouts. Rich franklin defeats evan tanner to win the ufc middleweight championship at ufc 53 at the boardwalk. Evan tanner, august 18, 2008 it appears that former ufc middleweight champion evan tanner. Watch where his title reign began against thenchampion rich franklin at ufc 64 in. Jun 20, 2012 rich franklin would make his ufc debut at ufc 42 against the late evan tanner which he won by tko. From a career standpoint or even from a sports standpoint, this is my first love.
The victory led to him being a coach along with welterweight champion matt hughes on the second season of the ultimate fighter. Ufc 77 anderson silva rich franklin championship fight by rafa23 20071210t23. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Rich franklin moving from fighting to the next phase of. Prior to becoming a full time mma fighter, rich franklin was a math teacher. In richs drive up the ufc ranks, franklin beat such wellrespected fighters as evan tanner, jorge rivera, and ken shamrock. Sep 09, 2008 evan tanner is a former ufc middleweight and uswf heavyweight champion with a professional record of 32 wins and eight losses. Evan tanner are featured in this episode of ufc unleashed. Former ufc middleweight champion rich franklin officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on monday after a career spanning 39 fights with 20 of those taking place inside the octagon. Rich franklin embodied the we are all fighters mantra ufc. Former ufc champion rich franklin retires from fighting. Evan loyd tanner february 11, 1971 september 8, 2008 was an american professional mixed martial arts fighter, writer, traveler and adventurer. The official page for 3 time ufc middleweight champion, one championship vice president, and one warrior series host, rich franklin.
But from there, it was franklin crushing tanner s face for four straight rounds. Rich franklin moving from fighting to the next phase of life. Call 7025056988 for vip las vegas mls search by a las vegas real estate agent. Rich franklins talks about potential return fightful mma. Becoming a ufc legend with rich franklin elite man. Rich franklin vs evan tanner fight result ufc 53 heavy. He was a former ufc middleweight champion and the first. He defeated the late evan tanner to become the ufc middleweight champion in 2005. Here, we take a look at the career of ufc legend rich ace franklin. Jun 19, 2012 the pair had met two years prior in a 205pound light heavyweight showdown and it took rich franklin little more than half a round to stop evan tanner with strikes in 2005, they met again. In 2010 he starred in hamill, a story inspired by the life of matt hamill, a deaf ufc.
Franklin became the current ufc world middleweight champion after defeating evan tanner by tko doctor stoppage at 3. Jun 23, 2012 ufc ultimate fighting championship 2,691,305 views 16. Tanner fought franklin again at ufc 53 in june 2005. Ufc 77 marks the first fight ever in cincinnati and ufcs second fight in ohio this year. Exufc champ found dead in socal desert via associatedpress has far and away the most detailed report about what happened to evan.
Jun 19, 20 ufc middleweight champion anderson silva defends his title on july 6 at ufc 162 against challenger chris weidman. While i do question how the list was compiled and the lack of the real oldschool stuff, the collection of fights are great representations of what the variety the sport has to offer. Former ufc champion rich franklin announces his retirement. On april 25, 2003, rich franklin defeated evan tanner at ufc 42 in miami. Watch where his title reign began against thenchampion rich franklin at. Evan went on to defeat homer moore, elvis sinosic and chris haseman before meeting rich franklin for the first time at ufc 42. Baixar ufc ultimate 100 knockouts luta dvdrip torrent.
Rich franklin made his successful octagon debut by knocking out evan tanner at ufc 42 on april 25, 2003. Ufc 77 hostile territory anderson silva vs franklin weigh. Rich franklin ufc mw title franklin began the match by throwing hard lefts and rights straight into tanner s face. Franklin s first loss would come to the hands of future ufc light heavyweight champion lyoto. Jun 10, 2014 franklin spent the majority of his career competing for the ufc, an organization which was already ten years old when he made his promotional debut against evan tanner in 2003 and is now valued in. Rich franklin, the former ufc middleweight champion of the world and legendary mma superstar joins our show today. Ufc 83 matt serra vs george st pierre rich franklin. Rich franklins training routine was shown on ufc all access show on spike tv. Rich franklins ultimate fighter assistant coaches revealed jun 3, 2010 10.
At ufc 56 against franklin knocked the soul out of nate quarry. Frank trigg ufc 45 and ufc 52, and rich franklin vs. Franklin vs le is the main event of ufc on fuel tv 6. Former ufc middleweight champion rich franklin announced his retirement from professional mma fighting in september of 2015. Rich franklin leaves door open to fight again mma fighting. Both franklin and tanner would become ufc middleweight champion in their respective careers. I plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my life. Jan 05, 2010 ufc recently has released a top 100 fights 8 disc dvd, is there a source that has a list of all the fights in the set. I believe franklins biggest shot to win would be using his standup and punching power. Rich franklin at ufc 64 and ufc 77 prior to his first encounter with anderson silva, former highschool math teacher turned mma fighter rich franklin was positioned as. Bonus features include behind the scenes, countdown to ufc 115, weighin.
Sep 08, 2008 i plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my life. So far richs most important fight was probably in 2005, when he defeated evan. Anderson silva by jizelle lazed on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Ufc middleweight champion anderson silva defends his title on july 6 at ufc 162 against challenger chris weidman. Franklin defeated evan tanner for a second time to win the ufc middleweight championship. After having a record of 17 wins and 1 loss, franklin won the ufc. He defeated the late evan tanner to become the ufc middleweight champion. Franklin took the belt from tanner at ufc 53 in 2005. Franklins first loss would come to the hands of future ufc light heavyweight champion.
However, if the right fight were to come along, then. Tanner recovered well, landing a clean counter right hand that put franklin. Ufc 77 hostile territory anderson silva vs franklin weigh in. Franklin began his ufc career with a perfect 30 start, including a victory over skilled mma veteran evan tanner at ufc 42, edwin dewees at ufc 44 and jorge. Also on the card was a ufc middleweight championship bout between evan tanner and rich franklin which resulted in one of the worst. Evan tanner sherdogs top 10 ufc middleweight title fights honorable mention. Rich franklin official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the middleweight fighter from united states. The pair had met two years prior in a 205pound light heavyweight showdown and it took rich franklin little more than half a round to stop evan tanner with strikes in 2005, they met again. Rich franklin ufc mw title franklin began the match by throwing hard lefts and rights straight into tanners face.
Franklin began his ufc career with a perfect 30 start, including a victory over skilled mma veteran evan tanner at ufc 42, edwin dewees at ufc 44 and jorge rivera at ufc 50. Ufc 77 hostile territory anderson silva vs rich franklin weigh in results. Evan was also the first american to be victorious at. Nate quarry ufc 56 franklin wasnt really known as a knockout artist but one of his 15 kos makes our list. He started learning submission fighting from instructional videos and then trained with meat truck inc.
Rich franklin vs evan tanner fight result ufc 53 heavy hitters. He defeated evan tanner at ufc 53 to win the title, and. Rich made his acting debut in a film called cyborg soldier, where he portrayed an escaped super soldier. Ultimate workout drives franklin learn how rich franklin prepares for a ufc fight in this article by the cincinnati post online. Becoming a ufc legend with rich franklin episode 27. Evan tanner, august 18, 2008 it appears that former ufc middleweight champion evan.
This mixed martial arts event will take place today on saturday, october 20, 2007. Franklin looks to right the ship at ufc 68a rich franklin was riding an eightfight win streak until losing to anderson silva at ufc 64. Rich franklin vs evan tanner fight result ufc 42 sudden impact. Evan was also the first american to be victorious at the pancrase neo. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Tanner recovered well, landing a clean counter right hand that put franklin on his knees.
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