Rich Franklin hoping for another run at the Middleweight title

Rich Franklin has not fought in the Middleweight division since 2008. That will all change on July 7 when he meets Cung Le at UFC 148, which is scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
While fight at Middleweight, Franklin captured the UFC title, defeating Evan Tanner at UFC 53. He would defend the title twice, knocking out Nate Quarry and beating David Loiseau via unanimous decision. Franklin would lose the title in his next bout, falling to Anderson Silva at the 2:59 mark of

Jonathan Chaimberg: Florian may be dropping weight classes but he’s actually getting stronger

Jonathan Chaimberg is considered one of the most respected strength and conditioning coaches in North America. He maybe young at the age of 32, but he has been training elite athletes and regular people for over ten years. The former Canadian national wrestler works very closely with Greg Jackson’s elite fighters, but most recently has been working very diligently with Kenny Florian making his Featherweight debut at UFC 131 in my hometown of Vancouver this Saturday.
With 131 just around the corner, Jon

Spike Tv's UFC 115 Prelims Feature Tyson Griffen VS Evan Dunham

Spike TV again will offer a “UFC Prelims” special when UFC 115 lightweight bouts of Tyson Griffin (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. Evan Dunham (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Mac Danzig (19-7-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Matt Wiman (11-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) air as part of a one-hour special. Although Spike TV officials could not confirm the plans, a source close to the event told MMAjunkie (www.mmajunkie.com) the “UFC Prelims” special recently was approved. UFC 115 takes place June 12 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia,