“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ultimate Fighting”, which was authored by top UFC middleweight Rich Franklin and John Merz, will be released on September 4th.
On the surface most expect the book to be very basic covering the concepts behind the sport, its history, rules, and scoring but the book has taken a more technical stance [...]

The next time the middleweight title is defended following UFC 73 in July will be in Denver or Cincinnati this fall.
Rich Franklin, the next fighter to challenge for the 185 pound title in the fall fight, will take one either Anderson Silva or Nate Marquardt for the championship pending the result of their match at [...]

After Yushin Okami was announced as the main event replacement for Martin Kampmann at UFC 72 there were rumors that Rich Franklin was given his choice between Okami or recent WEC-signee Paulo Filho. This appears to not have been the case after all.
“It took [...]

June is packed for the UFC with 3 events while July is “Stacked” with the biggest UFC event of the summer, UFC 73. Bookmaker.com has released their early odds for the main events of UFC 72, The Ultimate Fight 5 Finale, and UFC 73.
As expected Rich Franklin is a -210 favorite over Yushin Okami at [...]

Yesterday it was announced that Martin Kampmann (3-0 UFC) had been forced to withdraw from his main event fight with Rich Franklin (8-1 UFC) at UFC 72 due to a knee injury. Among the possible replacements rumored was Yushin Okami (4-0 UFC) and it now appears the grappler will be facing Franklin on June 16th. [...]

The UFC has confirmed our earlier reports about Martin Kampmann having to withdraw from UFC 72. Here is what the UFC has released via UFC.com:
“A knee injury suffered during training has forced middleweight contender Martin Kampmann to withdraw from his June 16th bout with Rich Franklin in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A new opponent for [...]

Rumors have surfaced on the “Savage Dog Show” from Sherdog as well as other sources that indicate Martin Kampmann (3-0 UFC) has been injured and forced to withdraw from his UFC 72 main event fight with Rich Franklin (8-1 UFC). There has been no official comments on the report likely because the UFC is looking [...]

I have already mentioned both in my live coverage and UFC 70 results that Matt Serra and Matt Hughes would be coaching The Ultimate Fighter 6 but I think I should dedicate a post acclimating new fans to this rivalry as well as their histories in the UFC.
Matt Serra (6-4 UFC) is probably the most [...]

Just wanted to pass along a couple of videos from BloodyKnux.com of their interview with Martin Kampmann. For those who don’t know, Kampmann will be headlining UFC 72 as he takes on Rich Franklin. For more information on the event check out our UFC 72 rumors.

MMA Fighting is reporting that the match that is supposed to headline UFC 72, Rich Franklin vs. Martin Kampmann, has not been confirmed. Here’s a quote from Rich’s media guy, J.T. Stewart, via the article:
“Absolutely nothing has been confirmed regarding Rich’s next fight. Rich is in Alaska and is not in contact with anyone. Nothing [...]