HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Barack Lesnar]

http://mmamania.com/2009/04/27/rich-franklin-reportedly-training-with-anderson-silva-for-ufc-99-bout-against-wanderlei-silva/

Nothing personal, just business.

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin is calling on the man who dethroned him, current 185-pound deity Anderson Silva, to help prepare him for Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99 according to the Journal-News.com.

Franklin (24-4) is coming off a split decision loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 93 in a monster 205-pound showdown from the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland, back on January 17.

Prior to being edged out by Hendo, “Ace” was perfect inside the Octagon, save for two crushing defeats at the hands of “The Spider” at UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” back in 2007 and UFC 64: “Unstoppable” a year before that.

Franklin may be a gifted striker and former UFC champ, but he’s not taking any chances against “The Axe Murderer” come June 13 — even if it means putting an end to the recent happy-talk between him and Wanderlei.

Despite their upcoming throwdown, the two enjoyed the typical schmaltzy love-fest that some fighters employ to show how much they respect their opponent, including praise of their skills, etc. Franklin even had plans to train at Wandy’s gym in Las Vegas following their fight.

If this report is accurate, Wanderlei may soon renege on that invitation.

Wandy was critical of Anderson Silva’s most recent performance against Thales Leites at UFC 97, and prior to that declared war on the “cocky” champ after Anderson said Wandy was “pretentious” for moving down to middleweight for a possible piece of the 185-pound pie.

I also heard that Ed Soares was spreading rumors about him during study hall.

Anyway, Anderson and Wanderlei have been slinging mud lately, and now Ace wants to jump in and get his hands dirty.

Perhaps it’s to play mind games with he who murders with Axe? Or maybe Jorge Gurgel’s right-hand man simply wants the inside scoop from Wandy’s old Chute Boxe training partner?

I have a feeling this isn’t the last we’ve heard from any of these guys.

[Barack Lesnar]

RIP Wand

[McLulz]

Wand should hopefully win this, but I think Rich takes it.

[Barack Lesnar]

here's another source

http://mmajunkie.com/news/14699/rich-franklin-to-train-with-anderson-silva-during-ufc-99-prep-for-wandy.mma

As he prepares for his UFC 99 main-event fight with Wanderlei Silva, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will spend some time training with a former foe.

In fact, Franklin will work with the fighter who not only took his belt but also beat him in a rematch (in front of a hometown Cincinnati crowd) when he tried to get it back.

MMAjunkie.com's Dann Stupp discusses the Franklin-Anderson Silva alliance in this week's "MMA Insider" column in the Dayton Daily News.

Stupp learned of the duo's plans from sources close to Silva (Franklin's manager opted not to comment on the matter).

Franklin, who suffered a close split-decision loss to Dan Henderson in January, will now meet Wanderlei Silva in June during the UFC's first-ever trip to Germany. The bout will take place at a catch-weight of 195 pounds (Franklin recently moved up to 205 pounds and Silva planned to drop to 185 pounds). Like the other Silva, Anderson Silva is a noted striker. He's also one of only two guys who ever knocked out Franklin, so he's sure to pick up a few tricks.

Franklin recently took off for Seattle to work with trainer Matt Hume, and he'll reportedly spend some time in California with the current champ.

The move also underscores a budding rivalry between Anderson and Wanderlei Silva. Once training partners and friends, Wanderlei has spoken openly about his intention of dropping to 185 and challenging for the title, which presumedly would still be held by Anderson, who hasn't taken kindly to the plans.

Don't be surprised to see the Franklin-Anderson Silva footage make its way to the "UFC Countdown" show for the UFC 99 event. The footage could fan the flames of a potential Silva vs. Silva showdown if Franklin comes up short in June.

[HOODS]

thats fucked up, now i hope more than ever than wand destroys franklin. What a faggot, go train with a guy that raped you twice just so you can learn some secrets that wand used like 5 years ago that probably don't even matter in present day. Anderson also needs to get smacked around, that dude is getting just a tad bit too over-zealous and over-confident, i think hes started to believe his own hype that hes invincible in the octagon. Once your on top the only place to go is down i guess he doesn't realize this yet. Maybe he should talk to matt hughes or chuck liddell about the subject.

[Barack Lesnar]

anderson's gonna retire with the belt

[HOODS]

anderson's gonna retire with the belt

akiyama, ALL DAY son.

[Barack Lesnar]

LMAO WHAT

[Barack Lesnar]

didn't you say the same thing when kang was making his debut? LOL JUST LOL

[Barack Lesnar]

akiyama, ALL DAY son.

off the maia bandwagon so soon, eh?

[HOODS]

didn't you say the same thing when kang was making his debut? LOL JUST LOL

no i didnt actually, i said kang would be mediocre in the ufc. Why do you always insist on making shit up? Its rather annoying.

[Barack Lesnar]

belcher's gonna beat akiyama

[sher-bant]

Hi Solid.

[sher-bant]

Hey Hoods.

[sher-bant]

How come you two hardly ever post at that other site anymore? I miss you guys...In a very homosexual kind of way. Dig?

[Tsar]

Wand should hopefully win this, but I think Rich takes it.

hang on, wtf does this sentence mean?

[HOODS]

Hey Hoods.

hello.

[super hot]

Anderson has turned into the biggest faggot in mma. I hope Rich gets destroyed just to show what a shitty training partner Anderson is.

[Barack Lesnar]

Anderson has turned into the biggest faggot in mma. I hope Rich gets destroyed just to show what a shitty training partner Anderson is.

spider is god

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[Barack Lesnar]

mante, ban bet on wand vs. franklin?

[California Giant]

thats fucked up, now i hope more than ever than wand destroys franklin. What a faggot, go train with a guy that raped you twice just so you can learn some secrets that wand used like 5 years ago that probably don't even matter in present day. Anderson also needs to get smacked around, that dude is getting just a tad bit too over-zealous and over-confident, i think hes started to believe his own hype that hes invincible in the octagon. Once your on top the only place to go is down i guess he doesn't realize this yet. Maybe he should talk to matt hughes or chuck liddell about the subject.

Lol whats he zealous for? dude has everything in the MMA game

[Barack Lesnar]

it will be awesome to see franklin KO wand with knees in the clinch

[HOODS]

Lol whats he zealous for? dude has everything in the MMA game

u r a flaming homosexual, thats really all i have to say to you about this.

[ArtardFiesta]

it will be awesome to see franklin KO wand with knees in the clinch

yea well thats not gonna happen.

[super hot]

spider is god

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God doesn't get tapped out by jap cans

[super hot]

it will be awesome to see franklin KO wand with knees in the clinch

Franklin is too slow and stiff to do any of that.

[Barack Lesnar]

God doesn't get tapped out by jap cans

fighters never improve

[super hot]

Gods never need to improve in the beginning.

[Barack Lesnar]

damn, you suck

[Chucxone]

interesting.....maybe this is all one big plan to through Rich off. Maybe Silva and Silva never really had bad intentions with their words but only wanted to lure in Rich. Think about it, it could happen.

[HOODS]

interesting.....maybe this is all one big plan to through Rich off. Maybe Silva and Silva never really had bad intentions with their words but only wanted to lure in Rich. Think about it, it could happen.

you are now officially the dumbest motherfucker on earth. Good job.

[vincent_vega]

Anderson will destroy rich in training.

[vincent_vega]

Rich will have a panic attack when Anderson tries to show him how to defend the clinch.

[Chucxone]

you are now officially the dumbest motherfucker on earth. Good job.


thanks shit head, that absolutely means nothing coming from you.

[SatNav]

Rich will have a panic attack when Anderson tries to show him how to defend the clinch.

:rofl:

thats fucking funny, thanks

[Buckner1986]

God doesn't get tapped out by jap cans

But Fedor gets cut by jap cans.

[SatNav]

But Fedor gets cut by jap cans.

fail

[HHJ]

Wand will beat rich so bad anderson will feel it

[Demon Cobras]

Wand via vicious knees and rape choke.

[Aoki's Pants]

well wand needs to call up hendo stat

[Bones of Satan]

as much as i hate to say it wand is washed up.

the guy couldn't stand up and go toe to toe with a leben or cote.... let alone rich frankiln.

unless he goes back on the juice he should be fighting at 170

[Barack Lesnar]

lol, leben and cote will beat him

[Bronx Bully]

lol, leben and cote will beat him
at this point I bet shogun could lose to stephen boner.

[Barack Lesnar]

http://mmajunkie.com/news/14778/with-lines-drawn-rich-franklin-on-side-of-new-training-partner-anderson-silva.mma

Rich Franklin, a former math teacher, is admittedly organized, often meticulous and definitely schedule-driven.

However, after he arrived in Los Angeles last week to train with Anderson Silva and the Black House gym for a two-week stint, he soon learned that when it comes to Brazilian fighters, scheduling isn't so much a guarantee as it is a rough estimate.

Still, Franklin has bonded with Silva, the guy who took his middleweight title in 2007. In fact, Franklin said that bond with "The Spider" is now strong enough that it could cancel any plans he had to train with Wanderlei Silva after their UFC 99 main event.

Franklin and Wanderlei Silva headline the upcoming event, which takes place June 13 in Germany, in a 195-pound catch-weight fight.

Just prior to the booking, Wanderlei had invited Franklin to train at his gym in Las Vegas. Despite their upcoming fight, Franklin initially said he still planned to take up the offer – once the fight was over. However, news of the Franklin-Anderson alliance, which was first reported by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) and the Dayton Daily News, caused a bit of a stir last week.

Wanderlei reportedly didn't take too kindly to Anderson, a former training partner, helping his opponent prepare for an upcoming bout against him. In an interview with Sherdog, Anderson then called Wanderlei's recent decision to move from 205 to 185 pounds "pretentious."

Franklin is aware of the growing rivalry between the two fighters, but he's trying his best to stay out of it.

"My decision to come out to L.A. was made way before that feud ever really started," Franklin told MMAjunkie.com. "(Anderson's manager) Ed Soares called me and invited me to come out and train with Anderson, but this was before any of the Internet chatter was going on back and forth between Anderson and Wanderlei."

Franklin said he hasn't discussed the beef with Anderson.

"We got into the gym, we train, and it's just business," Franklin said. "We haven't talked about it."

However, having formed a friendship with Anderson and appreciative for his unselfish offer to train with him, Franklin now doesn't see himself working with Wanderlei after UFC 99.

"I'm a never-say-never guy, but with me coming out here to Anderson's camp and all that stuff, those lines have been drawn basically," Franklin said. "With Anderson helping me out, I would never do anything to cross that line. Basically, I feel like he's gone out on the limb for me, so I wouldn't – with the bad blood between them (Anderson and Wanderlei), I would never turn around and go the opposite direction, so to speak."

Franklin and Anderson first met at UFC 64, where "Ace's" 18-month title reign came to an end. Franklin worked his way back to a title fight, but he again suffered a TKO loss to Silva at UFC 77. With the two losses, a third matchup is unlikely, and Anderson essentially rendered Franklin irrelevant in a division he once dominated.

Franklin, though, was impressed by Anderson's candor and respect, and friendship developed soon after that second fight. Although they speak different native languages, Franklin said there hasn't been a major language barrier during the past week. In fact, his longtime trainer partner, Jorge Gurgel, unknowingly provided Franklin a translator for one workout session.

"Sometimes I understand things real well, and sometimes I don't understand things at all," Franklin said. "I speak enough Portuguese ... and Silva's English has certainly gotten better. Actually, Jorge Gurgel's brother lives out here, and so he came to a training session. ... When I had trouble understanding [Anderson] and there was that language barrier there, it was helpful having him there."

Franklin said the decision to spend two weeks of his eight-week camp in Los Angeles hasn't really affected his usual pre-fight preparations. Usually splitting his camp between Cincinnati and Seattle, Franklin simply moved his Seattle team, including head trainer Matt Hume and boxing coach Rob Radford, to Los Angeles for two weeks.

"Really, thing are still pretty much the same," Franklin said. "I just get the benefit of working with Anderson some. ... And most of the time, it's essentially a classroom environment with Anderson teaching all the students, but he makes some one-on-one time so we can work on things."

Franklin is impressed with the sessions and the Black House fighters' creativity and passion for learning. But it took him a while to get used to the constantly fluctuating schedules. For a guy who has workout sessions calculated to the minute and every calorie accounted for in his diet, Franklin initially found it difficult to, well, relax.

"I do wish I was a little more like that," Franklin joked. "I wish I could kind of relax and stuff. I guess that's the whole logical mathematician side of me. I'm just an in-control sort of guy. ... These guys get the work in, but you're never quite sure (when they'll do it)."

i'm lovin it