Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight
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Subject: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:47 pm
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Former Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin believes if he was given another crack at current 185-pound kingpin, Anderson Silva, he could actually win. This despite two embarrassing losses to "The Spider" that say otherwise.
MMACanada.net got the word straight from the "Ace's" mouth:
"If I was able to put another title run together and the UFC wanted to do another fight with Anderson, I would be willing to do another fight with Anderson. And I believe -- and this is just because of the champion mentality in my head -- but I believe that given another shot, I could win that fight."
Silva first destroyed Franklin back in Oct. 2006 to win the middleweight title. It was just the second fight under the UFC banner for the Brazilian badass, but he hasn't lost since. That includes stomping Franklin again in the rematch at UFC 77 in Oct. 2007.
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:45 pm
Heh .... ok Rich .... ok...
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:02 pm
I'm a bigger Franklin fan than anyone and even I don't believe that shit...
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:17 pm
He'd need a better gameplan, one that possibly involved a bazooka.
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:03 pm
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And I believe -- and this is just because of the champion mentality in my head -- but I believe that given another shot, I could win that fight."
This right here proves that he doesn't really believe it himself. He's basicly saying "This is what I'm supposed to believe, even if I don't".
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:14 am
"Dreams can come true......You know you gotta have hope....You know you've got to be strong."
Rich keep dreamin. But best of luck to you.
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:55 am
like others have said sorry rich but i dont think so.
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:58 pm
I would love to see a Cinderella Story unfold in the UFC right now. I can't think of anybody else that I would rather see it happen to than Rich. I have always respected the guy as a fighter and a person. The guy works hard and in the end that will pay off for him. He isn't a better fighter than Anderson Silva be any means, but on the right day he could grind out a win and end his career with some redemption.
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Subject: Re: Rich Franklin still believes he could beat Anderson Silva in third fight Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:33 pm
Ah, laughter is good for me ol soul.
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