Rich Franklin is a fine example of what happens when you put your nose down, sweat your gallons and sign whatever contract is put in front of you. There’s security and employment and a good income, but in the end, you’re just running in place.
A former middleweight champion chased out of town by Anderson Silva, Franklin had an OK chance to be a factor at 205. Instead, the UFC assigned him a series of nonsense fights at “catch weights” of 195 pounds — the kind of mishmash hybrid garbage forced…
