Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin recently spoke with The National Post about his 195-pound catchweight fights in the UFC:

He said:

“The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy – I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked. I just want to fight the top fighters in whatever division I’m in. Even if I put together a couple of wins at 195 I’m not sure that helps me at 205 in terms of getting big fights. I need to get in there and mix it up with the light heavyweights so I can work my way toward a title shot.”

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