who is rich franklin?and when he was born?
Whether by rotten luck or bitter fate, the first time Rich Franklin’s mother saw her son fight, it turned out to be the worst fight in his career. In fact, Richard Jay Franklin II, the middle of seven children, was about to lose the kind of fight that has earned his profession—a profession that made him an international star—its thuggish and brutal and bloody reputation. Of course, she didn’t know how things would turn out. So she took her seat amid a few friends and family members and 10,000 strangers in the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, about to watch her son fight in a sport banned in 30 states; a sport that Senator John McCain once dubbed “human cockfighting.” The moments before the fight must have seemed unreal to her. Out of her seven children, Richard was the dutiful son, respectful of his elders; a shy, olive-skinned mophead who, at age 5, walked alone down the aisle of Philippi Baptist Church in Bridgetown, between the long pews with their fluorescent orange padding,
Rich Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion. Prior to becoming a full time MMA fighter, Franklin was a math teacher at Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati. He has a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Cincinnati. Rich Franklin and American fighter President Jeff Adler created The Keep It In The Ring Foundation to advocate non-violence and build character in youth. This is done through after school sports, martial arts, and life skills programs. They help young people learn about life so they can respect it. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
