and currently trains at facilities run by Jorge Gurgel a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Today he is ranked as a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, however since he lost his title to Anderson Silva, he began training under Matt “The Wizard” Hume. Franklin started his UFC career with a 3-0 perfect record; this includes a victory of a highly skilled MMA veteran Evan Tanner at UFC 42. On October 14, 2006 Franklin lost his title on his return fight after being defeated by Anderson Silva at UFC 64. He lost the fight via unanimous decision on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126 to Forrest Griffin who was a former Light Heavyweight Champion. Rich is married to a former English teacher from Reading High School, named Beth.