As Rich “Ace” Franklin prepares to face his arch-nemesis Anderson Silva in a rematch for the UFC Middleweight championship, I can’t help but notice all the anti-Franklin sentiment on the net these days.
As I sit down to write about this phenomenon, I ask myself: Why? Why do so many MMA fans hate Rich so much? He seems like a stand up kind of guy.
Wait a tick…… I hate Rich Franklin!
But for the life of me, I couldn’t give you one solid reason why.
Could it be I’m just that big of an Anderson Silva fan? No, that‘s not it. Jealousy? I don’t think so. Is it the fact that he looks like he’s Jim Carey’s twin brother separated at birth? Not that either……..
I think in my case at least, I get the sense that he thinks he’s god’s gift but just won’t come right out and say it. As if he’s “in the closet” with his arrogance. Allegedly, he auctioned off a ten minute telephone conversation with himself on eBay and some poor sap paid $5,000 for the privilege.
That’s right folks! For the low, low price of just 5 G’s, you too can talk to Rich Franklin for 10 minutes! That’s only $500 a minute!!! You almost can’t afford not to call!!!
…………. Ummmmm, I think I’ll pass. I know a guy who will sell me his PS3, 5 games and a 1977 Gremlin with a full tank of gas for less than $5,000.
Now, I must defend Rich here: He is a good guy at heart, there’s no doubting that. He donated the entire $5k to charity. But COME ON Rich. How high on yourself do you have to be to charge somebody thousands of dollars just to talk to you? At least give the guy something he can keep like a signed picture or pair of gloves!
Now keep in mind: This is all just speculation. Yours truly didn’t actually SEE the auction on Ebay. This could all be bogus so don’t go changing your opinion on Ace based on this hearsay. Remember kiddies: Rumors are bad! But sometimes, they’re true. And personally, I wouldn’t put it past Rich. You can see it in the eyes I tell ya!
Just my 2 cents. What do you think?
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