In an era of over-the-top trash talk and public persona gimmicks, is someone like Rich Franklin right to think he wouldn’t be a star in today’s UFC? Retired UFC and WEC fighter Danny Downes joins MMA Junkie columnist Ben Fowlkes to discuss in this week’s Trading Shots. * * * * Downes: Ben, something piqued my interest when I read this story on former UFC middleweight champion and current ONE Championship executive Rich Franklin
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