Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos After teasing the possibility of one more MMA fight before calling it quits, Rich Franklin instead today announced his retirement. The former UFC middleweight champion penned a retirement column on theplayerstribune.com , a site that future MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter founded in 2014 to give athletes a direct medium to reach fans. According to 40-year-old Franklin (29-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC), who hasn’t fought since a November 2012 loss to Cung Le, a recent conversation with his mom helped make the decision. That, and the understanding that his “body has slowed down.” Franklin, who now serves as vice president of the Singapore-based ONE Championship promotion, wrote about it: I was joking with my mom a few weeks ago pretending that I was negotiating a final fight.
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Former UFC champ Rich Franklin announces MMA retirement – MMA Junkie