MightyCast w/ Demetrious Johnson cover image

MightyCast w/ Demetrious Johnson

UFC LEGEND RICH FRANKLIN on TITLE RUN, ANDERSON SILVA, GOLDEN ERA OF MMA! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

Dec 18, 2024
01:39:42

RICH 'ACE' FRANKLIN! On the latest episode of 'MightyCast" w/ Demetrious Johnson, DJ welcomes UFC Hall of Famer & former Middleweight Champion Rich "Ace" Franklin!


Timecodes

0:00 Intro

1:18 Welcome Rich Franklin!

2:50 Rich was a math teacher?!

4:38 How did Rich get into MMA?

10:20 DOORDASH: USE CODE MIGHTY2024

12:18 "I started training when I was 17..."

15:25 The Golden Era of MMA

25:45 Winning the UFC Middleweight title

26:45 How did life change after winning UFC title?

34:55 World champion diet

35:55 Sparring with DJ

39:38 Transitioning to ONE Championship

43:10 Differences between ONE Championship & UFC

49:40 Weigh cutting in ONE Championship

52:31 Rich's weight cutting process

59:04 Fights to look forward to in 2025

1:05:57 Why did Rich Franklin retire?

1:09:11 Fighting Prime Anderson Silva

1:11:13 Fighting Ken Shamrock

1:12:45 No Ducking in my day!

1:14:55 Thoughts on UFC lawsuit

1:19:21 Thank you Rich!

1:20:02 MIGHTY RECAP!

1:26:30 Sports Movies STINK!

1:29:44 Franklin's INSANE quality of opponents

1:34:55 Is Dan Henderson... BLACK?! Produced/edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter)Edited by Nick Pappas (@nick_pappas44 on IG)

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode