If you had been writing a listing of a few of the most scintillating strikers in MMA historical past, Rich Franklin needs to be proper up there in your shortlist. The UFC Hall of Famer used his placing accuracy, energy, and floor sport to turn into the UFC middleweight champion, taking out some notable names throughout a stellar profession. Now, fortunately retired from lively competitors and dealing because the vp of ONE Championship, Franklin sat down with M&F to debate his ideas on how he constructed his placing energy, and why ONE Championship has one of the best strikers on the planet as we look ahead to ONE on Prime Video 5.
“When it comes to speed and power, there are things that you can do in the gym like weightlifting and resistance training,” explains Franklin. “When I say gym, that encompasses everything, like plyometric exercises, concentric (where the muscle shortens to remain stable) and eccentric (where the muscle lengthens due to resistance) type of exercises. Then there’s things that you can do in the jiujitsu and boxing schools. Really, what builds speed more than anything else is practicing technique.”
Rich Franklin discovered to strike quick and strike sturdy
Known as “Ace” throughout his Octagon days, Franklin’s mastering of approach may be seen in his 2005 match towards Ken Shamrock the place he received by TKO due to a flurry of punches in two minutes and 42 seconds. Or, his “Knockout of the Night” first spherical defeat of Chuck Liddell in 2010 the place he absorbed some devastating kicks and returned fireplace with a lightning-fast proper hand. The record of Franklin’s profession highlights is a protracted and illustrious one. “It’s all within the effectivity of the movement that you just do, says the MMA icon. “And, the easiest way to construct energy in a punch is to throw plenty of punches.
He provides: “For example: there are drills I’ll do in the gym where maybe I’m launching a medicine ball against a wall or using my hip to push, so that it mimics the punch but at the end of the day, it’s not exactly the same as punching. So, when you have gloves on and you’re actually punching a bag and working on, for example: the technique of throwing a cross, it’s learning how to snap that punch on the bag. Drop your center of gravity, throw your hips in, and all those things happen simultaneously. And, it’s the timing of that, because if one variable in that technique fails, then the power of your punch significantly diminishes. You know, it helps to be stronger, which is why I have always been a big proponent of resistance training and that can be things like band training, high rep (with low weight) volume training or low rep (with high weight volume) training. If you want to be good at fighting, you practice fight technique.”
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Rich Franklin says that ONE Championship has the best strikers on Earth
As a vp, and seminar coach, Franklin has been in a position to stand up shut and private with most of the athletes in ONE Championship, and says that he’s blown away by their arsenal. “There’s different martial arts (competitions) at these events that we do,” says Franklin. “You have these kickboxing events and Muay Thai within the events and you get to see striking in ONE Championship at a level that is way beyond that of MMA. I remember, when I came to Singapore for the first time and I worked with some legitimate Muay Thai champions from Thailand. The difference between the Muay Thai that I learned for MMA, and it’s necessary to tweak things don’t get me wrong, and the Thai that they practice, it was like night and day. I would throw a kick, and I would get kicked two or three times because they’re just more efficient with their motions.” With rumors abound that ONE Championship will likely be coming to the United States in 2023, now could be the time to familiarize your self with the varied disciplines on show in ONE Championship, obtainable through the corporate’ broadcast associate: Amazon Prime Video.
At age 48, and nonetheless in phenomenal form, the previous highschool trainer is now able the place up and coming fighters are simply as vital to him as the youngsters that he used to show again in math class. “You look at ONE on Prime Video 5 coming up (Dec 2, 8 p.m. EST), and you have [Anatoliy] Malykhin and Ryan de Ridder as the main event. I really like both of these guys,” shares Franklin. “When I see two guys like that are fighting, particularly now when I’m working in the commentary booth calling fights, it’s like ‘Oh, man! You’re proud and loyal to both of them. It’s tough, because you just want to succeed in this business.”
ONE on Prime Video 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin would be the first ONE Championship card in historical past to function 4 World Title fights in 4 completely different martial arts disciplines (MMA, kickboxing, grappling, and Muay Thai). Streaming stay this Friday starting at 8pm EST and is FREE to Amazon subscribers within the U.S. and Canada. All others can view on watch.onefc.com.