Franklin miss fighting in the US

UFC light heavyweight contender Rich Franklin (11-3 UFC) is looking forward to his fight with Wanderlei Silva (2-4 UFC) at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany.

But the 34-year-old fighter admits he is looking forward to be fighting in the U.S again.

“Any time I go overseas like that, it’s kind of one of those things where it’s bittersweet,” Franklin told MMAjunkie.com.

“I like going to new places. I get good reception from the fans. I got great reception from the fans in Ireland both times I fought there – and Montreal. The downfall is I miss fighting in the U.S.”

Franklin also says his fans wants him to have his next fight closer to home.

“I run into fans all the time and they say, ‘Man, when are you going to fight here?’” Franklin said.

“The other pitfall is that it’s a big flight to go all the way over to Germany to do the same things that I can do if I was just flying a couple of hours to Las Vegas or something like that. It becomes difficult sometimes.”

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