When I go to throw a punch, actually, my intention is to hit somebody. That's just second nature to me. So you have to just rewire yourself. It's not…

- Rich Franklin

When you're really tested, that's what shows you who you are as a person.

- Rich Franklin

You're standing in the cage and you've got two options - you can quit or you can continue going, and I'm not a quitter.

- Rich Franklin

You have to have like a bit of amnesia both on the winning side and the losing side of this thing... On the losing side you need to be able to forget…

- Rich Franklin

There's always that part of you, when you're sitting around going, 'That would be cool to try, to see what it would be like.' But I had never had tha…

- Rich Franklin

Losing is inevitable, make sure you have the tools in your toolbox to deal with it.

- Rich Franklin

Of course, having a lack of emotions saves you from doing a big crying scene in the movie or something. I would try to remove myself from any situati…

- Rich Franklin

I think there will be some people who think I did a great job, some people who will think, 'Hey, for a guy who did this for his first time, he didn't…

- Rich Franklin

I was just happy the fight was over, I knew my arm was broken in the fight. I definitely wasn't going to quit - I've broken bones before and continue…

- Rich Franklin