Ace might be the best 'all around' fighter in the game. His striking his considered his bread and butter and he's got punching power enough to flatten his opponents, as evidenced by his superb finishing record. His kicking gives him a varied arsenal to work with even if it's not truly fear inducing. His footwork is possibly the best in the game and is beautiful to watch.
His ground and pound is very good, his knees become a factor when he has his man down and of course the hands don't get any less heavy. Add to this a slick submission game and you have a nice all around game and Franklin is known for using his smarts in the octagon. The only question mark on the groundgame is his wrestling/control. We just haven't seen enough to know how good, or bad, it is. From the little i've seen it looks decent. Enough to not be a glaring weakness I suppose.
I think after this loss we will see a more focussed and determined Rich Franklin. Not that he was not those two thins beforehand just that I think he will be even more dedicated to attacking his opponents weakness. As we all saw he stood with Anderson Silva and we all know that was the Spider's strongsuit. Of course we also need to take into account that the fight was still very young when it ended, it might be that he was working up to a shoot. We won't know now, will we?
Regardless, who wants a piece of a more determined Rich Franklin? Well let's face it they all do, but who can handle it? I for one am looking forward to finding out.
How to beat him: With Rich I think it starts with his chin. Attack him hard and fast and do not let him be the aggressor and just try to land one flush. I think that is truly the key to beating the former champion. Oh and I would put him on his back whenever possible, like a turtle I think he's probably weakest there. Hold him down, beat on him and stay away from any submissions.
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