Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin officially retires

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin has officially called it a career.
The Cincinnati native had not fought since a Nov. 10, 2012 loss to Cung Le in Macau, but had long held the door slightly open to a return.
On Monday, Franklin, who turns 41 next week, made retirement official in a piece he authored in The Players' Tribune.
"I am announcing that I have closed one chapter of my life and begun another," Franklin said.
Franklin got his start during the pre-Unified Rules era, winni