Rich Franklin may have opted to withdraw from UFC 133 when his opponent, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira dropped out due to injury, but don't feel bad for the former UFC champion. 'Ace' had a pretty good week starring in a Boost Mobile commercial and having his life story purchased for a possible movie project.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Double E Pictures and Motion Theory have optioned the rights to Franklin's life story and plan on producing the film "American Fighter" based around Franklin's path from high school math teacher to UFC champion.
The film will be written by David Hollander whose past writing credits include the television shows "The Cleaner" and "The Guardian."
Franklin told the Hollywood Reporter, “I’m excited to see the story of my career as a fighter brought to the screen, and I feel confident that the team assembled will do a great job in telling this story."
Franklin also saw Boost Mobile release a commercial in which he stars in a "Bring a UFC Fighter to Work" Contest. The winner of the facebook based contest will, according to the commercial, have a UFC fighter dispatched to their place of employment to "Make sure someone is listening to you at work."
Franklin may not be fighting on August 6 in Philadelphia, but things seem to be working out pretty well for 'Ace.'
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Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/784292-rich-franklin-a-good-week-for-the-former-ufc-champion
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