UFC Champ Rich Franklin's story being made into feature film!

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THR is reporting that the story of Rich Franklin’s remarkable rise from math teacher to mixed martial artist and UFC champion is being made into a feature film titled American Fighter. The life rights to the story were optioned by Eric Eisner’s Double E Pictures and Motion Theory. David Hollander (The Cleaner, The Guardian) has been hired to write the script. Eisner will produce the film with Motion Theory’s Sean Sorensen.

The story will follow Franklin "a family man and high school math teacher, Franklin taught himself mixed martial arts, and quickly emerged as one of the most dominant figures in the sport." American Fighter also will chronicle the transformation of mixed martial arts into a billion-dollar industry.

Franklin made the following statement abotut the film. “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."

I am not a huge fan of UFC, but this sounds like a great story. Audiences love a story of triumph over adversity. What are your thoughts on this news?

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