Credit: 411mania.com

Rich Franklin will make his long awaited return to the Octagon after a stint on the IR due to a broken arm and when he does his opponent across the cage will be none other than Forrest Griffin, a fight that Franklin feels won't have a fans bored:

"I'll tell you what, that's what excites me the most about the match-up. Forrest and I are both very tenacious fighters and both of us are very known for our cardio and our willingness to not quit. So I think that is going to make for an exciting fight. I like the match-up. For me, February is a good time for me to come back. Mentally, I'm in a good spot. I'll be ready to go by then. I know I'm going to come on top of my game, but I know its not going to be an easy fight either. So I'm not going to sit here and say anything about how I'm going to walk through Forrest or anything like that because I know it's not going to happen that way."