Rich Franklin is shooting for the stars with his idea for one final fight in the UFC. Justin Bethel Jersey . With one bout left on his contract, the teacher-turned-fighter is quite enthusiastic about the possibility of completing the trilogy with former middleweight champion Anderson Silva and even beating him for the first time. "Would I fight Anderson a third time? Absolutely," Franklin said on Submission Radio on Monday. "Is it because I feel like I have some unfinished business? Not at all. Its just, in my mind as a champion and to have the mentality of a champion I 100 per cent, wholeheartedly believe that I can beat Anderson in a fight." Franklin has lost to Silva in each of their two previous matchups, both via TKO by way of knees. In the first contest at UFC 64, Franklin lost the Middleweight Championship in what was the beginning of Silvas record reign with the title. But Franklin has been long since removed from his tussles with Silva. Since his second loss to the Brazilian at UFC 77 in October 2007, Franklin went on to face a slew of top talent. He beat Wanderlei Silva twice and Chuck Liddel once, but fell to veterans Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin and Cung Le along the way. He has not fought since his knockout defeat by Le in November 2012. But Franklin says none of that matters. To him, the matchup seems a favourable one. "It wouldnt be for any reason like redemption or vengeance or retribution or any other kinda cool word that weve seen on a UFC poster before, but yeah I would fight him and I believe I could beat him." The water on the Silva subject is muddy right now though. After breaking his leg in his most recent bout with now Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman, the 39-year-old has ruled himself out for the entire year and isnt expected back until 2015. As for Franklin, who would be 40 by the time the bout could happen, he doesnt think Silva is down for the count just yet. "Id look for him (Silva) to return and Id look for him to hunt for the title again at some point in time," says Franklin. "Well just see if he can get there." Tyrann Mathieu Jersey. -- Having played six seasons with the Kings, Kevin Martin is very comfortable at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. Rob Housler Jersey .C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats said head coach Steve Clifford underwent a successful procedure Friday to have two stents placed in his heart.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes. Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 60-yard field goal. The New England Patriots didnt allow a point for more than 58 minutes. More importantly, theyre not getting carried away with their 30-7 preseason blowout of the Panthers on Friday night. "We could have lost 30-7. None of its going to matter two weeks from now" in the season opener, Brady said. "Its not so much the final score. Its just more how guys are playing." Carolinas didnt play very well. They were outgained 405-271, allowed three quarterbacks to direct scoring drives and didnt score until Joe Webb threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Jefferson with 1:12 left. "There was no consistency in the way we played," said Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who may use his regulars longer than he had hope next Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "Its something that has to be corrected and has to be fixed now." Brady led the Patriots (2-1) to scores on three of his five series and completed 17 of 21 passes for 204 yards. Newton was 8 for 12 for 88 yards and was sacked three times. All five of his possessions ended in punts. Both quarterbacks left after their first series of the third quarter. Regulars usually see their most action in the third game, and it was clear that the Panthers (1-2) must get better play from their offence and from a defence that was the second stingiest in the NFL last season. New England had more time to prepare after beating the Philadelphia Eagles 42-35 a week earlier. "Theres no game plan," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "We cant game plan for 90 guys. We can barely get it right when we have 46. Thats just not what this game is." The Panthers had just four days to get ready after last Sunday nights 28-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. "Thats an excuse," Rivera said. "I dont want to use excuses. We practiced. We had a good game plan." Rivera would like to limit Newtons running, despite his skill, and one dash Friday night appeared to stuun the quarterback. Michael Floyd Jersey. He was tackled after running 7 yards when he couldnt find a receiver. Trainers went on the field to check on him, and he was replaced by Derek Anderson before returning after one play. Newton had the wind knocked out of him and X-rays on his back were negative, Rivera said. Brady played the first two series before Ryan Mallett came in for some snaps against the first-string defence. His drive ended with a 47-yard field goal by Gostkowski. "A lot of the breakdowns we had today were because of lack of communication," Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly said. The first of Bradys two long drives covered 91 yards and ended with a 40-yard touchdown on a pass to Shane Vereen that the back carried for the last 37. Brady completed 4 of 5 passes for 83 yards on the series. His next drive began at his own 9 with 1:47 left in the half and ended with Gostkowskis long field goal, 6 yards better than his career long. "Its really a win-win situation," Gostkowski said. "Nobody really expects you to make it so it really puts your mind at ease." In the third quarter, Brady ended an 80-yard march with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Vereen that made it 20-0. On the next series, Carolina moved from its 20 to the Patriots 7, but Steve Beauharnais intercepted Andersons pass and returned it 61 yards to the Carolina 35. That drive ended in a 21-yard field goal by Gostkowski, and the Patriots tacked on another touchdown on Jimmy Garoppolos 11-yard pass to Taylor McCuller. "The days are winding down until these games count, so it gets pretty exciting here in a few weeks," Brady said, "but youve still got to try to use these days to make as many improvements as we can." NOTES: Patriots LB Jerod Mayo missed his second straight game, although he was in uniform. TE Rob Gronkowski also sat out as he aims to be ready for the regular season after knee surgery. ... Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart gained 11 yards on four carries after rushing for two touchdowns in his previous game. Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
