It refers to the fact that former middleweight champ , Rich Franklin , had already lost twice to then champion , Anderson Silva , was noticeably smaller than his counterparts at light heavyweight .
Was too big to cut weight for the welterweight division .
It refers to the fact that former middleweight champ , Rich Franklin , had already lost twice to then champion , Anderson Silva , was noticeably smaller than his counterparts at light heavyweight and was too big to cut weight for the welterweight division .