Former UFC middleweight champion Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin (26-5(1)) feels like he’s in a no-man’s land at 195 pounds.

Franklin’s took his last two bouts at a catch-weight of 195 pounds, facing Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva consecutively. He lost to Belfort at UFC 103 and defeated Silva at UFC 99.

“The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help [Wanderlei] Silva and [Vitor] Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds,” he told the National Post. “But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy: I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked … Even if I put together a couple of wins at 195 I’m not sure that helps me at 205 in terms of getting big fights.”

Source: ESPN.com