5 UFC Legends who can replace Dana White as the company's president

#2. Rich Franklin

Franklin finished his career with a record of 29-7 (1NC)

While Rich Franklin is a former UFC middleweight champion and a hall of famer, he likely gets talked about less these days than some of the other names on this list. That certainly does not mean he's removed himself from the fight business.

Franklin may be the most qualified name on this list, given he is currently serving as the Vice President for ONE championship. Given just how close this is to Dana's role with the UFC, one can only think Franklin would be a strong candidate.

On top of this, the connections Franklin has made at ONE championship could help the UFC as president moving forward. After all, it wasn't all that long ago when the UFC traded Demetrious Johnson to ONE in exchange for Ben Askren.

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#1. Chael Sonnen

Sonnen finished his career with a record of 31-17-1

While many may see this pick and chuckle to themselves about how outlandish every press conference would be with Chael Sonnen as UFC president, there is a little more to it than that.

Sonnen, after all, has founded and run his own promotion in Submission Underground for over 5 years. While that may be a smaller scale operation than the UFC, Sonnen will have gained significant experience from that venture.

On top of that, Sonnen has shown he is a great mind in the sport and he is obviously very comfortable on camera. If Sonnen could harness the self-promotional skills he showcased as a fighter and instead use that to promote the UFC as a brand, he could excel in the role.