CrossFit: Rich Froning responds to Mat Fraser’s claim that they haven’t spoken in years as ‘boldfaced lie’

Mat Fraser has kicked off a war of words with Rich Froning after a podcast appearance where he says the two don’t talk

Froning responded to the claim saying Fraser has lied about some of the circumstances

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Rich Froning has responded to claims that him and Mat Fraser are not friends. Photo: Handout

Published: 9:04pm, 6 Jan 2021Updated: 7:53am, 7 Jan 2021

Four-time CrossFit Games champion Rich Froning has responded to five-time champion Mat Fraser about claims the two aren’t friends and haven’t spoke in years.

“The fact that he says we haven’t talked in two and half years is a boldfaced lie as well because we have talked a couple of times,” said Froning about a podcast appearance where Fraser talked about him.

“You know we’re not best buddies but I would have said we were friends before that. You know like I said we were never going to be best friends, we don’t have a ton in common. But it is what it is and like I said it’s unfortunate, it’s just crazy to me that it’s on a podcast, and all this stuff.”

Fraser made the comments on the The Darren Woodson Show, noting before he responded that he was going to have to be tactful in his answer. Fraser said things have been weird between the two since he moved to Cookeville where Froning lives.

“I’ve lived in Cookeville for three years and Rich hasn’t spoken to me in about two and a half.”

Froning, who responded to Fraser’s comments via a video for paid members of his programming track which has since been shared on YouTube, said he is not sure why Fraser would say him and training partner Tia-Clair Toomey would feel as if they are locked out of CrossFit Mayhem, which Froning runs.