Forrest Griffin Archive

Griffin embarrasses himself in UFC 101

By
Zuri
Published: August 9, 2009Tags: , ,

Anderson Silva embarrassed Forrest Griffin in UFC 101. Griffin ran out of the octagon with his tail between his legs.

Anderson Silva embarrassed Forrest Griffin in UFC 101. Griffin ran out of the octagon with his tail between his legs.

If you don’t get knocked out in UFC, or are forced to tap out for fear of a broken limb, there’s no reason you should be quitting because of punch to the face.

On Saturday, Forrest Griffin was absolutely embarrassed by Anderson Silva after the light heavyweight practically rope-a-doped him into a solid-right strike to the face. Silva had been gaming Griffin, who looked visibly scared after his first early knockdown in UFC 101. And Griffin didn’t want any part of the beatdown that was going to ensue, throwing up his hand after his second knockdown before running out of the octagon with his tail between his legs.

First thing I yelled after he quit the fight: “What a wussy!!!” And then a myriad of other expletives.

Here’s a rule mixed martial artists: Don’t quit, unless you have to. In this fight, it was more than obvious Griffin didn’t have to quit. He was just being a wussy. Or, even worse, a coward.

Overall, good knockout though by Silva. It was thoroughly enjoyable. It proves he’s one of the smartest fighters in the game right now. And that hard right, makes me think that lean body has more punch than I expected. Apparently, Griffin was scared of a second encounter.

Wussy.

Anderson Silva – Forrest Griffin set for UFC 101

By
Zuri
Published: April 29, 2009Tags: ,

After Anderson Silva’s disappointing decision win over Thales Leites, the second straight “boring” fight for the middleweight champion, UFC President Dana White said he would have a hard time convincing fans that his next fight would be any different.

There have been two problems with creating matchups for Silva, and White has solved both of them. First, it’s hard to think of anyone in his weight class that is a legitimate threat rather than someone with a “puncher’s chance.” Secondly, with Silva preferring to counter, his last two opponents seemed unwilling to put themselves in harm’s way, leading to boos for a boring fight. At UFC 101 in August, Silva will face light heavyweight Forrest Griffin, and things will be different.

It’s the perfect matchup. Griffin has never been in a boring fight. His are among the most exciting in the sport, and he’s not at his best until his face is bleeding. Excitement problem solved. But as a former champion, he’s also a worthy opponent. Silva’s previous jump up to light heavyweight was a quick knockout over middle-of-the-road James Irvin. Not sure he proved anything we didn’t already know in that fight.

White won’t have any trouble selling this event, which includes B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian for the lightweight championship. Fans may be frustrated with Silva, but they know what to expect with Griffin. Oh yes, there will be blood.

UFC 92 is a beast

By
Zuri
Published: October 30, 2008Tags: , , , , , ,


The UFC consistently puts up good pay-per-view fight cards, and lots of people are excited about the November 15 matchup of Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture, including myself. But if you look ahead a month, UFC 92 on December 27 features Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Frank Mir vs. Antonio Nogueira, and Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans in the main event.

By my count, that’s one current champion (Griffin), one interim champion (Nogueira), two former champions (Rampage and Mir), and a former PRIDE champion (Silva). The odd man out is Evans, who is 16-0-1 and coming off a monster knockout of former champ Chuck Liddell.

What more could you ask for for Christmas?! This card is ridiculous. All three of those fights could be main events. I don’t know which one I’m more pumped up for … I’m leaning toward Rampage – Wanderlei.