At 28, Forrest Griffin stands at 6'3" and weighs in at 205 lbs. Some people believe that he is the toughest pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He is the type of fighter who isn't afraid of anyone. He actually ASKED TO FIGHT Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua! Yes, the 205 lb. Shogun Rua of Chute Boxe.
What kind of guy does that!?
Shogun is the man who beat the crap out of Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson! It takes guts to come off a knockout loss against 'The Dean of Mean' Keith Jardine, and ask to face Shogun. You have to give Griffin some credit for that, even if you don't like him.
Griffin is the kind of fighter who loves it when a fighter comes out of the corner and starts swinging. He isn't phased by seeing his own blood if you tell him he looks like a monkey he'll tell you, "Not as much as I'd like!"
To me he defines a great fighter and a great person. Along with his reputation of being the toughest fighter in the world, he has skill to back it up. When Griffin fought Shogun, he had better Muay Thai skills that made him more than able to stand with the Brazilian fighter. He was happy to stand and exchange punches and kicks with Shogun.
Throughout the fight, both fighters went from feet to ground and back again. While on the ground, it was clear that Griffin was more comfortable then Shogun, but Shogun did get in a devastating elbow to his forehead, cutting it open. It took 12 stitches to close the cut.
Extremely tired midway through the second round, Shogun was slow and sluggish, but Griffin pushed the pace and made the Brazilian try his hardest to keep up. By the third round Shogun had taken enough abuse and could barely defend himself. Griffin dominated the third round ground game with his grappling and basically beat Shogun to mush. As the third round was coming to an end Griffin was winning with points and took Shogun's back and sunk in a match-finishing choke. As Shogun tapped, the clock only had 15 seconds left.
Anyone who watched that fight should realize that Griffin defeating Shogun was proof that he is one of the best light heavyweights in the world, or at least is about to enter that category. When Forrest Griffin won this fight, he instantly became fair game to any top light heavyweights. Hopefully in the future will see more fights like this from Griffin.
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9 months ago
Darn! We'll just have to wade through Tuf 7 to get to see him get a crack at Rampage and the title!
9 months ago
Actually, it's been announced that Forrest is getting a shot at the title...
from 9 months ago
ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WHEN?!
from 9 months ago
He gets the title shot after the ultimate fighter season 7. Griffin and Jackson are the two coaches.
Which frankly, I don't agree with. Sure, Forrest is a tough guy and all, but he's still a student of the game, and shouldn't really be coaching new fighters.
9 months ago
I can see where your coming from with that... But I think that he Definetley deserves a title shot and I'm glad he's getting it.
Forrest Griffin v.s Quinton Jackson! Should be good fight!
9 months ago
I'm just wondering, not that Forrest doesn't deserve a title shot, but why do you think that he deserves one before Keith Jardine?
9 months ago
if it ANYone out of the lhw crowd deserves a title shot, its keith jardine. after that, it would be machida, then maybe forrest. but honestly, thiago silva impresses the hell out of me. not his win over houston "the turtle" alexander, but his style of fighting and his skillset make him a dominant fighter.
8 months ago
I would have preferred to see Jardine Forrest 2 to decide who faces Jackson considering Jardine just beat Liddell and beat Forrest very recently. He would have a title shot if he didt lose to Houston. Dumb dumb fight and he disrespected Houston, the fans and the sport for acting like that. Jardine is sorta getting punked but it aint the end of the world. One more win against a top 5 and he'll get title shot too.
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