UFC 148 Results: Is Forrest Griffin's Act Getting Old?

Forrest Griffin's self-deprecating, depressed sense of humor was a breath of fresh air in 2005, but not seven years later. 

His whole shtick has become passe, boring and I dare say even a bit disrespectful! For an example, look at what happened at UFC 148. 

Forrest Griffin was matched up against Tito Ortiz to close out their trilogy. This was Ortiz's last fight as well. It was a close contest but Ortiz seemingly did enough to earn the nod, knocking Griffin down with punches as well as scoring takedowns throughout the fight. 

Even Griffin himself thought he lost, since, after the bell had sounded, he sprinted out of the cage like he was doing a Usain Bolt impersonation. Dana White's retinue had to harness their inner Yohan Blake to catch the watery-eyed Griffin and drag him back to the cage. 

Such a display of emotion is fine though. Fighting is an emotional sport, and a loss, or even a poorly performed win, can be detrimental to a fighter's psyche. No, running out of the cage might be considered immature by some, but there was really nothing wrong with it. 

What was wrong was what happened afterwards. 

Griffin was given a unanimous decision victory, which was questionable but not as bad as what happened next. 

Instead of Joe Rogan interviewing a dejected Tito Ortiz for his last interview in the Octagon ever, Griffin usurped the role of the commentator and conducted the interview himself. 

This "funny/quirky" behavior by Griffin might have been funny a few years ago, but in 2012, when people know Griffin is basically an attention-seeking lame duck and has no hopes of capturing a title again, it's tiresome and perhaps even disrespectful. 

Ortiz vocalized his displeasure at the UFC 148 post-fight press conference, as Bleacher Report's Jonathan Snowden who was covering the event live noted:

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Tito was unhappy that Forrest interviewed him after the fight. He was looking forward to talking with Rogan. Forrest apologized.

— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) July 8, 2012"

Commendably, Griffin apologized for his wrongdoing, but the damage had been done. Ortiz's last great moment in the cage was taken from him. Instead of being about the final words of an MMA legend, it was about the "zany" antics of that "wacky" Forrest Griffin—a man whose image and "jokes" stopped being amusing long ago.

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