Has Forrest Griffin "Got Fight?"

While reading the latest interview on Forrest Griffin, I was very interested when he said that he didn't and never had liked himself very much.

If you are at all like me, you may have thought by the way Forrest is always joking around, that he is a perpetually happy person. It never occurred to me that such a cut up could have an ounce of self loathing. Maybe the self deprecating jokes should have tipped me off before now.

I used to be a very klutzy person and often felt awkward, so I used to poke fun at myself before anyone else could. It is a sort of defence mechanism and I don't believe it is considered a very healthy one. So I guess I know where Forrest is coming from.

As a fighter he certainly does have very thin skin. Meaning that I have noticed that he bleeds often and is easily cut during fights. But ever since he ran out of the octagon after he was knocked out by Anderson Silva, he seems to have developed thin skin in its alternate meaning.

Forrest does not take criticism about this last fight particularly well at all, in fact he gets down right prickly when asked anything about it.

Even though Forrest has written a book titled, "Got Fight," I am beginning to wonder if the bloom is off the rose, as far as his interest in continuing to fight goes. Winning the championship from Rampage in a closely contested match that saw more damage done by Forrest's kicks to Rampage's legs, than strikes to the face of either person.

Losing the title to Rashad Evans did nothing to improve his personal outlook on life.

One thing that should be making him undergo an attitude adjustment is being recently married. Such a change in his life should certainly cause things to look brighter from here on out. It doesn't sound like the happy couple has been on their honeymoon yet, so certainly that is something to look forward to, assuming it happens soon. Postponed honeymoons can cause a lot of anxiety for each half of the couple.

As Forrest's interviewers quickly learn, he usually deflects a direct answer to any question, so one never knows any more than they did previous to asking it. This brings me to another complaint I have about Forrest; something he said on Facebook.

Ordinarily, it takes very little to make me feel guilty, but a lot to make me mad. However, one day on my page there was a message from Forrest informing the world that only an a-hole would use Facebook, a social network site, to ask him for an interview.

Well, although I was not the one who had done this, (I have yet to do an actual interview), I immediately felt a tinge of guilt, (I am a regular guilt sponge), but after spending a while thinking about it, I felt angry. Whoever did ask for this interview did not deserve to be publicly berated. That is just my opinion, because on Facebook I have been asked about everything except my bra size, and I have yet to feel offended.

So, if Forrest is so sensitive about being asked for interviews, I wonder why he wrote a book? Promoting a book usually calls for many interviews to promote it, maybe Forrest has forgotten that aspect of being an author. Facebook is a wonderful place to promote articles and books, so "don't bite the hand," and all that jazz is my advice.

How Forrest really feels about returning to the cage to fight again will have to remain a mystery because he certainly will not answer directly if asked the question.

My question to the author of "Got Fight," is does he?