Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and is the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute .
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar is a duo of fights starting in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 1 contest which received national acclaim, and was highly regarded among fans as one of the most exciting, greatest and memorable fights in the history of not only the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) but of mixed martial arts (MMA) in general.
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson starred as a coach, opposite light heavyweight #1 contender Forrest Griffin, who coached the opposing team. The two fighters fought for the UFC light heavyweight title after the completion of the series at UFC 86 at which time Griffin won becoming the new Light Heavyweight Champion.
The couple have one son, Griffin Brandon, named after Forrest Griffin and in memory of Andrea's late brother, Brandon Brown. [30] He was asthmatic. [31] Bonnar was a fan of the rock band The Who and used their song "Eminence Front" as his entrance music to his UFC fights. [32]
The main event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, against undefeated challenger Rashad Evans.This was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.
UFC confirmed that Forrest Griffin would step in to face Ortiz. [5] On October 26, UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar pulled out of his fight against Shane Carwin due to an illness that kept him from training. [6] The UFC therefore had the Ortiz v. Griffin fight headline the UFC 106 card. [7]
During his fight with Schoenauer, Griffin receives a cut above his left eye that doctors think is possibly severe enough to prevent him from fighting again. Episode 10: "Middleweight Semi-Final #1" (original airdate: 21 March 2005) Forrest Griffin has to choose a light heavyweight fighter to come back into the house in the case he gets sent home.