Report: Forrest Griffin suffers possible jaw injury at UFC 101 (Updated)

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OUCH!

Any fans that were saying the fight was fixed are f’ng morons. The UFC has no reason whatsoever to fix a fight especially one that was so tailor made to be an unfortunate, one-sided beatdown. Feel bad for Forrest, there was just absolutely nothing he could do with Anderson. Anderson is like some real life comic book character. It’s like he sees everything you are doing in slow motion.

Come on reprocussions…the guy had a dislocated jaw for christs sake…i’d like to see dana do a prees confrence with the same problems…Forrest was out classed…no dishonor in that.

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Agreed, but I think the issue was Forrest not taking the minute or so to stand there with Silva and let them announce the winner before running off.

-JH

I didn’t have a problem with how it ended, I figured it was cumulative damage. Forrest was completely outclassed, to be honest I expected a better fight, but Silva’s striking is insane. Probably dislocated the jaw earlier in the fight and that fade away right hand hit the injury in the right spot and put him away.

here comes the boooom !

not even sure how i feel about this one……very out of character for Forrest. I can only guess that the earlier shots must have really dazed him. I don’t believe that the fight was fixed, Forest is the last guy that would play that game….besides, if it was fixed, the only way it would be plausible would be for Silva to take a dive.

Mane that sucks for griffrin and to know hell have to fight either rashad or ramage again that bad news im sure rashad might pull off the win but a mental stamble ramage might just put a hurtin on forrest this time

It also appears that Forrest suffered extensive damage to his ovaries….

I say bottom of the ladder for Forrest, match him against a new guy, if he loses one more time (3 in a row, doesnt matter if they were top opponents – this is the UFC, no easy fights) he should be outta’ there.

Opps my bad im stoned im to say rampage lmfao fuccc

I just think it was an terrible fight stylistically for Forrest. Forrest is a striker but not on par with Silva. They only advantage he had in the fight was size which he could potentially push silva around. Forrest is not known for knockout power so that aspect of size was not a real advantage either. I think the type of fighter to take on anderson is either a wrestler that can survive the standup like Hendo and then beat him up on the ground or a striker like Machida who is equally elusive and technical. I also think GSP could take him skill wise but the size advantage would be rough for GSP

Now I want to see a.silva fight nate the ok marquart before hendo

Tragic people. Simply tragic. A moment of silence for Forrest…

Does any one have the pic of Anderson’s face when he was getting booed.

I wounder what roy jones jr was thinking was he really there?

Run Forrest Run !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Forrest ran out of the Octagon, I knew something had to be wrong. There is no shame in losing to Anderson Silva, especially in that manner. This report confrim’s that he did in fact need help right away.

I’ve never had a dislocated jaw so I have no idea what that pain feels like but I have been hit hard and it sure isn’t a pleasent feeling. Add that to the fact he couldn’t hear, amongst all that noise. Dang…I’m surprised he still had the where with all to even sprint to the back of the arena without stumbling face first into the ground causing an even bigger scene. These guys really do deserve a lot more credit than people realize.

Should he of stuck around for a few minute’s taking the pain like a “Man”. I don’t know guys and gals. Unless you’ve walked in those shoes. Any negetive response is basically invalid. Another thing, did said injury happen against the Pound 4 Pound BEST MMA Fighter alive?

Can you imagine the downer associated with devoting six months of your life of training 24/7 and then to have the fight ended like it did? I can’t help but have some sympathy for Griffin. I think that he might throw in the towel – he could easily get a job with the UFC in some other capacity.

Below 205, GSP and the Hendo rematch makes sense. GSP – Silva has too many physical advantages and has the best stand up game in the sport, period. Silva would be a huge favorite. Henderson – would need to land bombs early or will get stopped. Silva will not allow Hendo to take him down again. Silva by knockout.

Silva has big money fights at 205. He should stay ther…

andersons new nickname should be “the cat”; after the first knockdown forest was done. Forrest knew it and anderson knew it, but anderson let forrest get up to play.

I think the reason Forrest ran so fast is cause he shit his pants after that ass whooping and didn’t want to stink up the arena.

Fixed lol guys come on it was the WORLD BEST P4P fighter. You just seen how bad he can make someone look when they come right at him with nothing more then punches. “You” wanted him to make the best look bad and thats what we got. I dont think there is a man out there that can beat him but Danny will try next(again).

i dont know why who what where, but this fight was weird in my opinion.

Am I the only only who didnt see a single person watching Silva/Griffin that said it looked fixed, or even “went home scratching their heads”?

That never crossed the minds or came up in the discussion of the 8-12 fight fans at my house (or all the people that called and text me as soon as it happened!). Actually, everyone with me was just like “holy f****** s***!”

I mean, when his back was against the wall, with his boss criticizing his performances, when given a handpicked opponent who would push a brawling pace, against a former 205 CHAMPION who happens to be one of the 2 or 3 biggest fan favorites in the UFC, Spider made him look like an amateur.

When I saw the fight, my reaction was immediately that Anderson had further cemented his legacy and had done so in a way that reeled Dana White right back to his old home on Spider’s nuts. He couldnt have had a more impressive performance in my eyes.

“The fight was fixed” never crossed my mind, Forrest was made to look silly by one of the 3 best fighters in the world. I dont know how any fans could have left scratching their heads after that beatdown!

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You probably don’t boo an active guard or chant “USA!” at every non-Caucasian fighter either — but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Unfortunately our fanbase is peppered with idiots and losers. Just spend a few days in the Sherdog forums for proof of that.

-JH

Who the hell said it was fixed? First I’ve heard of it here. Anyone who says it is fixed is an idiot.

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Check some of the comments in the recap thread and bonuses thread:

Comment by UFC IS A RIP OFF
2009-08-09 08:35:49

UFC IS FIXED, GIMME A BREAK….FOREST TAKES 400 PUNCHES AGAINST STEPHAN BONNER AND THEN TAKES A QUICK JAB WHILE ANDERSON IS STEPPIN BACK AND GETS KNOCKED OUT? WHAT A JOKE. SO FIXED
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Comment by gaara
2009-08-09 01:05:35

I really think the fight was FIXED!!

jj,intro,john,odamn what are your thoughts???

It’s in the comments section and it was being talked about after the event among the ignorant masses.

-JH

forrest is a big baby.. he is all happy when things go his way and when he loses he goes and runs away… come on forrest grow up

People saying a fix is possible are MORONS!!! I mean Forrest is waaaaay more marketable!! Despite the Spider’s dominance he doesn’t sell nearly as many PPVs!!! If they were to fix it (and they wouldn’t b/c it’d kill this growing sport)… they would’ve fixed it for Griffin… that would be where the money lies. Plus, Spider plans to retire soon!!

People criticizing Forrest, have you ever considered that his jaw got dislocated earlier in the round. And every shot he took after that sent shattering pain in his face? And that’s why he just couldn’t take anymore after the fadeaway jab?

As far as sanctions for Griffin leaving the ring, if Lesnar wasn’t sanctioned for his UFC 100 antics, nobody will.

If this was fixed, the fight would have been just as shitty as “Never Surrender” :D

Forrest has heart. he must have been hurt bad to run out of there like that. i hope he heals and returns strong.

Anybody criticizing Forrest for getting knocked out by the Spider is smoking crack. There is absolutely no shame in losing to Anderson, no matter how it goes down. Forrest is still a champion. Rogan was out of line with that “most embarassing knockout in the history of the UFC.” Just like there was no shame in Penn losing to GSP. Some fighters are just on another planet, like Silva, GSP, Machida and Penn. All of the weight classes with the exception of Heavyweight are firmly established, and will remain so until the champs retire or change weight classes.

I couldn’t believe how many people thought forrest would win, I knew it was a horrible match up. The only guy who would give silva a good fight standing IMO is machida. Silva’s striking is way beyond anyone in the ufc other than machida. I still think if gsp was bigger it would be a good fight, but he is kind of small compared to silva. One thing I know for sure is gsp isn’t dumb like forrest and since his loss to serra never fights against his opponents strengths, he knows he’s too small for silva and said he wouldn’t fight him unless he was over 200 lbs. I believe in a year or 2 gsp could beat silva in a non title fight maybe at a catch weight of 190, because I know gsp want’s to do it for the challenge not the belt. In a three round fight gsp could win the fight if he could keep silva down for most of it and pull off the W by decision thats about the only way I see him winning unless he really improves him bjj and subs him.

This fight was a joke. The UFC is just lucky that Griffin didn’t get killed. If they keep matching Silva up with fighters like Cote and Griffin someone will get killed and the sport will change forever.

If my memory serves me correctly he did the same thing after he loss to jardine.Wasn’t he crying to.

Jesse,

“Griffin, who is known for his tremendous heart, seemed dazed and confused and basically flopped to the ground like a pro wrestler trying to "sell" his opponent.”

I have to disagree with you there. I don’t think he flopped to the floor. He got hurt early in the fight and the last well placed shot caught him flush. His momentum as much as Silva’s power dropped Griffin. Forrest always looks awkward when he gets dropped.

If anyone’s interested…

I have to admit. I didn’t think it was fixed, but I do think Griffin realized he was not gonna win this fight within the opening minutes of the first round and decided to flop like an NBA player at the first opportunity. If Griffin’s jaw was dislocated early in the match, then why wasn’t it stopped for Doctor Check like when their is a cut by the eye? Griffin spilled out like a WWE wrestler after a chair shot and that is why I think most people are saying “wtf” and “holy sh*t”, not because of Silva’s performance. Most of the people watching this fight were already expecting an unbelievable performance by Silva, so it was no surprise he won.

i dont care if forrest had a dislocated jaw he should of done better he quit and i like forrest he got knocked down and wave his arms to say no more next minute he jump up and ran of now if he was hurt he would not of jump up and ran of come on im not sayin its fixed i just think forrest couldnt be bothered tbh.

First off i never understood this fight…It was a money fight thats it. Nothing at stake except maybe someones pride, it was a miss match from the begining . Anderson looks very comfortable at 205. He should have one more fight at 185(Henderson) and thats it. It is now time to take down all comers at 205.( if he can)

Forrest was shocked at how good AS and for the first time in his fighting life was confused and didn’t want anymore of it was my impression during the fight. After he got hit a few times it was like he was trying to say “stop, I’m done” and wave the fight off.

I agree with Rogan that it was one of the worst KO’s ever in terms of embarrassment. It’s not embarrassing to lose to AS or to get KO’d by him, but when you are a recent former Champ and deep down you believe on any given night that you could beat anyone in the world, and then you face a guy that shows that you are nowhere near his class and basically clowns you in front of the world, that has to be very hard to accept.

Forrest will be back, of course, maybe against someone like Franklin. It shouldn’t be a gimme fight, it should be someone that can get him some pride back. This has gotta be bad for his book. One second he is on top of the world, even with his loss to Rashad, and the next he is running out of the stadium so he doesn’t have to face the cameras. I feel for the guy.

But hey, AS had something to prove and he used Forrest to do it. I’d like to see two more fights from him at MW (Hendo is on and then the Maia/Marquardt winner) and then he should move up to LHW and beat everyone there except Lyoto.

Lyoto is the one guy he doesn’t want to fight and not just because they are friends but because Lyoto is just as hard or harder to hit than he is.

Why on earth would ufc fans want to boo Anderson?? Are you trying to piss of the pfp best fighter on the planet, I mean how would we feel if he decided never to fight in the ufc again!! Im disgusted and the level if some of the uneducated fans recently, they sound like drunken fools with no clue!! Stick to eating your chicken wings!!

As for espn what a joke of s channel!!! Never got to watch this as they couldn’t provide the channel on time, and as yet I still don’t have it despite calling on a few occasions!! Haven’t missed an event in years, why the fuck did setanta have to go bust?!!!

Iv got a feeling if chuck fights again that it may be against Forrest, he has little power and his chin is questionable. All the same it was a bad match up for Forrest but to be fair Anderson would be a bad match up for anyone!!

Respect this guy or face losing the pleasure of watching him compete……idiots!!!!!

One thing a lot of people don’t understand are the same basic striking principles of what hand is stronger in a forward motion and a backward motion. In going forward it is the hand opposite the lead leg. For example right foot out in front then its the left hand or when the left foot is out in front then its the right hand. Then in going backwards its the same hand as the lead leg. Right foot right hand and left foot left hand.

So Silva while backpedaling in a right foot lead stance lands a solid right jab the strongest possible punch he could in his given stance and its a fluke knockout? Not to mention it was targeted perfectly on the jar line which is exactly where you need to hit someone for the knockout.

But the fact that Silva just walked up to Forrest which is something you never want to do in a fight shows how much he didn’t fear him at that point. Silva is an amazing fighter but his over confidence is his biggest weak point. Right before he landed the knockout shot if Forrest had landed a single punch or kick it would of been a easy knockdown since he was walking. When your legs cross your body is off balance for a split second and if a shot was landed then it would of been a different fight. But Silva also knew at that point Forrest was not that educated or tactical of a striker by that point so it did not matter.

I want to know how much money Forrest received for playing dead?! fix!!!

This fight saved the card. All the rest of the fights were terrible.

The griffin silva fight was terrible. forrest obviously threw the fight. As if he was knocked out by that weak jab. Griffin usually fights to the death. then, just to cement the fact that it was fixed, he ran from the ring before he could be interviewed.

being a lifelong ufc fan, im really dissapionted. what a skank.

I told you what I would do to that white boy.

Why would Forrest need money so much to get humiliated like that?

I don’t know if you heard, he’s gotta a best selling book.
Plus, he was kinda rich and famous already.

“Sure Dana, you mean all I gotta do is let myself get schooled,
fooled and tooled? That’s It? And then I can run away and I don’t have to talk to Joe? Sounds great!”

Silva fights as hard as he needs to. He’s awesome when he steps up.

After watching this fight multiple times today I would like to retract my statement from the recap thread last night. I, like others, felt there was some funny business going on last night but I was totally off base and I can admit that. I watched the fights at a bar last night for the first time and felt it was difficult to follow them with everything that was going on. That will be the first and last time I do that.

I would also like to give Anderdson his props for being the P4P best fighter. The guy is just on another level than every other fighter. The timing and precision of his strikes last night were unbelievable. Everything was right on the button. Forrest never stood a chance…

“It is understood that after initial concerns, Griffin was found to have no injury. That includes concerns over his his hearing. But his spirit was clearly broken. " confirmed his boxing coach.

update your post.

It is like Muhammad Ali’s phantom punch that knocked Sonny Liston out on May 25, 1965.

Hmmm it says he was knocked out……. I dont think if you were knocked out you would get up and run out. I dont know, could be just me but the last time someone was knocked out they layed on the ground. Another thing GSP has fought plenty of good fighters he would certainly have a chance of beating Anderson Silva. I think this is just a group of people that jump off and on the band wagon of who is the best at the time.

Run Forrest, Run…

Did the fight seem “strange”? Yes!
But, Silva seems to be content destroying his opponents will power / fight spirit.

Franklin left the division.
Henderson rolled over and gave him his back.
Toyed with Cote.
Leites could not even touch him.
Forrest ran out.

He doesn’t seem to be looking for the amazing knockouts anymore. It seems he would rather make the fighters look unworthy.

I certainly appreciate the hard training these athletes do, just don’t understand the glorification of violence. They have more testosterone than brains.SAD,SAD,SAD!!! And some of these fighters are fathers! That’s a scary thought.I still can’t believe how many people love violence. Would you love violence if your wife, sister, or mother were beaten and raped? THINK,THINK,THINK! Peace, people!

The thing that amazes me is how critical everyone is. WOW, to just absolutely rip on Forrest as some have you have done is absolutely ridiculous. If I were a betting man, which I am not, I would bet he has more heart than ANYONE who has taken shots at him in this thread. And to say he is classless, or to insult him like so many have is just a disgrace.

I say look in the mirror first and see if you have the courage to step into the octagon or ring, and if you do, then ask yourself how you would do against Silva, or better yet, against Forrest. Yeah, thought so…

I would like to see Anderson Silva vs Lyoto Machida

So I was going through the UFC 104 post when I cam across this….

Comment by UFC_knowitall__
2009-07-07 21:06:37
for anyone trying to make a big prediction on this ppv… remember any fighter has a punchers chance… and the same people that thought rashad was going to beat machida are the same ones who think anderson silva with dominate forrest griffin… griffin is the biggest light heavyweight in the division. he walks around close to 245 lbs and cuts down to 205 to fight… if anderson silva wins by dominating forrest i will shit in my hands and eat it

Where is this guy now, do you think he is full of shit yet, or is he in hiding, or ahas he changed his name…

gsp would smash anderson

I overheard on a police scanner last night that there’s been a warrant issued for Griffins arrest for fleeing the scene of an accident!!!

GSP would get wasted by Silva.
I don’t think he’ll step up anyway.
It’s ok for BJ to do it, not for GSP to tarnish his ‘legacy’.

Silva will NEVER fight Machida. Screw what Dana white thinks and screw eveyone else that thinks they should fight. Silva will retire as being the best p4p fighter in the world or will move out of the UFC. What will Dana do ? Fire him ? Silva doesn’t care. Dana will ofeer him a gazillion dollars. Silva has more respect for himself and Machida than that. Last but not least why take the chance of losing the fight and losing his status as best p4p fighter. He even said during the post fight press conference that Machida would be a serious problem for him.

Hypotheticaly speaking, if Silva were to dominate the 205 division and then loose to Machida in a decision does that really hurt his P4P status? I think it would only soildify it even more,as long as he doesn’t get ko’d or submitted n the first round. He beat the #5 LHW in the world while teasing and playing games, with little to no effort. If he beats Rashad and Rampage and looses to MAchida. There is absolutely no shame in that. Like I said if he can take that to a decision lose or in the event that he wins the fight, he would still be the best p4p fighter in all of mma ever. 3 weight classes beating top 5 conteders is ridiculous and unheard of with the exception of him. I personally would love to see that fight being a fan of the both of them way before their UFC days, even though I know there is very little chance for it to happen.

Forrest was going to lose the fight no matter what in my opinion, but he could have made it a lot further than he did, and probably not have embarrassed himself as badly if he had just stuck to his gameplan.

It was clear that as soon as Silva stunned him the first time, Forrest threw everything out the window and decided to go for broke. Silva played him, and he ate it up. He deserved to lose, and he made hmiself look like a child (again) with the way he handled it.

This stuff about Roy Jones jr is nutts. Maybe if they limit the event to boxing and make them wear those cushy boxing gloves, Roy has a chance. But, in an MMA fight with Roy coming into the octagon with boxing his only skill, he would get killed.

If anyone tht saw the Silva fight- knew what they were watching they would know it was a fix—— Forrest Griffin is know for being a tough fighter, Bloody toe to toe fights…… He must have had someone bet money against himself and then took a dive——— He flopped2 seperate times when he got hit on the cheek from a punch that Silva threw off of his rear foot—— UFC is BS…..

That silva fight was such a fix- Griffin flopped 2 times from weakly thrown jabs that Silva threw off of his back foot 2TIMES And they only hit him in the cheek -not the chin—-Griffin is known to be a toughguy in the sport- bloody fights and never gives up- he flopped like fish and I’ll never watch him fight again

Im not saying it was fixed by the ufc—— but Griffin took a dive——HE got hit in the CHEEK- not the chin—— Watch it again—-and he flopped twice—- Silva may be a good fighter but he’s not strong enough to knock someone out on his back foot- with a jab—- Come ON—I’ve seen griffen in blood baths getting his ass kicked—— and now he gets knocked down by a jab—— Griffen had someone place a BIG bet against himself - that he would go down in the first round—— The odds wouldn’t be incredibly high but He undoubtedly could —-and did control the outcome…..

BOO HOO I’m FORREST!

Ok so there are some that say Forrest was hurt but there has been no offical report that his jaw was injured. But think of this Forrest gave it his all, and not to down him or anything, he just doesnt have the skill to compare to Silva. I can understand the frustration on Forrests part from training all this time and then only to be toyed around by Silva. I still dont see why he waved off the fight after he was knocked down. It was called a KO, but it was still awake, Forrest just took an embarassing beating and didnt want anymore. I think that Silva should stay at 205, because there is no one that can match his skill.

It’s the easiest thing to do in the world,kick a man when he is down. Forrest what outmatched but he will never back down from ant fight and doesn’t deserve this crap. GSP is a great fighter but his only hope to beat Anderson Sliva is to take the fight to the ground, good luck with that. Lyoto Machida and Anderson Sliva would in my mind one of the greatest machups in UFC history.

i agree that silva and machida would be awesome. i knew forrest was a bitch when he ran out after jardin dribbled his head like a basketball.

If you watched one of the pre-fight interviews with Forrest, he speaks about the fact that he is a different fighter than Silva/Mchida in the sense that they don’t get hit that much. Whereas he makes the point he is one of the most hit fighters in the game. He stated that he doesn’t like getting hit as much any more and regrets that his go for broke style getting blasted every fight has taken a toll, and he was working on trying to be more technical and elusive. Which brings me to the point re: the morons who say the fight was fixed. Just because he was taking bombs vs. Bonnar and everyone else doesn’t mean he can do it every fight. After so many fights ( and each fighter is different ) the brain/pain impact resilience may not be what it used to be ( ala Wandy Silva and others over time). Watch him against Rashad when he was on the ground getting his faced punched- he was tapping and giving up whilehis face was beating Rashad’s fist) So cut with the bullshit of " the fight was fixed because he was taking shots against Stephan Bonnar. That bombs a blazing style aint workin for him anymore. There’s something to being a smart fighter who doesn’t just go for broke taking a hundred shots to the head just to please the fans and show how much heart you have.

Forrest was already hurt so saying the fight was fixed is silly. I once read you are born with one punch knock out power and it’s not something every fighter can get in the gym. The chin Patrick Cote must have as he took a knee to the head from Anderson in their fight, one which whould have finished most guys. The whole or most of the card was below par, which is funny when you look at all the fighters they have to pick from. I think the 155lb division is as good as it get’s. Love to see BJ and Diego fight, stand up whould be great but BJ has big advantage on the ground. Frank Mir making only 45,000 to fight is a joke as he is one of the top 10 heavys in the world. One last point why does a fighter with Kendall Groves reach not use a jab more like GSP.

I officially hate Silva now… granted he school griffin but that was the most retarded match-up known to man. I can’t stand Silva now because of his total disrespect for a decent fighter. He didn’t have to showboat. Forrest never recovered from the first knock down and Silva knew it… played with him like a cat does a stunned mouse. In my book that goes against the true martial arts way. Silva is turning into a media whore.

My Take.

Fight Fixed? Possible. Likely? No. Why? Everyone would have to be involved in some way and on some level and the risk wouldn’t be worth the payout. Also, the beauty of the fight business is that no matter what the outcome there is going to be options generated. Who cares who wins or loses or how – it’s all just scrap material to build another project for re-sale. Maybe if someone was threatened by a mafia or some such. Even then so many factors are involved it’s just retarded.
If I had to bet on some conspiracy-rigged-fight or whether or not I could eat a can of beef-o-reeno and blow my ass to the moon, I’d put hard currency on the latter.

Also, pay attention to the law of averages. Listen to what people say and watch how they act. Dana White appears to have a life goal. Above all the drama and media blitz there is a purpose – we’ve all got this shit going on – and for DW it seems he wants MMA to become recognized under the umbrella of mainstream sports like NFL, NBA, NHL and the like. So why in the Christ would he risk leveling everything he’s built for a few extra bucks. He’s a little impulsive, probably his fair share of greedy too but he’s not an idiot. It’s not good business.

He should have been arrested for fleeing the scene of a Crime, because that was felony beating he took. All jokes aside Forrest is a great fighter and one of the reasons for it being so popular, also Forrest did not punk out, he fought with alot of heart he just got beat. I still respect Forrest and I don’t hold it against him.

forrest vs. tito? tito did comeback to the ufc……or forrest vs. bonnar 3 nahhhhh…..forrest vs. chuck if chuck comes back? idk I want to know who forrest is gonna fight next…and I want an explanation from forrest about his loss to silva lol lol