Report: Forrest Griffin vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the works for UFC 113
by Jesse Holland on Jan 26, 2010 2:26 PM EST
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (17-6) will try to derail the title aspirations of PRIDE import Antonio Rogerio Nogueria (18-3) when the two reportedly meet at the upcoming UFC 113 event from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, according to Tatame.com.
From Lil' Nog:
"It’s almost set, we’re negotiating, but it’s not 100% yet. It’s not confirmed by the UFC yet."
Griffin rebounded from an embarrassing knockout loss at the hands of Anderson Silva to avenge a 2006 defeat to Tito Ortiz, outpointing "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" en route to a split decision victory in the main event of UFC 106 last November.
The win snapped a two-fight losing streak that began when he coughed up the 205-pound strap to Rashad Evans at UFC 92 in December 2008. A big win over the fast-rising "Minotoro" could have him right back in the light heavyweight title hunt.
On the flip side, the twin brother of UFC heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira punched a one-way ticket on the train to title contention with a first round ass-kicking of Luis Arthur Cane at UFC 106 in November 2009.
The victory over "Banha" was the sixth straight for the former Brazilian boxer, who also convincingly finished five of those six contests. Stopping Griffin could put him one fight away from a shot at the 205-pound title.
UFC 113 features the much-anticipated rematch between 205-pound division champion, Lyoto Machida, defending his belt against fellow Brazilian Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of the evening while Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley duke it out for the next crack at 170-pound gold.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on this still-developing fight card.
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Holy Crap
Montreal is going to be awesome.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
yep
I am starting to envy y’alls little 3rd world country. Lol
by PSYQO78 on Jan 26, 2010 2:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
and trust us
we don’t envy yours, especially da south where d hicks make it with dere cousins……lol
Can I get a big ‘huuuuuuuuhhhh’
sorry to bust your bubble
But I am am from and reside in pretty much the deepest south you can get….. Corpus Christi Tx and your little thoughts on us couldn’t be further from the truth.
by PSYQO78 on Jan 26, 2010 2:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
and i love Canada
I use to go border hopping every chance I could get when I lived in Alaska and Washington state.
by PSYQO78 on Jan 26, 2010 2:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Just having fun, like you were with your comment, don’t be so sensitive. Go Longhorns.
My buddy and I are deciding between UFC 111 and 113. With this announcement it has become pretty tough. Coming from Toronto, we’d be going to Atlantic City for 2 nights then Jersey. Or to Montreal for the weekend (which I have been to many times). How much of a dump is Atlantic City?
Haha I grew up in south carolina
Didn’t get any if that although the accents and rednecks are a plenty
by Synyster_08 on Jan 26, 2010 2:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
not offended at all
Just clarifying. ….. when I lived in Alaska I had to actually explain that we didn’t use horse and carriage anymore. That’s the god honest truth
by PSYQO78 on Jan 26, 2010 2:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ya huge stereotypes. I live in Toronto and we’ve had snow maybe three times this year. Bought golf clubs in South Carolina and the guy asked why I need them when I live in Canada. He was serious…….lol
I feel you guys.
When I first moved to Oklahoma from Omaha I had to defend Nebraska as not being inbred hicks. I had to do the same thing when I moved back to Nebraska from Oklahoma! The S and the SW gets a bad rap but ironically it is way more diverse than PNW or NE who like to talk about diversity and such.
Anyway, on topic, I am really looking forward to this fight. Lil Nog is trying to prove himself and I think Forrest will come back strong as the Forrest who beat Rampage and Shogun.
Do not. I repeat, do not, go to mma-core.com. I made the mistake of watching a couple UFC 108 bouts on there and I am still trying to get all the viruses of my computer. Ridiculous! You've been warned.
by fenderacoustic (formerly wAyNe) on Jan 26, 2010 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Oklahoma making fun of Nebraska? And vice versa? That's like the tallest midget bragging about his height.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
what part of Alaska
I live on the Kenai Peninsula in Nikiski
I've been to Dallas,S.A and Austin
One thing I noticed right away is that you all drive nuts!!! And I’m from NY!
We are our own region with our own accent, different from the typical southern accent.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
LOL. Not really, but I think Texas women are hot!!!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Ohh come on! You can't tell me you don't have that going on in some of those remote...
Logging villages and towns also! There is much more back country in Canada then in the states, lol!
Actually I love Canada been to Toronto several times, but the stereotypes both countries carry about each other are dumb!
That's going to be 2 embarrassing TKOs in 3 fights for Forrest
too bad, so sad. LOL
"If we fight for money, I'll stop hitting you when you ask me to. If we fight for honor, I'll stop hitting you when i feel like it." - Rickson Gracie
You damn right
Forrest you can’t keep running anymore. There isn’t a single fight out there left where he won’t get smashed. lil Nog is gonna smash him horribly so would my boy T, or Luiz Cane, Jon Jones, Chida, Shogun,… literally anyone worth a damn in at LHW. His overratedness will be on clear display for all TUFers who thought he was a legit champ to see.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 26, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Forrest isn't running
He’s fought Silva, Chuck, Page,Shad and Shogun and now Lil Nog. If anything he’s been fighting guys far above his skill set.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
I got him mixed up with Jardine for a second there
Point remains the same. He has been fighting top 10 guys for a while and he isn’t ducking anyone.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
Agreed but his "I only fight big names" comment on MMA Live made him sound like an arrogant fight ducker
He’s scared to fight the dangerous up and comers, he didn’t want anything to do with Machida at UFC 70 back when he was “boring” because he knew that he’d lose and has admitted that he’s scared of getting smashed by the likes of Lil Nog and Bones Jones because he knows that they’d expose him. Anyone who’s scared to fight a talented lesser name in case they lose has the wrong attitude and I’m glad that he’s going to have to fight a true veteran and top 5 LHW in Lil Nog, name or not.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
that would be my guess
But Griffin seems to only win he shouldn’t with the exception of Silva of course. By all counts and measures Lil nog should have this in the bag but I am not completely counting Forrest out of this fight.
by PSYQO78 on Jan 26, 2010 2:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am countin Forrest out!
There is NO chance that Forrest can win this! If I had any money left in my betus account it would all go on Rogerio, wouldn’t care what the odds were either! AGAIN: FORREST HAS NO CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're right about Forrest winning when he's a big underdog
But when he beat Shogun, Shogun was out of shape and it was his first fight in the cage. Shogun vs Forrest 2 needs to happen.
no doubt
The sad thing is that Forrest doesn’t even have a “punchers” chance due to his inability to even bruise anyone not named Stephan Bonnar. But he is a hard worker and he’s definitely there to fight.
by PSYQO78 on Jan 26, 2010 2:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Don't get me wrong
I like Forrest because he is a hard worker, but I don’t think he is an elite fighter.
If being a "hard worker" or "having heart"
is your best gift than you suck! Meaning that you jits, wrestling, boxing, etc… are’nt better than you heart. Back in the day it was enough, but the talent is just too much these days. Forrest and Bonnar will never get that belt. Yea yea Forrest held it, but don’t get me started as to how he got there.
Word!!!!
Fighting is technical – heart, hard worker , pushing the pace and all these trivial sayings don’t mean shit compared to skill.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 26, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Skill like choking out Shogun?
Or chopping Rampage down like a tree? Even if you buy in to your own excuses regarding Shogun’s cardio or his injury he still should have way more skill than Griffin and therefore not get his @$$ choked out. I see what you guys are saying regarding heart not being a substitute for skill but you are underestimating his skill. How else could he have the record he has in one of the top divisions in the best organization in the world?
Do not. I repeat, do not, go to mma-core.com. I made the mistake of watching a couple UFC 108 bouts on there and I am still trying to get all the viruses of my computer. Ridiculous! You've been warned.
by fenderacoustic (formerly wAyNe) on Jan 26, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, wayne. I don't get the hate for Griffin. He fights guys way more talented than him. He is a true warrior at heart.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Not to get out of line
But do any Canadians know how to watch Strikeforce this Saturday? The Score should pick it up
I haven't looked on my guide yet
But if it’s not on CBS it will be on Super Channel.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
Not CBS this time. Might have to pick up the SC – the last SF (with Cung Le) was on a free preview channel they were launching. Suprised Mauro hasn’t said anything to the Score. He has the mma show on that channel and is the announcer for Strikeforce.
the next card is rubbish and i rarely say that
but the next few cards after that are going to be great.
WANDY RIP Bispings going to toy with you then destroy you
Best way to give Lil Nog some publicity…have him beat oe of the posterboys of the ufc then give em 1 more then title shot…WAR LIL NOG
by irishlilpete on Jan 26, 2010 2:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Can't wait to get 109 out of the way so we can actually start seeing some good cards.
This fight will be more competitive than some of you guys think, although I will still give it to Lil Nog. Forrest just has to many holes.
Holy shit Montreal is gonna be the card of the year
Besides maybe the abu dahbi card.
This is all I can remember when I think of Forrest now..
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Jan 26, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions
HA HA HA
O Damn thats perfect!
"He got to the championship a couple times but choked…no literally, he got choked..... twice." - Matt Serra talking about Frank Trigg
You did it?
Did you go to that thread and read the instructions?
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
I found a picture of you and your gifs
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
Holy shit balls...
Of all the fights announced lately I am most pumped about this one!!! This is gona be awesome!!
Griffin can never be counted out but it’s gonna be a tough one for him.
113 is an awesome card!! God damn canadians
by HaircutJKD on Jan 26, 2010 3:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
Shady Soares strikes again
He got his fighter a piss easy GIMME FIGHT.
Griffin doesnt have a chance and Soares knows it, fucking pussy bitch.
Im sure his fighters love him though, he protects fighters like none other.
by Lester The Pimp on Jan 26, 2010 3:51 PM EST reply actions
There aren't any other LHW contenders available for Lil Nog to face
Rashad and Thiago have just fought each other, Machida and Shogun are set to rematch, Andy is back at 185 to face Vitor, Couture-Coleman, Jardine-Bader and Bones-Vera have have been signed as has Chuck and Tito. Hamill hasn’t recovered from the beatdown that Jones gave him and would be a huge step down from Cane anyway. The only other name/ranked LHW is Franklin and he’s had his last 2 fights at 195 plus he’s not ready to return yet after having a busy 08 and 09. Forrest was the only option that made sense at this point, all of the other LHWs have just fought, are set to fight or are injured.
Just because you hate Black House and Soares doesn’t make this a bad fight, the only reason that it’s a mismatch is that Forrest is overrated and Lil Nog is one of the best in the world, once he smashes Forrest he’ll be set to take on bigger fights against better opposition.
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
Is it just me...
Or does that really look like big nog in that pic..I know theyre identical twins and all but I never seemed to have trouble telling them apart
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
They've subbed in for each other in interviews and stuff
As long as they don’t have to talk, most people can’t tell them apart.
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
for reference
Goldie: "Michael Jordan-esque in his grappling skills is Travis Lutter."
Rogan: "No, no he's not. No."
Good fight
Good fight i’ll take little nog to win!
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
If Bisping does the impossible then that pic will be around for a while...
"If I could change my name what would it be? Jesus"
Tito Ortiz (seriously...)
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
Good one champ..
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
That Yes cartwheel didn't seem to help him...
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
Right lads, i'm outta here..I'll leave ye with a little something....Sorry about all the gifs maniacs. MAKE A SPECIFIC GIF THREAD MMA MANIA!!
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
No prob dog, enjoy!
Tito Ortiz: I think Chuck's lost a step, maybe i've lost a step also, but that's what makes the fight so exciting!
I've had a productive day here on mania today.
I hit my gif posting quota for the year and even got one removed by mania! See yall tonight!
martial arts is about technique over size and strength. While strength and speed are great, technique will always overcome it.-FuckerDave 01/19/10
Lil' Nog by TKO
Griffin is stalled. He hasn’t changed at a fighter to keep up with the ever improving LHW division. He barely got by Tito.
Fuck you! I'm an ANTEATER!
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