Forrest Griffin undergoes shoulder surgery, return to the Octagon likely for this Fall
by James Kimball on May 26, 2010 2:22 PM EDT
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According to a report from the Las Vegas Sun, Forrest Griffin recently underwent minor shoulder surgery to repair an old injury he reaggravated in the lead-up to his scheduled UFC 114 fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueria.
The Las Vegas-based news outlet spoke with Griffin's trainer Jimmy Gifford about the procedure and what is a likely timetable for his return.
"He saw a specialist in Los Angeles and had it worked on. It was minor surgery, nothing crazy. He'll start physical therapy in six weeks and be on the shelf for 12 weeks. We're not sure on a return, but October would be a good guess. Maybe late September... He ended up saying he couldn't do it and I told him, 'Forrest, I told you that three weeks ago.' For us to even have that conversation shows another step in his professionalism. There comes a time when a fighter has to say to himself, 'I'm a pro. I still want to do this for awhile. I have to stay healthy.' But I know it killed him to pull out. The UFC usually does a November show in the U.S. and a December show in Vegas. Rather than go oversees, we'll maybe do a November or December date. He can't stand the travel and he loves fighting in Las Vegas."
The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion sustained a shoulder injury in the beginning of May that kept him from competing against Pride FC import "Lil Nog" in the co-main event at UFC 114: "Rampage vs. Evans" which is set for later this week.
Griffin most recently 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.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more information on Forrest Griffin's return from injury including date, event, and opponent announcements.
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I hope he gets lil nog when he comes back!
by d*locc on May 26, 2010 2:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Agreed, It will be a good way to gauge where he is in the LHW division.
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by Thats It For you! on May 26, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hope he gets healed up soon.
I just had shoulder surgery 3 weeks ago and it sucks. The PT is a pain in the ass but it is necessary to truly fix the problem.
This was the right move for him in the long run. He will have some interesting matchups when he returns.
’’They've done studies you know... 60% of the Time, it works every Time...’’ – Brian Fantana
guage?
When/if he fights lil nog it will be…….bad
Forrest vs the winner of franklin/chuck
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by SouthCaliStunNa on May 26, 2010 3:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I like the idea of fighting Ace/Chuck winner myself
It might not be a top tier opponent but both are still big draws and would be an interesting matchup for Forrest
I say that becuase i Belive he is ranked higher than Lil Nog, i could be wrong tho. And Forrest proved me wrong so many times, i guess he won me over.
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by Thats It For you! on May 26, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It was said he was afraid of Lil Nog, what doesn’t make sense since he fought Silva, for example.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
by Eduardo Cruz on May 26, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
afraid of fighting????
explain please..
by freedomthrtyfve on May 26, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Silva, Rua, Rampage
It definately isn’t fear.
by naturalshadow on May 26, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
he did. he said it was a bad matchup for him. basically admitting mental defeat.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on May 26, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure, a bad match-up but comments were on fear, what really is nonsense.
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by Eduardo Cruz on May 26, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i agree not fear but he is basically defeated himself before he even gets into the octagon.
lil nog has some powerful strikes.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 26, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont care if I ever see Forrest fight again....THen again:
Animals like Shogun/Page/Nog are gunning for him, so I wont mind seeing Forrest take 3 more ass whoopings!
i hope he comes back soon.....
but no doubt the little keyboard cage fighting little pricks will have some rather encouraging words for him………
by freedomthrtyfve on May 26, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
Nothing wrong with having an opinion freedom.
Just because we aren’t all fighters doesn’t mean we can’t form an intelligent opinion. I always like how some fighters criticize the “keyboard warriors” and dismiss their statements just because they have never fought. I’m pretty sure Greg Jackson (and a hand full of others for that matter) has never fought before and he seems pretty respected. I doubt the fighters turn a deaf ear to him when he’s talking.
Forrest Griffin
Im pretty sure he’ll never be in title contentions ever again, but i really like watching forrest throw down in the octagon.
You know what he needs to address?
He needs to have a chat with Rogan. If you watch all his losses, it is at the EXACT moment Rogan says this, “You know, Forrest has a VERY underrated ground game”, that Forrest starts getting smashed.
Haha good stuff
The same thing happens to Jardine when Rogan says that as well.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
Rogan...
The new “black cat” of MMA…. LOL
’’They've done studies you know... 60% of the Time, it works every Time...’’ – Brian Fantana
especially for the thiago silva fight. after rogan said jardine was good on the ground.....
silva just popped him and knocked his azz out.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 26, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't hate Rogan
But I don’t love him either. But for that reason, I hold him solely responsible for all of Forrest’s UFC losses. Lol. He made me laugh at the last ppv though. When Stout crotch-rocked Stephens, “If you’ve never felt one of those… you don’t know what you’re missing”.
i really HATE Forrest...
I probly dnt have a valid reason but i dont care! I dont like the fact he stole the Title from Rampage..SO i jus hate thi guy.. and i really dnt think hes that good of a fighter. he’s NOT top 10
RAMPAGE DESTROYS SOULS & Anderson SIlva is GOD... But Jon Jones Will B Champ Soon
he jus doesnt fight well
i think hes a JOKE! I honestly believe an average guy from the street would whip his ass..
RAMPAGE DESTROYS SOULS & Anderson SIlva is GOD... But Jon Jones Will B Champ Soon
an average guy from the street?
What is your major malfunction numbnuts!
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by SouthCaliStunNa on May 26, 2010 6:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Good luck to Forrest on his recovery
Great personality and decent fighter. I think he always stands a chance in a fight, until he starts to get comfortable brawling. He did so well against Rashad for 2.5 rds. Then Rashad trash talks, and he wants to trade bombs.
Well that's another guy who doesn't give a shit about foreign fans and is purposely avoiding shows over here
If you don’t want to fight over here then I don’t want to see you anyway, I only like to see fighters that value the fans. I hope Forrest has to fight Lil Nog and gets destroyed by the “no-name” in Vegas, after the comments Forrest has made lately I’ll enjoy watching that one-sided beatdown a lot. Then he can go back to fighting other washed up popular fighters whilst Lil Nog moves into the title picture.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
I don't think he's disrespecting foreign fans....
But why travel overseas when you can wait another month and fight in vegas (where he lives). I much rather sleep in my own bed before a big fight than be half way around the world
That sort of attitude pisses me off though
The real issue is because he doesn’t want to fight over here for less money because he will get more money fighting on a big PPV in Vegas than over here. I just am sick of these guys treating British fans as an afterthought, at times like that it makes me wonder why I bother watching or buying tickets here or abroad if my support means so little.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
They're under contract so they'll be fighting for the same money regardless...
very few fighters get shares of the ppv dollars. Plus, it is his job, so wouldn’t you want to make as much money as possible? I think you’re taking it a little too personal?
Dont take it so personal Dave
To be honest, if I was fighting, I wouldn’t want to go overseas. You have to deal with the travel, time-change (which can mess you up for well over a week), lack of sleep, and changes in training.
If I had the choice, I would rather fight a home as well.
’’They've done studies you know... 60% of the Time, it works every Time...’’ – Brian Fantana
That's how i feel
He’s not dissing foreign fans, just doing what’s best for him to be on top of his game come fight night
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And I’m just so sick of the likes of BJ, Diego and Forrest bitching about fighting over here. I’m convinced that it’s because they don’t get paid as much, all 3 of them have fought and won over here before and didn’t mind the travel originally but as soon as they didn’t get as much pay as normal it’s suddenly a hassle to fight over here. You don’t see our guys avoiding fights in the US, Canada or anywhere else so it pisses me off when Americans use these poor excuses for not fighting over here. It’s times like this that I wonder why the UFC even tried to expand over here when their talent don’t want to fight in front of us, no wonder we always have British heavy cards.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
you have british heavy cards for the exact same reason....
they want to fight at home. And like I said, they are contracted for their salary regardless of where they fight. Check the salary posts after each ppv
The top guys get higher bonuses for fighting in the US than abroad, ANS has said in the past that guys like to be on cards with big draws so that they make more money
And none of our guys have complained about fighting abroad ever and they have never refused to either. They enjoy fighting at home but if the UFC are going to fill-up their UK cards then they need British fighters if the American guys are going to refuse to come over here and fight otherwise there wouldn’t be any shows over here.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
Forest just needs 2 believe that he belongs out there with the best in the world!
Never mind just go out there & fight like a dog!
by d*locc on May 26, 2010 3:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What now for Lil Nog?
I say Lil Nog vs. Ryan Bader
Wishing Forrest a speedy recovery
I’ve met Forrest a few times and he’s one of the nicest guys in all of MMA. The fact that he had surgery should shut up all the haters saying he was ducking Lil Nog. Forrest has gone 3-2 against top notch competition (well, except for Tito) and has a W over the current LHW champ. I hope he has a full recovery and then maybe we’ll see the Forrest/Lil Nog matchup later this year.
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i dont buy Forrest's nice guy act
Ive seen several interviews where forrest was just being a dick and a smartass to the people interviewing him…AND he was a COP before he fought…how may cops do you know that arent control freak assholes?I dont know about his childhood..but I think he has been somewhat spoiled by Dana and the ufc..and I thoroughly enjoy seeing him get pummeled
You just get that sucker to the designated place at the designated time, and I will gladly designate his ass... for DISMEMBERMENT!
Agreed
He seems to love being famous when he’s winning fights and people are buying his book but as soon as he lost to Andy suddenly being famous wasn’t so fun for him afterall and he decided to whine about the fans and how much of a chore it was being well known. I’m not buying into his good guy act either though I’ve never met him so I can’t really judge his personality that well, but from what I’ve read in interviews like in this one from his trainer I’ve been unimpressed with his attitude.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
one of the interviews i mentioned...
started with the interviewer asking ; “how do you feel”? to which he replied “better than you”…who says that? its not even remotely funny…then he picked on the guy for the remainder of the talk…a douchebag of a guy with mediocre skills
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Forrest Griffin
This injury will put Griffin way done the ladder.With a stack Light Heavyweight division I can’t see Griffin getting a title shot anytime soon.Griffin may want to drop to 185 and compete,in the future.
by TERRENCEFROMSOUTHEAST on May 26, 2010 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
Forrest is way too big to be a MW, he's a huge LHW and it's hard enough for him to cut to 205
Besides he’s already been destroyed once by the MW champion, no need for Andy to clown him again.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
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