Forrest Griffin Still Regrets His Loss to Anderson Silva
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11/24/2009 5:30 PM ET By Michael David Smith
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Forrest Griffin was in a celebratory mood after beating Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. But he acknowledged that he still looks back and feels badly about the way he fought the last time he stepped into the Octagon, a first-round technical knockout loss at the hands of Anderson Silva.
Griffin told Dave Farra of MMA30.com that he felt bad for himself that he was so badly beaten by Silva -- and bad for Silva that some people interpreted his post-fight departure from the Octagon as a sign of disrespect.
"I didn't intend to disrespect him by running out of the cage like I did," Griffin said. "I was just in a bad place. I give him all the respect for beating my ass. I just wish I could have put up a better fight against him."
I didn't like the way Griffin ran out of the cage after losing to Silva, but one of the reasons Griffin is such a fan favorite is that he wears his heart on his sleeve.
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Nobody cares what this Planet of the Apes look alike thinks or says. Get some vitamin D on that skin of yours. What a moron.
Forrest might be an overrated LHW, but he is a gutsy fighter and a class act. You on the other hand ... not so much.
It's nice to see Forrest back in good spirits again. I will say one thing, though: Anderson Silva is a beast. He had his way with Forrest 100%, and I think he would clean out the LHW Division without much competition. He'll never fight Lyoto, he says, but I wonder how he would fare against Shogun?
silva vs. griffin was a great example of what happens when u put a great fighter in with an overrated one
I knew Silva would beat Griffin but I never thought it would go down the way it did. I expected Silva to at least get tagged once or twice but griffin never touched him, and he fought his hands down after he realized Griffin could not touch him... It was dam impressive though for Silva to get in the octagon with a guy who's always involved in big wars-- and finish him off so quick and easy.
one of silvas best skills is his footwork. he adjusts position so well it leaves guys hanging outside his sphere. his movement is what really seperates him from other fighters.
I can't wait to c Rua beat Machida for the LHW title then have A.Silva come in put on good show of striking exchange beat Rua & simultaneously holding both 185 & 205 belts!
i like forrest griffin...he doesnt get caught up in the big head thing...
hes a real person...i rooted for him against anderson... anderson is so damned quick...it looks to me like he knows what his opponent is gonna do and is already to react......like they choreographed it for a kug fu movie.....i think forrest booked cause he was embarassed...for no reason