Forrest's wife was about to have his child and his mind was quite clearly with his family. So what was the problem? Let's run it down:ġ. Let's dive in and see if we can't figure out just what was plaguing one of the most beloved fighters in the history of MMA and why his fight went down the way it did. There are plenty of actual reasons for this and even more issues to speculate on. Most alarming, though, was the way he looked while he was in the cage fighting one of the best light heavyweights on Earth. The prevailing theme coming out of last night's contest was that the killer Rua from Pride is back, at least in some form, and ready to make another run at the division crown.īut I couldn't help but focus more on Griffin and his overall demeanor all throughout his time in Brazil, from the moment he stepped foot in the country until the moment he left it.
It sucks when you do poorly at your job." I definitely could have done a lot better. I had a pretty decent camp going into this, pretty decent nine weeks since the last time we were here. The game plan was to kind of get off after he kind of missed, and he missed a couple times big and I just stood there and let him off the hook. "I know I had a lot of opportunities to go and I didn't go. He admitted as much in the post-fight press conference and spoke of the disappointment he feels in himself, as well as lamenting his many missed opportunities: Those knee surgeries? They're clearly taking their toll.īut no, I want to focus on Forrest and the god-awful performance he turned in last night.
But he didn't move nearly as well as he used to. It was a hugely important win for his career and a big step forward in his quest to get back to the 205-pound title. I won't take anything away from "Shogun" after this victory.
I mean ugly as in neither man looked like the elite fighters they once were. I don't mean ugly in the sense that it was a sloppy fight, although one could definitely argue as much. 27, 2011) at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mauricio Rua got his revenge on Forrest Griffin by knocking him out in the very first round of their light heavyweight contest.
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