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Forrest Griffin Expected To Return in August; Rampage or Jardine Likely
Mar 7, 2009 - 12:46 pm ET | 10 Comments
Forrest Griffin Expected To Return in August; Rampage or Jardine Likely

Forrest Griffin is expected to return to the octagon in August, likely squaring off with the loser of tonight's UFC 96 headliner between light heavyweight contenders Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Keith Jardine.

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Update: Forrest Griffin Expecting Summer Return
Jan 13, 2009 - 3:40 pm ET | 24 Comments
Update: Forrest Griffin Expecting Summer Return

On the heels of a report that Forrest Griffin could miss all of 2009 due to a broken hand suffered in late-December, sources have informed MMA Weekly that Griffin expects to be fully healed in just two ti three months and is anticipating a summer return to action:
According to the information attained, Griffin had surgery [...]

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Report: Forrest Griffin Out All Of 2009 Due To Hand Injury
Jan 13, 2009 - 11:49 am ET | 26 Comments
Report: Forrest Griffin Out All Of 2009 Due To Hand Injury

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, who suffered a broken hand in his unsuccessful title defense against Rashad Evans at UFC 92 in late-December, will reportedly miss the rest of 2009 as a result of the injury, The Sun reports.
Griffin had been expected to return to the octagon by May, possibly for a fight [...]

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Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva Open To Future Matchup
Dec 17, 2008 - 10:29 am ET | 47 Comments
Forrest Griffin, Wanderlei Silva Open To Future Matchup

UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, in a recent interview with Fanhouse, comments on the upcoming rematch between light heavyweight contenders Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 92 and also expresses his openness to a potential future bout against “The Axe Murderer”.
“I think Wanderlei is a bad man and Wanderlei will get him,” [...]

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UFC 92 and UFC 93 Futures Odds Released
Nov 24, 2008 - 4:56 pm ET | 35 Comments
UFC 92 and UFC 93 Futures Odds Released

The UFC betting odds have begun to roll out for UFC 92 on December 27th at UFC 93 in January 17th.
UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the biggest favorite for the four released bouts, currently sitting at -350 to challenger Frank Mir’s +225.
Forrest Griffin, whose odds are currently at -160, is favored to [...]

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Anderson Silva To Headline UFC 95 Against Griffin-Evans or Jackson-Silva Loser
Nov 23, 2008 - 3:17 pm ET | 64 Comments
Anderson Silva To Headline UFC 95 Against Griffin-Evans or Jackson-Silva Loser

Though a fight against Chuck Liddell is no longer under consideration for UFC 95, Anderson Silva will still headline the February 21st event in London, England.
According to The Sun, Silva, who holds the UFC’s middleweight title, will return to the 205-pound light heavyweight division to meet one of the losers of December’s UFC 92 matchups [...]

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Griffin-Evans, Nogueira-Mir, and Silva-Jackson Announced For UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Oct 21, 2008 - 2:27 pm ET | 57 Comments
Griffin-Evans, Nogueira-Mir, and Silva-Jackson Announced For UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008

The UFC today officially announced the headlining bouts for UFC 92 “The Ultimate 2008″.
As previously rumored, UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin will battle top 205-pound contender Rashad Evans for the 205-pound title, UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio “Rodrigo” Nogueira faces fellow-TUF 8 coach Frank Mir for the heavyweight title, and former champions Wanderlei Silva [...]

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Nogueira vs. Mir, Griffin vs. Evans, Jackson vs. Silva Set For UFC 92
Oct 2, 2008 - 11:30 am ET | 49 Comments

Just one day after announcing Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman for UFC 93 in January UFC president Dana White has confirmed three key matches for UFC 92 with Yahoo! Sports.
In the UFC 92 co-main events UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will battle fellow TUF 8 coach [...]

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TUF 1 Marathon, Reunion Special To Air On Spike TV On Saturday, September 13th
Sep 10, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 20 Comments

Spike TV and the UFC have reunited top members of the original cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” for a marathon of the inaugural season of the UFC reality series.
A series of clips featuring TUF 1 cast members UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, Chris Leben, Stephan Bonnar, Josh Koscheck, Nate Quarry, Kenny Florian, Diego Sanchez, [...]

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Knockout of Liddell Earns Evans Title Shot Against Griffin
Sep 7, 2008 - 3:14 pm ET | 185 Comments

UFC President Dana White announced at the post-UFC 88 press conference that Rashad Evans would next fight UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin for the 205-pound title, likely at the promotion’s year end event, UFC 92, on December 27th in Las Vegas.
Evans earned the title shot with a one-punch knockout of former UFC light heavyweight [...]

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Chuck Liddell vs. Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin vs. Wanderlei Silva Possible In December
Aug 18, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 112 Comments

The UFC’s year-end event is typically the promotion’s most-stacked card of the year and this year should be no exception.
In the headline bout of the December 27th event, UFC 92, “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ coaches, interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir, are set to square off for the UFC’s [...]

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Photo: Forrest Griffin and Mac Danzig In New Tucker Max Film
Aug 15, 2008 - 8:00 pm ET | 21 Comments

UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and UFC lightweight Mac Danzig are apparently testing out their acting chops these days, portraying police officers in the new Tucker Max movie “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell”. As a long-time aficionado of the Tucker Max stories, I find this news to be quite awesome as I was [...]

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UFC 86 Fighters Test Clean
Jul 12, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 6 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all eight UFC 86 fighters who were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse have tested negative.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton [...]

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Eight UFC 86 Fighters Drug Tested
Jul 10, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 19 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that eight UFC 86 fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, Justin Buchholz, [...]

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UFC 86 Medical Suspensions: “Rampage” Suspended Until January 2nd
Jul 8, 2008 - 1:21 pm ET | 41 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official medial suspensions for UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” directly from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Topping the list of medical suspensions is former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who was defeated by Forrest Griffin in the night’s main event, who is suspended until January 2nd unless his knee, tibia, [...]

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