Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin will fight Anderson Silva on August 2 later this year. Forrest Griffin will be taking on Anderson Silva on August 2 in Philadelphia this year, part of the co-main event at UFC 101. Also fighting will be BJ Penn and Kenny Florian . From Sherdog.com: 17218 Anderson Silva will meet Forrest Griffin in a light heavyweight co-main event at UFC 101 on Aug. 8 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. MMABay.com was the first Web site to report the matchup Tuesday. UFC President Dana White confirmed the bout with Yahoo Sports shortly after. Touted as the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter after ... Read Full Story

Forrest Griffin talks about fighting Anderson Silva at his book signing at Book Revue in Long Island, New York. Forrest was cool as hell, and couldn’t be more down to earth. I definitely recommend buying his book, “Got Fight?: The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat”. *This video is posted with expressed permission from Forrest, his publicist, and the venue, Book Revue. Read Full Story

Somewhere along the way, something changed for Forrest Griffin. The once-affable Southerner, who was as quick with a one-liner as he was with a punch earlier in his career, became even more interested in fighting and less concerned with much of the peripherals that go along with it. By virtue of his epic "The Ultimate Fighter 1" finale fight against Stephan Bonnar, Griffin became an iconic fighter overnight and an instant fan favorite. The sight of the ol' grin on Griffin's face and blood trickling from the bridge of his nose following the fight showed his love for the sport and was one of ... Read Full Story

Mark Coleman had to plead with the Nevada State Athletic Commission back in March to continue his fighting career. The UFC's first heavyweight champ told the NSAC that he hadn't put the work in before last fight against Mauricio Rua, a loss where he looked old and unable to defend himself. He guaranteed the commissioners that he would do it this time if given the chance. Coleman went back to his roots, wrestling and elbows on the ground to take the final two rounds from Stephan Bonnar and pull off the upset as a 4-to-1 dog. The 44-year-old Coleman won a unanimous decision (29-28 on all three ... Read Full Story

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