UFC 106 FallOut: Would You Want To See Ortiz/Griffin 3?
by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 23, 2009 8:15 AM EST
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PrintTito Ortiz wants another fight against Forrest Griffin, and he let it be known at the UFC 106 post-fight press conference that he wants it soon. Ortiz won a close split decision against Forrest Griffin back at UFC 59. However, Ortiz was on the other end of a close split decision at UFC 106. This second fight was much like the first in that Griffin won the majority of the stand up exchanges, and Ortiz won the majority of the fight when it went to the ground. Both fights have been mildly entertaining I suppose, but do we really want to see a third match? I know it's customary for a third fight to take place when the first two have been split between the two fighters, but I'm not sure I'd want to see a third fight. Check it:
-A third fight has no meaning other than settling the rubber match. Forrest is a top ten LHW. Why waste a fight?
-The fight is guaranteed to go to the judges once again. Forrest can't KO Tito or sub him, and Forrest is experienced enough now that Tito can't TKO him with GnP or sub him either.
I wanna hear from you. Would you want to see Oritiz/Griffin 3?
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^^ This...also
Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the children?!
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by RearNakedPoke on Nov 23, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
I voted YES
I don’t really like Tito as a fighter, but I really like what he has done for the UFC and MMA.
He is obviously past his prime and in a division with people who will destroy him. I never want to see a legend or HOFer get beat on or used as a stepping stone.
Give him this fight. He can survive the fight without getting KTFO and then have him fight Liddell, Couture. All of them are done, give them big money fights with each other.
Also, Forrest would get killed by a lot of the LHW’s now. I don’t think he is as good as some people. He was in the right place at the right time and got the right fights and benefitted from it. He’s not great at anything, just scrappy and has good cardio and can outlast people who gas to get his wins. It will prevent him from getting KTFO again and running out of the ring immediately after.
It makes sense for both fighters who have done a lot for the sport.
I do not want to see Liddell/Ortiz 3…nor do I want to see Ortiz/Couture….that was a mauling the first time…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 23, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
amen brother. preach on :)
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 24, 2009 8:07 AM EST up reply actions
after seeing what should have been a 10-8 3rd round in that last fight, i kinda don’t. if Tito gets back to fighting a solid 3 round fight like he did before, then sure. but there’s other lhw’s to mix it up with. i remember a few years back with the iceman, couture, tito and ken shamrock rematches it felt like i was watching remixes of a ton of the same fights.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Nov 23, 2009 12:13 PM EST reply actions
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