Report: Forrest Griffin NOT Injured In UFC 101 Fight Against Anderson Silva
by Kelvin Hunt on Aug 9, 2009 11:39 PM EDT
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Reports surfaced on Sunday that Griffin had suffered a jaw injury and that was the reason for his hasty exit, but MMAWeekly.com was able to confirm with representatives from Zinkin Entertainment, Griffin's management group, that he is physically fine following the Saturday night fight.
Griffin suffered no broken jaw and he is physically okay, said the Zinkin representative, but emotionally he is definitely not dealing well with the loss
Wow. I admit that I believed the reports of Forrest suffering an injury to his jaw after watching him run away from the cage like that. Once he got caught with the final punch that put him down, Forrest waved to the referee that he was basically done. The punch looked like a jab, and Forrest seemed coherent while on the mat. Did Forrest Griffin basically just quit against Anderson Silva?
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yeah it hurts me to say it but he did quit I still love Forrest but he got clowned in that fight hope he comes back and puts on a better preformace
by Erich Vowell on Aug 9, 2009 11:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Matt
Didn’t you say he quit last night? You called it man..
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I also believed he was injured after hearing the report. However, my first reaction to the post-fight was that Forrest was so frustrated that he did not want to be in the cage any longer than he had to be. Why sit there and listen to Anderson give a cocky-ass post-fight interview?
Well
You shouldn’t have let him win then…that’s how I see it..
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by Kelvin Hunt on Aug 10, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think he should of ran out the cage like that, but I understand how he felt. Getting dropped like that was pretty embarrassing. Hell, that might be worse than when Kimbo got by Seth.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Aug 10, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions
It was admittedly embarassing for Griffin, but one poster on another forum offered an interesting perspective:
“It was not a jab (as Rogan erroneously stated) which finished Forrest Griffin, it is what’s called a fade away punch. Which I would define as, a shot performed whilst moving backwards, landing on an advancing opponent. The shot itself does not need to be powerful. The power is generated by the velocity of the advancing opponent + the accuracy of the shot + an unprotected jaw. When performed cleanly the result can be a KO or TKO. The problem with such a punch is that it reqires so little muscular exertion, it leaves spectators and Joe Rogan wondering wtf just happened.”
You see this occasionally in boxing. No a lot because most guys don’t strike well while moving or leaning backward.
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I wasn’t a jab..it was more of a straight right since Silva wasn’t in his traditional southpaw stance when he threw it…it was looked more powerful than a jab.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Aug 10, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
even if it were a jab
when you have a guy advancing like Forrest was and not to mention it was a perfectly timed counter where Griffin was just throwing a right of his own when the shot landed, that could KO anyone
by xbuckeyex05 on Aug 10, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was pretty obvious that he wasn’t all there. The wave looked to me like he was putting his hand up in a dazed attempt to block anything else coming in. I seriously doubt he had the mental faculties to decide to quit at that moment.
by ProCannonFodder on Aug 10, 2009 1:14 AM EDT reply actions
Anderson was losing me as a fan but good lord! He humiliated Forrest out there. I can imagine why Forrest would run out after getting schooled like that.
I don’t see anyone having much of a chance against Anderson. Like Lyoto, he rarely gets hit but I believe he hits harder than Lyoto and his more athletically gifted. I know it will never happen but Lyoto vs Silva is a fight I’d trade in my first new born to watch.
Is there anyone out there who can beat Anderson? Certainly not at middleweight and even at lightheavy, I don’t see anyone who will come even close. Anyone who thinks Hendo has a chance is delusional. Last time he got chocked out. This time he’ll get knocked out. GSP should stay away from moving up as well.
by cauliflower_ears on Aug 11, 2009 7:50 AM EDT reply actions
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