"UFC gave me a call a while back and I was training with eight pounds and the [thought of] taking a fight when I'm not really training MMA at all was terrifying," (Forrest Griffin) said. "But now that I'm training I'll have somewhere to fit those nerves."
Always the company man, Griffin said he wouldn't volunteer to fight Jones, but "if it happens, I guess it happens." It wouldn't be the brightest idea, though, Griffin pointed out.
"That's a great fight to take a year layoff with injury fighting a guy coming off like a hot three-fight win streak," Griffin remarked sarcastically.
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"If Michael Bisping ever addresses me in public comment again, I will bury him where he stands." ~ Chael Sonnen
If I was Forrest, I wouldn’t take the fight, either. He should angle for a fight with Rich Franklin, or one half of the Rampage/Machida match.
"Frankie Edgar... beat the fuck out of Snooki, that's why she looks like Dio after Sabbath." --Joey Diaz
They’re gonna have problems finding a top guy to fight Jones. Because, right now, I don’t feel like enough people know him. That’s a problem because if Forrest gets manhandled by him, it really hurts him because people would think he just lost to some random guy. Nobody really holds it against fighters for losing to top guys, but I don’t think Forrest would be able to escape perception unscathed if he got drilled by Jones.
That’s true. But if Nog beats Bader, I fully expect Bones/Nogueira, with that winner facing a “Name fighter”, so to speak, early next year for a title shot in early fall 2011
"Frankie Edgar... beat the fuck out of Snooki, that's why she looks like Dio after Sabbath." --Joey Diaz
likewise if Bader wins imo
"If Michael Bisping ever addresses me in public comment again, I will bury him where he stands." ~ Chael Sonnen
by RearNakedPoke on Sep 7, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
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