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Hate stuff, break stuff: An MMAmania.com interview exclusive with Forrest Griffin
mmamania.com - 4/30/2009
Hate stuff, break stuff: An MMAmania.com interview exclusive with Forrest Griffin
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When fans talk about the overnight success of the UFC, most of the time the first name they mention is that of Chuck Liddell. And while “The Iceman” is indeed responsible for taking pay-per-view buys into uncharted territory, it is his television counterpart that helped ...
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— twitter.com — Yushin Okami out of UFC 98 due to torn ligament. Dan Miller will fight an awesome replacement... challenger. Name will be released ASAP. about 4 hours ago from web What did you think of tonight's episode of The Ultimate Fighter? about 20 hours ago from ... (more) UFC (UFC) on Twitter

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Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva (not Thiago Silva) targeted for UFC 101
mmajunkie.com - 4/28/2009
Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva (not Thiago Silva) targeted for UFC 101
— mmajunkie.com — The Ultimate Fighting Championship will apparently scrap a UFC 101 bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion... Forrest Griffin (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and top contender Thiago Silva (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in favor of a Griffin vs. Anderson Silva ... (more) Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva (not Thiago Silva) ...

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No Other Options
keyboardkimura.blogspot.com - 5/4/2009
No Other Options
— keyboardkimura.blogspot.com — After two lackluster performance and constant hype, Dana White and the UFC had no other choice but... to put make the Anderson Silva - Forrest Griffin fight. E. Spencer Kyte breaks down why this fight makes no sense despite it's commercial appeal. (more) No Other Options

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Bloody Elbow:  How Will Forrest Griffin Handle Anderson Silva?

MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion:  Forrest Griffin Looking To Be Mentally Tough In His Fight With Anderson Silva

CagePotato.com:  Forrest Griffin: 'What's the Worst That Could Happen?'

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How Will Forrest Griffin Handle Anderson Silva?
Bloody Elbow — ... MMAMania.com's Brian Oswald has a solid interview with Forrest Griffin that talks about the sudden and quickly-made matchup with Anderson Silva that will take place at UFC 101. In the interview, Griffin talks about how the fight ended up happening, what he intends to try to do, and gives a little insight into the problems past fighters have faced when taking on "The Spider": ...

Forrest Griffin Looking To Be Mentally Tough In His Fight With Anderson Silva
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion — ... I didn’t feel I was as mentally tough as I should have been preparing for the fight. I wanted to really test myself. You see a lot of guys fight Anderson and they just don’t look like themselves. They don’t look like they want to be there or look like they have any confidence. I want to at least come in and fight up to my ability. So this fight will either bring out the best in me … or I will have to go out and find a real job. [MMAMainia] ...

Forrest Griffin: 'What's the Worst That Could Happen?'
CagePotato.com — (Pain don't hurt. Image courtesy of udothedishes.com.) Like James Irvin and Patrick Cote before him, Forrest Griffin is pretty sure he knows what Anderson Silva's past opponents have been doing wrong, and doesn't plan on making the same mistakes when he takes on the Spider in August. As Griffin told MMA Mania: ...

The Week in Quotes: April 26th - May 2nd
Bloody Elbow — ... "We were doing a photo shoot for something, for what I’m not sure, and you-know-who came over and said, ‘Hey I gotta talk to you’ and I said ‘What, I didn’t do anything wrong.’" - Former UFC light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin, who had a recent meeting with the principal. (MMA Mania) ...

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