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Nervous or business-like...Griffin seems a lot tigher than Jackson
Nervous or business-like...Griffin seems a lot tigher than Jackson
Forrest Griffin is one the most well-liked fighters in UFC history. He's a great guy with the media 98% of the time, but there's the 2% when you may get him at a moment that he has little patience for the cliche question. The challenger for Quinton Jackson's UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 86, had a few moments of levity but was mostly serious during his initial fight week meeting with the ...
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The Betting Man’s Guide to UFC 86
CagePotato.com — ... This is about what we expected. Griffin deserves to be the underdog, though with his resiliency and his skills it’s not implausible to think he could pull this out. For those of you who like a little semi-insider info before you make a wager, Steve Cofield is reporting that Griffin is tightly wound in his dealings with the media of late. That may be a sign that the pressure of a title fight is getting to him, or it might just mean that he’s sick of answering the same questions from reporters. ...

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