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Wanderlei Silva is Forrest Griffin's Secret Weapon
Published 6/30/2008 by Michael Rome at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... Well, not so secret anymore.  MMA Weekly confirms the speculation: According to many insiders, Wanderlei Silva – who also trains at Xtreme Couture and holds two crushing victories over Quinton Jackson while both were fighting for Pride – has been in Griffin’s ear and in his face for the Ultimate Fighter alum’s training camp for this bout. It’s something that Griffin readily confirms and has reaped tremendous confidence from... He has acquired some fight advice from ...

UFC 86: Can Wanderlei Silva Teach Forrest Griffin How to Beat Rampage Jackson?
Published 6/30/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: UFCUFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Rampage Jackson, who will defend his title against Forrest Griffin Saturday night at UFC 86, is almost universally regarded as the best fighter in the world in his weight class. But he does have one rather large hole on his resume: Wanderlei Silva has whipped him twice. When they were both fighting for Pride in Japan, Silva beat Jackson with a first-round technical knockout in 2003 and a second-round knockout in 2004. So Griffin, who like Silva trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas is picking Silva's brain in preparation for Saturday night's fight. He tells ...