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Name:

Forrest Griffin

Height:

6'3 (190cm)

Weight:

205lbs (92.99kg)

Style:

Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

City:

Las Vegas

Country:

USA

Birth Date:

Jul 1 1979 (32)

Association:

Xtreme Couture

Forrest Griffin

Biography

Griffin graduated from Evans High School in Evans, Georgia, a suburb of Augusta. He then graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Georgia. While attending school, Griffin served as a law enforcement officer for the Richmond County Sheriff's Office in Augusta, Georgia. He also served as a patrol officer with the University of Georgia Police. He trained at the HardCore Gym in Athens for five years under Adam and Rory Singer. He later left law enforcement to pursue a career in professional mixed martial arts. Griffin first became well-known by taking part in the first-season of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter, a mixed martial arts reality show. At the time, he was ready to give up mixed martial arts and rejoin the Athens Police Department, but he was persuaded by Dana White to take part in the show. On the show, he reached the finals where he defeated Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision. The fight was credited by Dana White as the "most important fight in UFC history� and the fight that brought the UFC into the mainstream. For winning the competition he was given a six-figure professional contract to fight with the UFC. After the first Bonnar fight, Griffin went on to defeat Bill Manhood and Elvis Sinosic before losing a hard fought battle to Tito Ortiz. Griffin rebounded nicely though with another hard fought battle with Bonnar. He then lost to Keith Jardine, but then won a pair of fights against Hector Ramirez and Shogun Rua to earn a shot at the belt which was held by Rampage Jackson. Griffin went into the fight as an underdog but came away with a unanimous victory to become the new Light-Heavyweight Champion. Griffin's first title defense came at UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008, against challenger Rashad Evans. After Griffin controlled most of the first two rounds with effective striking, Evans defeated Griffin by TKO in the third round with ground and pound from inside the champion's guard. The loss was Griffin's third loss since entering the UFC. Notable Wins: Stephan Bonnar (2x), Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

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