UFC 134 Recap: What’s left for Forrest Griffin
One of the major stories to come out of UFC 134 Saturday night was Forrest Griffin suffering another KO loss, this time to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (AP Photo).
Griffin is now 2-3 in his last five fights, with all three losses coming by knockout.
Griffin didn’t look good at all in the fight, as he attempted some ugly high kicks that were very slow in delivery. His boxing has always been a strength for him, but it didn’t do him any good against Shogun.
Rua was able to tear right through him and leave us with another image of Griffin out of the cage before hands were raised.
Shogun is now back in the light heavyweight title picture while we are left to wonder what is next for the original Ultimate Fighter winner.
In the last few years, Griffin has now lost convincingly to two of the top light heavyweights and the middleweight champion.
His two wins were close decisions over the likes of Tito Ortiz and Rich Franklin, who are also lost in the light heavyweight shuffle.
While a third match with Ortiz or a rematch with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson may make sense in terms of dollars, it seems pretty clear that Griffin will never contend for a championship again.
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