Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin 2 to Main Event UFC 106

by Nick Thomas on Oct 27, 2009 8:54 AM EDT in MMA News

According to UFC.com:

Stepping up into the main event slot (of UFC 106) will be the highly-anticipated rematch between former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin.

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Should be cool.

Will Tito take Griffin down?
Will Ortiz be dominant? (doubt it)
Will Griffin employ leg kicks? high and low?
Will Forrest Run?

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by VeeisAnimated on Oct 27, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions

they said they’re gonna announce a new co-mainevent, and since haven’t officially announced Luiz Cane vs Lil Nog yet i bet that’s going to be it.

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by Anton Tabuena on Oct 27, 2009 8:31 AM EDT reply actions

Link? =)

by Nick Thomas on Oct 27, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Just some Internet chatter about having a replacement fight.

Which is logical since they now only have 10 fights instead of 11. I doubt they’d put in a marquee fight bigger than lil nog and cane (which still isn’t announced), so I think it just gets promoted as coheadliner.

Unless they put some ufc 107 fight like Fitch Alvez..

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by Anton Tabuena on Oct 27, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

There’s also that mythical card they had set up to run against SF but scrapped when they got it onto CBS.

by Phildo on Oct 27, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

who’s available (that isn’t already booked)? maybe jardine? big nog will be helping his brother train, so maybe he’d take a short notice fight?

by woooburn on Oct 27, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions

big nog vs velasquez (come on, he didnt so much as jam a finger in that fight)

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by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson

Both fought recently and took no damage. Koscheck is willing to fight anyone at any time, and Rumble owes the UFC a favor after missing weight. What better way than to step in on a month’s notice and make weight for a barnburner co-main event?

by mburtoni on Oct 27, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

They both train at AKA

meaning that fight aint happening

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by aaronb on Oct 27, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

AJ doesn’t train there.

by Meshuggeth on Oct 27, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

I know that AJ doesn’t train at AKA, but is it Cung Le’s gym that he trains in? All I know is that Rumble trains with Cung Le and Josh Thomson.

by chrisbboy82 on Oct 27, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

todd duffee vs gilbert yvel?

yvel was just approved to fight in vegas i belive and duffe said he wants to figth soon and as ofyen as possible. i think duffe is slated to fight the burrito soon, but CRAZIER things have happened. :)

by bdw on Oct 27, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

terrible main event

ortiz hasnt won in 2-3 years, griffin is on a 2 fight losing streak having just been embarrassed by silva. its a good #2 fight, but a terrible headliner.

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by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 8:32 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

agreed, I dont see how this is a productive main event or how it sells PPV. After the Forrest debacle with Silva he cant possible sell a fight.

by nsiegel on Oct 27, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

The main event is ok but what about the rest of the card ? Seriously , they took off Lesnar vs Carwin and put instead Nogueira vs Cain , is it a joke ? They should REALLY find a good co main event and then maybe we can call it a card .

by JoelMan on Oct 27, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Nogueria vs Cain is a good fight, but only to us the hardcores who will probably buy the PPV no matter what (excluding the douche bags who don’t pay to support the sport they claim to love). and since the UFCs big explosion, tito ortiz hasnt been heard of, and i doubt any of the new fans even know why they should care about him.

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by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions

but he was able to pull big numbers before the explosion. It’s not going to do a million, but it will do a decent buy rate.

by Phildo on Oct 27, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions

he pulled big #‘s after a whole season of TUF to fight the legend Ken Shamrock with AA as the headliner. he pulled big #’s on free tv in the rematch with shamrock, big numbers against Chuck Liddell (who some would argue was the main pull). big #‘s in 73 with 2 belts on the line against a TUF winner. and big numbers in 84 with the big BJ Penn vs Sherk fight. i think he’s been helped out by big cards, and then disappeared which i think will hurt his drawing power when compared to the current UFC PPV standards. all in my humble opinion.

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by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions

I think the rest of the card is okay but the main event is soso.

10/24

by spectaa on Oct 27, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Dave Meltzer is reporting that the UFC is looking to add one more bout to 106.

by Lynchman on Oct 27, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions

big shoes to fill with Brock dropping out. UFC 106 just went from over a million+ to around 500-600K. Ortiz is a big draw i just dont know how much this fight is With Run Forrest Run.

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by pitbull187 on Oct 27, 2009 9:04 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

i went from liking griffin to pretty much not respecting him or caring when he fights. the main event isnt a big interest to me. i’ll buy the PPV because i host the parties, but for me it just went from a 16 person event at my house to about 4 or 5.

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by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Forrest getting KTFO by Anderson in the way he did was bad but he could of recovered from it. The aftermath of him running out the cage and to the back was just a image that was burnt in many fans eyes. I like Forrest but he needs to change his attitude some if he wants to succeed again. Time for jokes are over. A loss here and his career is taking a turn in the wrong direction.

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by pitbull187 on Oct 27, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions

The running was bad, but the comments in those recent interviews are what really did it for me.

by Razreshat on Oct 27, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ditto.

by asa on Oct 27, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

In a way, Coleman pulling out with an injury kind of saved the card. Ortiz/Griffin is a much more lucrative pay-per-view than Ortiz/Coleman.

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by Sam Cupitt on Oct 27, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions

Id rather see Coleman/ortiz personally its a old school match up one we wont get to see for much longer and Who knows what Ortiz we will see. He hasn’t exactly been that great pre back surgery. Who knows what he will look like now.

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by pitbull187 on Oct 27, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions

i dont expect him to be any better than before his back surgery. he simply has been out too long. an 18 month layoff with only 4 months of that in training (couldnt train while recovering from surgery) … i just cant see his cardio being where it needs to be, or his strength.

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by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Meh

FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!

by 49er16 on Oct 27, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I want to see this, Has everyone miraculously forgotten what a kick ass undercard that 106 has?

Keep firing Assholes!

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by Ubernoober on Oct 27, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, everyone was singing its praises before, but once you lose a title bout and a quality welterweight bout in Fitch/Almeida it has kind of shit the bed.

I’m still looking forward to the card though. A lot of great matches on it.

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by Sam Cupitt on Oct 27, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Hell, throw Franklin vs. Jardine on this card

if they need one more fight, although I would think that both of those guys need more than a one-month camp.

by Scott Haber on Oct 27, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions

Or really, any light heavyweight fight

involving Cantwell, Matyushenko, Franklin, or Jardine. None of those guys are booked right now, and although it wouldn’t quite be a “co-main event”-level fight, it would be a solid addition to the main card.

by Scott Haber on Oct 27, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Would Franklin's medical suspension be up?

I’m guessing minimum two months after the Belfor fight, right?

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by Anthony Pace on Oct 27, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

http://mmajunkie.com/news/16259/ufc-103-medical-suspensions-all-26-fighters-suspended-cro-cop-indefinitely.mma

Vitor Belfort (suspended until Sept. 27)
def. Rich Franklin (suspended until Oct. 20)

by ufc4 on Oct 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

I was thinking Coleman-Franklin.

by ufc4 on Oct 27, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Possible fights?

Mix and match Hughes Serra Daley Trigg and Baroni. (daley is possible since he just fought and didn’t take much damage.. although serra and others might not make weight in time)

Franklin Jardine as scott said

Belfort Marquardt (if silva is really out, could be a decent fight)

Dos Santos vs anyone (he’ll be helping Lil Nog anyway) maybe Cain?

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by Anton Tabuena on Oct 27, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions