was the best indicator of how Forrest was going to do in this fight. Two guys who were on the same level. Each dropped their last two fights in embarrassing fashion. Its the TUF guys getting built up too fast via favorable matches.

While I have never been a fan of Forrest, always thought he was vastly overrated, it’s certainly disappointing, and somewhat confusing, to see how the guy has apparently chosen to handle this mess. He’s been a stand-up dude, almost honest to a fault. This all seems very out of character.

Or… maybe we just don’t know Forrest as well as we thought.

Yeah, something tells me Kid Nate wrote this piece from a position of passion.

I think Rampage is an ass and I’d like to see just how well he’ll do against Anderson

Griffin was the beneficiary of favorable judging against Jackson on top of Quinton’s mental issues that became apparent after the fight.

Every time I watch that fight I score it 47-47. Rampage 1st, 3rd, and 4th 10-9 (all close). Griffin 10-8 2nd, 10-9 5th. Everyone who calls it a robbery needs to read this and this again.

As far as Forrest goes, I honestly believe that this will blow over after a while. The guy was the champion of the division just a few months ago but now he’s a scrub that got exposed? Please. He’ll just be known as the hard-working guy that takes losses hard.

This fight could have been a work. I’m not saying it was.

Forrest losing only hurts him in the eyes of us hardcore fans, and we’re nobodies in Zuffa’s pockets. If he wins 2-3 more they’ll make it seem like the best comeback ever.

At least Rampage would have the respect to at least stick around after the fight.

Forrest is just a regular guy who likes to fight. He got in way over his head on this one. If you’ve read his book, you would know how important “looking manly” is to him. Anderson Silva clowned him the whole time. He basically out-manned Forrest.

You all know that guy, a real man’s man that lives or dies on his pride. When you go into the ring with that mindset and get toyed with, making you look like an ameteur, you’re gonna break down. Anderson played his cards right, he knew his opponents mentality and knew that taunting him and avoiding all his shots would destroy him mentally. This is something Forrest will have to work on.

Rampage, though, needs to show a little respect as a fellow fighter. Sure, Forrest got his ass handed to him, you know it and so do I. Do you really need to rub it in? I didn’t see other fighters clowning him when he took his nickname to heart and took the cops on a joyride with his picture on the truck he was driving. I say he should be Anderson’s next opponent.

First, I agree with Nate that anyone who thinks this fight was thrown by Forrest is completely out to lunch. It’s not usually the big underdog who would really benefit from the win that throws a fight.

Secondly, it showed a lack of class for Forrest to run out of the cage the way he did. No way around that. But, at the same time, he just took probably the worst ass kicking he has ever taken. He’s a guy who fights with a lot of emotion and prides himself on being tough and having a lot of heart, so to get embarrassed like has to hurt.

And no one is giving Sliva the credit he deserves for this win. I’m sure Griffin came in with a solid game plan, and that game plan went right out the window the first time Silva connected solidly. By the time that last jab put him down, I don’t think there were too many thoughts running through his head.

He didn’t quit or throw the fight – he got beat up.

Anderson Silva – “I will break you”

Isn’t Rampage the guy who went apeshit in a Monster truck on public streets after willingly depriving himself of nourishment except for energy drinks? And also the guy who molests female reporters “all in good humor”?

I personally don’t value his opinion on who a “loser” is too much.

Forrest was certainly ill-served on a number of fronts — by his own terrible game-planning (or failure to implement a game plan), by Joe Silva and Dana White he apparently seriously over-rated his abilities to give Anderson Silva a tough fight

Dana and Joe Silva knew exactly what they were doing. They were making yet another “win,win” for the UFC. If Forrest shows well and/or wins he’s the badass who knocked off a P4P king. If Anderson KOs Forrest it puts him in a good light with the casual fanbase he has been unable to penetrate.

I think the latter is what was expected. Dana and Joe knows Forrest is chinny and won’t back down. This fight was made to bring Anderson Silva up in the eyes of the casual fans.

PS: Photoshops are just in good fun. Not to mention totally hilarious. Don’t take it to heart.

If I remember correctly, a few weeks ago (after Affliction fell) we were all salavating at the thought of the p4p number one fighter in the world (Fedor) fighting Brock in the UFC….

A week later, our hopes and dreams were dashed in an instant. We bitched and moaned and bitched some more.

Another week later, Anderson Silva (one time p4p #1) who most had been blasting for his boring fights and his new “i only engage if i have to…” style, steps up in weight, and fights the UFC’s goldenboy.

3 minutes later, Forrest has been destroyed by the most gifted striker in the history of the sport, our faith in the Spider is renewed, we are distracted from Fedor for a while, and Anderson becomes the p4p king once again.

This was one of the greatest, most memorable moments in the sport for me. Im not new to the sport by any means. Im 23. I paid to see Chuck/Randy II,III, and just about every PPV since, my wanderlei silva action figure sits next to my TV at all times, and I broke my nose on my trampoline when I was 11 after renting UFC 1 on VHS. I love this sport and I have seen some great moments…. but this one stands out. Anderson Silva completely out-classing a top-tier fighter after being criticized for not crushing people hard enough. It was a showcase of the best fighter alive and I was glad so many new fans (because of UFC 100 and the media attention) got to see what greatness in our sport looks like. It was like Jordan scoring 60 in a playoff game to me.

there is so much more to take from 101 than “Forrest quit” or “the fight was fixed” thats just stupid.

Forrest’s mental attitude is when he gets up and is being chased by Anderson, taking that one extra shot. Forrest resets and sorta shakes his head and smirks for a moment like “Damn, he hits a lot harder/fast/more accurately than I expected.”

Here’s another interpretation:

Forrest gets stunned a bit and dropped. Lazily brings arms up in a rocked attempt at defense. The ref sees him acting punch drunk, steps in. Horrified and embarrassed at the early stoppage, he flees.

I mean, Forrest never actually tapped. He just wasn’t defending himself very well at all.

I was never a huge Forrest fan. Maybe because I never caught the 1st TUF and saw him grow as a fighter. My opinion on him has always been that he’s overrated (IMO he lost to Rampage) but for some reason I was buying the hype that he was gonna do a lil sumthin sumthin to Silva. Guess not.

One thing you have to give Forrest is that he had the balls to step in there with Anderson. He KNEW Silva was one of if not THE #1 P4P guys on the planet.

Chuck vs Forrest please!

That the people who are insinuating Forrest took a dive are the same people who have been hating on Anderson Silva before the fight. I don’t recall this type of reaction when Fedor crumpled Sylvia in the first round though.

It’s ok Forrest, I still love you.

He accepted a fight to take on the number 1 P4P fighter in the world. He got beat badly and he probably felt humiliated. Sure, I picked him to win on Saturday, mostly because I just really like Forrest and wanted him to win. It was one of those heart over head picks. I really felt Silva needed a loss. However, he’ll be back. I don’t think Forrest will ever be more than a gatekeeper, but every once in a while, don’t be surprised if he can give some top fighters a run for their money.

People say rua fought on one leg. No he didn’t he looked fine come round one maybe not his same pride look but um he was away from fighting for more then a year. Ring rust? Rua lost because his gas tank sucked just like it did vs Coleman. But you might as well say rampage lost because he fought on one leg after Forrest kicked the other one off.

The rua win was legit. And anyone still crying for the decision between Forrest and rampage should get over it because it could go eithe way. The champ should never let the fight hit a decision anyway. And using mental issues is a damn cop out nobody here is qualified to say what his mental health was like before or during the fight.

Forrest was a damn good fighter and still will be he was just out classed and embarrassed

I seriously can’t believe that some people think this fight was a work. Haven’t you people ever heard of Occam’s Razor? Here are the two options:

a.) Forrest Griffin, perhaps working at the behest of Dana White, willingly gave up his chances at future title shots, PPV % earnings, and overall relevancy to the sport in order to make an extra hundred thousand dollars or so. Not only would he make this same money in his next fight, he runs the extreme risk of jail time, ostracism from the MMA community, and possibly ruining the UFC.

b.) Forrest Griffin, a fighter previously knocked out several times, got humiliated by the greatest striker in Mixed Martial Arts.

This fight was a win for the UFC mo matter what the result. No reason at all to fix it. And if it was fixed, don’t you think they would have done a better job of it, had a spectaular looking KO instead of Forrest submitting off his back? Not a fix, no way.

Anderson would show Rampage that he’s not as touch as he thinks he is….ALA the axe murderer’s death-like batterings he received in Pride.