Forrest Griffin Talks Jon Jones and Anderson Silva
by Nick Thomas on Aug 19, 2010 3:25 PM EDT
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PrintForrest Griffin - "I hope I am not fighting Jon 'Bones' Jones. I might be. F*ck it; if I am, I am. I will do it, but I am not even training right now. That is a bad dude. That dude will whoop my ass. F*ck it. What is the worst, I mean, it could not be worse than Anderson Silva. It should not be worse than that, right? Every fight I go into, no matter what happens, it could not be worse than Anderson Silva."
"Because that sh*t was a year ago and literally every day people ask me something about that - What happened? What happened?"
"[Anderson punched me in the chin] Repeatedly and I was very confused. I tried to punch him and he literally moved his head out of the way and looked at me like I was stupid for doing it. He looked at me like - "Why would you do such a stupid thing?" He looked at me like - "Oh, did you really think you were going to hit me? What a stupid thing to think, you slow slow white boy." Then he punched me. I felt embarrassed for even trying to punch him. I felt like some kid trying to wrestle his dad."
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This is pretty great
Basically the whole thing.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Forrest talking about Anderson
was one of the funniest and most honest things I’ve ever heard a fighter say. you gotta love this guy despite some of his shortcomings in the cage.
by Olmec on Aug 19, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm lol'ing at the whole thing
God, listening to this is hilarious shit. What a great interview.
My car sucks, but I can fight and I have a pretty big dick. I’m good.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 19, 2010 3:40 PM EDT reply actions
He’s a dick sometimes in his interviews, but sometimes he’s pretty funny.
This is one of the times I gotta LOL. Hilarious.
I'll take his dickish moments to get stuff like this
he definitely makes MMA more colorful.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
I don't know that he is trying to be a dick
His sense of humor is odd ball and I don’t think he is all that good at it holding back. It does come off sounding bad some of the time.
Forrest....
I’d like to think Forrest was joking around. I’m of the belief that Jon Jones’ stock will drop drastically by end of this year.
Forrest might be a 10 ten LHW now. Jon Jones is not a top ten LHW now.
The Janitor didn’t have the tools to be Jones, I know this, you know this and the UFC knew this too. Forrest would do alright against Jones IMO.
How about Hamill, Vera, and the guy that took Forrest three rounds?
you keep predicting that stock decline. It’ll happen at some point. Might be when he’s 40, but still, patience pays off.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
Umm...
Monte you were thinking Bonner, anyway if Jones is dominating guys who are in the 15 range then chance are he’s a top 10 guy. I can’t think of 10 LHWs that I’d put ahead of Jon Jones.
Griffin is a top-10 LHW and Jones is not, but that is an indictment of the rankings more than anything else...
But Forrest would get destroyed by Jones. Griffin has exactly ONE victory against a top-10 guy (a not even close to ready for prime time Rua does not count, even if he were technically top-10 at the time).
There are at best 5 LHWs in the world who would currently be even or slight favorites if a match with Jones were announced – Machida, Rua, Anderson and Lawal…possibly Rashad. Of those, only perhaps Machida and Lawal would have any real chance of beating him, aside from the proverbial “puncher’s chance”.
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer
Haters are gonna hate and bitches are gonna bitch...
by BigDNotDallas on Aug 19, 2010 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
rampage isn't/wasnt top10?
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 19, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I kind of phrased that poorly...
Rampage is the one legit top-10 guy, I was adding the disclaimer about Rua, saying that even if he was technically top-10 at the time (I don’t recall), he was not Shogun, but a still injured/recovering/semi in shape because of it facsimile of himself & therefore doesn’t count as a legit top-10 guy if in fact he was.
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer
Haters are gonna hate and bitches are gonna bitch...
by BigDNotDallas on Aug 19, 2010 8:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Save the excuses, Forrest finished Shogun and kicked the crap out of Rampage his rep speaks for itself Jones on the other hand has done nothing to earn the mega hype he’s got. People have routinely put Forrest down and claimed that he would be crushed by this person and that person but in the end it’s a fight and he’s proven that he can easily crush hype with the best of them.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76866807deabe3c1/
by Nightwhistler on Aug 19, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
uh
Jones has been smashing legit top20 people for over a year now. Not even close, smashing.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 20, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Please
Please bet everything you have against Jones when he fights Griffin.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
I don't get your bias at all
I thought you were a wrestling guy. So here comes one of the most dynamic athletes in the promotion with a legit wrestling pedigree, and you’re questioning his skill set and his accomplishments? What he’s done to deserve the hype he’s got is walk through and finish every fighter that the UFC has fed him (with the exception of Hamill, who got saved from further embarrassment by a silly rule).
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Monte Fisto on Aug 20, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
So that Rua victory doesn't count for Forest?
Does that mean the out of prime Vlad, Vera, and Bonnar fights don’t count for Jones?
Fantasy Land
When Jones holds the LHW and HW belts and no one will take fights with him because he kicked Anderson Silva through the Octagon, you will still be here giving us reasons why Jones is all hype.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Forrest is brutaly honest almost to a fault. But he is also incredibly intelligent
By being so up front about his fear and the utter futility of fighting certain fighters such as Jon Jones, he almost makes sure that he will not fight them. Because how will Joe and Dana honestly promote a fight in which Forrest laments that he stands literally no chance at all?. They wont even try, because they know that this pretext is already out there and well known. So what you are seeing is Forrest manipulating his way towards picking his opponents. Its brilliant!
Not so fast
He basically said the same thing about Big Nog, and they booked that fight. Only reason it didn’t happen was he got hurt.
Or perhaps...
The reason he got hurt is because they booked that fight…
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer
Haters are gonna hate and bitches are gonna bitch...
by BigDNotDallas on Aug 19, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, that answered all my questions.
Every time somebody tells me they don’t like Forrest I wonder if they’re even human. Awesome guy.
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
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If you like it, you should put a rec on it.
One of the funniest interviews ever.
The pictures coincided so well with it too. Gotta love the Griff Man.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 19, 2010 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
In part 2, Shane Carwin calls in, and they talk about Carwin raping Forrest.
I want Kim Winslow or Tan Dan to ref Tito Ortiz' next loss.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Aug 19, 2010 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
"...I felt like some kid tryin' to wrestle his dad"
LOL!
"Let's kick some names and take some a$$"
by StayGoldLikeFlair on Aug 19, 2010 4:38 PM EDT reply actions
Perfect
His honesty about how much better Anderson was is very funny. It was like watching the Matrix. “Mr Griffin!!!”
by bloody bill on Aug 19, 2010 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I was kinda scared just watching
when A.S. planted his feet dropped his hands and just kept on NOT GETTING HIT. I can scarcely imagine the pants shitting terror that must have hit the dude trying to hit him at that moment.
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by some schmuck in texas on Aug 19, 2010 4:42 PM EDT reply actions
this is why im a Forrest fan
"Your not gonna jab and shoulder roll your way away from Brock Lesnar; He is gonna fuck you." - Joe 'High as Fuck' Rogan
Part 5
For some reason they only posted the first 4 parts. Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOWgWRztSCE#t=3m45s
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Didn't Forrest say before the Anderson fight...
that he would be an idiot to stand there and exchange with him? And then he did exactly that.
Sadallah is close too though
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I always thought of Sadollah as mini-Forrest.
by grein on Aug 19, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Forrest lite
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 19, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Amir?
Dude I hate that guy. He’s so annoying, but I love love love Forrest.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Aug 19, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
I can’t stop laughing from this!
“You know what happened? It’s on page 23.” hahahahaha
It’s true though, Anderson did look at him like he was stupid for trying to hit him!
I actually feel bad for him, he make people laugh in interviews but when he says people talk about this everyday, you know he can’t be too funny for him.
I'm a lover not a fighter
He said he was really down for a long time. You could tell after the fight, he wasn’t the same guy. He also sounds drunk in this interview and the way he’s talking is almost like a big fuck you to everyone. Not in a vicious way, but tongue in cheek. Like saying, “what the fuck do you think happened? Quit fucking asking me. And yes, obviously Jon Jones will beat my ass.”
That said, I was almost crying. He said it exactly how it happened, but from the POV of the victim.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 19, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I just started listening to part one
and this is already great. And i usually don’t find anything funny.
a kitten dies every time you compare an individual sport to a team sport.
by Marvin Malehooves on Aug 19, 2010 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
"Oh, so you want to MMA fight me?"
“No I just want to beat the shit out of you.”
a kitten dies every time you compare an individual sport to a team sport.
by Marvin Malehooves on Aug 20, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy man
Is anyone else supremely annoyed by the Australian guy interviewing him? He sounds like an ADHD, Australian Dane Cook that’s had four Red Bulls and an eight-ball.
I think he’s supposed to be intentionally annoying.
a kitten dies every time you compare an individual sport to a team sport.
by Marvin Malehooves on Aug 20, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
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