UFC 134 Result: Mauricio Rua Stops Forrest Griffin in Two Minutes
by Matthew Roth on Aug 27, 2011 10:44 PM EDT
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PARABENS BRASILEIROS! PARABENS RIO! BRASILEIROS PRIMERO LUTADORS! BOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Okay, got that outta my system. Mauricio Rua has been constantly dealing with nagging knee injuries since making his UFC debut against Forrest Griffin. There were a ton who believed he'd run through the UFC's light heavyweight division and prove he was the best 205er in the world. It didn't happen that way. He was bodied by Forrest for three rounds and choked out in the third. The win for Griffin secured him a title shot against Quinton Jackson. The loss showed the world that Shogun needed to train as hard as his contemporaries to be a threat in the UFC.
Tonight was Shogun's chance to prove to everyone that he isn't a fighter to disregard. He came in from the best camp in his career since his Chute Boxe days and fully committed to Rafael Cordeiro's training regiment. It paid off. Shogun looked just a step faster than Forrest the entire time, connecting with combinations while Forrest's punches came up empty. A right hand dropped Forrest and Shogun looked for the finish. In what has now become a theme in all of Forrest Griffin's fights, his inability to take punches off his back ultimately led to his downfall. Shogun rained down heavy shots and the referee was forced to stop the fight.
Shogun is now 4-3 in the UFC and 20-5 overall in his career. If he can stay healthy, he has the ability to challenge for the light heavyweight belt with another win. The biggest question for him is his knees. Forrest on the other hand needs to reevaluate his stance on the sport. Now 9-5 in the UFC and 18-7 overall, he's been on record saying that he having trouble getting motivated to train. With a child on the way in the next 10 days and a wife at home, is tonight the last time we've seen Forrest Griffin in the UFC?
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Forrest’s head was a basketball. I ran some laps around my living room in celebration. Best night ever.
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by Tim Burke on Aug 27, 2011 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
not to take anything away from shogun
but that fight looked like when forrest fought silva. forrest gave up on himself again he needs to get his mental game in check. with that out the way YAT SHOGUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forrest couldn't get a shot off without eating 2 from shogun.
And he was still swinging hard when Shogun dropped him. People are too hard on Forrest
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I like how Shogun came out with a different stance, he looked a bit different out there. So glad he won.
Hopefully this will help the BE staff at least somewhat appreciate him more.
I still think Shogun is a good LHW, but I also still believe he is overrated as fuck.
by blutspender on Aug 27, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
4-3 in UFC
With wins over Chuck Lidell (ha) and Mark Coleman (haha).
He did look impressive in last nights bout, but for a fighter who appeared on many p4p lists over the years his UFC run was really disappointing.
The Shogun haters make the same amount of excuses for his opponents when he wins as his apologists when he loses.
Not many light heavyweights fighting have a a win record like his, even today. To call him overrated is a pretty shitty statement considering who he’s beaten and how.
by thievesdont on Aug 27, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Henderson? Or if they’re feeling a little nostalgic, Little Nog has a fight waiting for him……
by thievesdont on Aug 27, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno when the Fox card is
but Forest should finish his trilogy with either Tito or Bonnar on that card.
Shogun looked awesome. Wonder who’s next for him.
by TMadeBurner on Aug 27, 2011 11:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If Jones holds onto the belt against Rampage and Rashad, Shogun would have to show a lot over his next couple fights before I’d want to see him fight for the title again. If Rampage or Rashad take the title, I think Shogun is a lot closer to a title shot than if Jones holds on to it.
by Damnatio Memoriae on Aug 27, 2011 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
Who else is there then? I understand where you’re coming from. Jones almost killed Shogun and if they fought again, it would be similar. But if Jones beats Page and Rashad, only other person besides Shogun is Lyoto and Lyoto is farther than Shogun.
You’re right, but I probably wouldn’t bother watching Jones-Shogun II for the same reason I don’t watch snuff films. Honestly, right now I’m really interested in seeing Jones – Silva, but let me sleep on that idea. Henderson is an option, I suppose.
by Damnatio Memoriae on Aug 27, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
shogun is a couple fights away from the belt
next shot goes to rashard anyway. unless rampage wins then i see shogun getting his shot
Jesus, Forrest gets clipped, flails like a beaten fur seal in utterly useless fashion, gets pounded out.
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by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 27, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Hard to say given how short the fight was, but Forrest did not look good
And the initial punch didn’t look like it landed very flush. Having said that, all the respect to both of these guys, they are two major reasons for many of us being fans of MMA.
by DrFernando on Aug 27, 2011 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Jones eats Shogun’s unborn children in a rematch because he’s just not that caliber an athelete..AND fighter. Shogun cannot handle a high level wrestler.
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by Jeremy Couturier on Aug 27, 2011 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
im telling u Anderson ate Forrest Soul
Anderson would KO Fedor That is all.
money at forrest's soul
..and a book deal and having a child…
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by Jeremy Couturier on Aug 27, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Or maybe he just bought a better fighter tonight.
by thievesdont on Aug 27, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Cane must be feeling pretty shitty right about now
Not only losing a fight he was winning, but being the Only Brazilian to lose to a non-Brazilian…
Can't wait...
……to hear all the media and fly by night fans jump back on the Shogun bandwagon. Wasn’t it just a couple days ago I read an article on Shoguns disappointing UFC career? No offense to a very select few mma writers and journalists,but the majority of you in the field absolutely suck.Your opinions and insights are horrible.
by Spicy Chicken Wings on Aug 27, 2011 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
They're called opinions for a reason
but for the most part, they stink. I think that a lot of writers and fans are too hard on Shogun. They’re ready to discredit him both in victory and defeat, and this will be one of those cases where “his opponent looked like garbage” or “He then rebounded from the Jones loss with a victory over a less-than-enthusiastic Griffin who really didn’t even look like he belonged inside the Octagon.”
by thievesdont on Aug 28, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
What a night
Every time shogun fights my anxiety is through the roof all day. I was elated when he won, I hope he can get back on top but it’s a long road, and it goes through jones I have a feeling.
According to Ariel Helwani's twitter...Forrest's wife is in labor.
arielhelwani Ariel Helwani
Dana says Forrest’s wife is about to go into labor any minute so they are going to get him home right away; thanks him for taking the fight
34 seconds ago
I hope Forrest makes it home in time to see his baby born.
WAR Shogun!
So glad to see him win. As for the fair weather fans fuck ‘em, they weren’t around for the ‘05 GP so they don’t know. Now please Shogun train hard and stay injury free, if he can manage to avoid injuring his knees he can be the best, again!
by jwalker on Aug 28, 2011 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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