The UFC was caught between a rock and a hard place with the MCL injury to Mark Coleman. In his comeback fight from serious back surgery, Tito Ortiz was scheduled to face Coleman next month at UFC 106. It appeared to be a winnable fight for Ortiz setting bigger money showdowns down the road. Once again the UFC showed it's not interested in handing its fighters easy wins. According to Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole, Forrest Griffin (16-6, 7-4 UFC) has stepped up on less than six weeks notice face Tito on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas.
It's a good matchup for Griffin on two fronts. His close loss to Ortiz back at UFC 59 should provide plenty of motivation. And he won't have to carry promotion of the fight with the media. Griffin made it clear that he's going to be a grumpy guy (VIDEO -3:30 mark) to deal with before his next fight especially if the topic of his postfight cage sprint at UFC 101 is addressed.
It should also be a war. Ortiz had an easy time taking down Griffin early in that fight at UFC 59. As the fight went along, Griffin was able to keep it on the feet. Odds are this time around, a 34-year-old Ortiz coming off surgery won't be able to get it to the ground at UFC 106. All that's left is to slug it out on the feet. Griffin lacks true knockout power and Ortiz isn't the most technical striker so look for plenty of blood and a good throwdown. If there was any lull in ticket sales for 106 (and there is), this should seal the deal on a sellout at the MGM Grand Garden Mandalay Bay Events Center.
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A bettet match up.. Yep definitely this will be a war!
jerome pagalan
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