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Forrest Griffin speaks on history with Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Stephan Bonnar’s recent passing

UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin reminisced about his time knowing Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and reflected on the passing of former opponent Stephan Bonnar. The former light heavyweight champion spoke with Barstool Sports’ Robbie Fox about his history with Shogun Rua, who recently announced his retirement at UFC 283. Griffin had nothing but good things […]

UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin reminisced about his time knowing Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and reflected on the passing of former opponent Stephan Bonnar.

The former light heavyweight champion spoke with Barstool Sports’ Robbie Fox about his history with Shogun Rua, who recently announced his retirement at UFC 283. Griffin had nothing but good things to say about Rua. The two fighters squared off in 2007 and 2011 with each taking a win.

“Shogun’s a classy dude. Like I’ve always liked him,” Griffin said. “I fought in Brazil before I was ever with the UFC and his manager is the guy that put the event on and got me the fights down there. I broke my arm in the second fight with him and [Shogun’s manager] he personally took me to the hospital and I’ll never forget that.”

Forrest Griffin Speaks Out About Stephan Bonnar’s Death

Griffin and Stephan Bonnar played a huge part in the UFC’s trajectory. They competed in the The Ultimate Fighter 1 finale. The fight is considered one of the best highlights in both fighters’ careers. Griffin and Bonnar were even inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 for their epic battle. Griffin spoke on Bonnar’s recent passing and legacy that cemented in the success of the UFC.

“We all do this thing because of our own mentality, we want to blame the person that’s died for something not necessarily blame them but say well they did X that’s why they died so soon well you know Stephan wasn’t…wasn’t in a bad place when he passed like he wasn’t doing anything that you and I don’t do he was going to bed early working out as much as he could you know, he’s living like a good life at the time,” Griffin said.

“His legacy and the importance he played in the UFC at that moment [was] that kind of tipping point. You really can’t undersell that it was a huge thing.” (h/t Middle Easy)

Forrest Griffin reacts to the passing of fellow TUF 1 finalist Stephan Bonnar: ‘I’ll always miss you, brother’

Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Forrest Griffin has reacted to the recent passing of his fellow The Ultimate Fighter 1 finalist and two-time professional opponent, Stephan Bonnar at the age of 45 last week, explaining how he always love the former. Forrest Griffin twice fought Stephan Bonnar under the UFC banner Griffin, who featured […]

Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Forrest Griffin has reacted to the recent passing of his fellow The Ultimate Fighter 1 finalist and two-time professional opponent, Stephan Bonnar at the age of 45 last week, explaining how he always love the former.

Forrest Griffin twice fought Stephan Bonnar under the UFC banner

Griffin, who featured alongside Bonnar on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter back in 2005, eventually making it to that season’s finale, where Griffin would score a unanimous decision victory. The bout has since been credited with bringing the sport of mixed martial arts and the UFC in particular.

In August of 2006 – a year removed from their remarkable TUF 1 matchup, Griffin would again defeat Bonnar, landing another unanimous decision victory on the UFC 62 card.

Last week, reports emerged detailing how Indiana native, Bonnar had passed away at the age of 45 due to heart complications, with the mixed martial arts community issuing heartfelt tributes and offering condolences to Bonnar’s friends and family.

UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan led the line of tributes, describing the late Bonnar as a legend.

“We lost a real legend,” Joe Rogan posted on his official Instagram account, accompanied by a picture of Stephan Bonnar at The Ultimate Fighter 1 finale back in 2005. “RIP to one of the most important figures in the explosion of MMA. Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin engaged in a battle on Spike TV in 2005 that was so wild, and so entertaining that it changed the course of the UFC and the sport of Mixed Martial Arts forever. You will not be forgotten.”

Reacting to the news of Bonnar’s sad passing last week, Griffin described the former as a “friend” and explained how he would always miss him.

“Stephan was a lot of things,” Forrest Griffin tweeted. “He was always the most interesting person in the room, he had the biggest heart and most importantly, he was my friend. I always loved it that people got excited when they found out we were really friends. I’ll always miss you, brother.”

Stephan was a lot of things: He was always the most interesting person in the room, he had the biggest heart and most importantly, he was my friend. I always loved it that people got excited when they found out we were really friends. I’ll always miss you, brother. https://t.co/lXuMgRgaJV

— Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) December 28, 2022

Forrest Griffin Pays Tribute To Stephan Bonnar After Tragic Death

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin has addressed the passing of his two-time adversary, Stephan Bonnar. The MMA community was shocked to learn the news of Bonnar’s death last week. Bonnar passed away due to a heart condition, a…

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Forrest Griffin set to take on ‘head catcher’ role for Dana White’s Power Slap League

Former UFC champion, Forrest Griffin is set to take on another role in his retirement. During the UFC 280 broadcast, a promotional video for UFC president Dana White’s ‘Power Slap League’ was played. The PSL consists of two people standing across from one another, taking it in turns to slap each other over three or […]

Former UFC champion, Forrest Griffin is set to take on another role in his retirement.

During the UFC 280 broadcast, a promotional video for UFC president Dana White’s ‘Power Slap League’ was played. The PSL consists of two people standing across from one another, taking it in turns to slap each other over three or five rounds.

Often these competitions, which have significantly grown in popularity over the past couple of years, can end in brutal knockouts, especially the bigger the competitors get.

Forrest Griffin as head catcher

Due to the violent nature of the sport which can result in people dropping completely limp to the floor, it is necessary to have some sort of protection. For this, Whit has enlisted former Griffin to be the head catcher, attempting to catch people before the fall to the ground and cause any more potential damage.

“I’m gonna be a head catcher,” Griffin told TMZ Sports. “It seems like a pretty interesting gig, right?”

“That double impact,” Griffin continued. “You’ve taken the first trauma and when your head hits the ground, bang bang, both sides of your brain actually bounce against your skull. We want to prevent that and make it just the initial impact and have that be what causes you or not causes you to win or lose the competition.”

According to White, he has been working on the project since 2017 and is hopeful of the trajectory of the sport.

“I saw some footage of slap fighting on social media and I was instantly hooked,” White said to MMAFighting. “From the first day I saw it, I felt like this could be big.” (H/T MMA Weekly)

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UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin Assigned Role In Power Slap League

UFC legend Forrest Griffin will play a role in Dana White’s Power Slap League when the action begins next month. On January 11, Dana White’s Power Slap League will debut on TBS, with the viral sport entering the homes of families across Ame…

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Watch: Sterling, UFC Fighters Speak To New England Patriots

Nothing speaks to how mainstream the UFC has become quite like seeing Aljamain Sterling, Forrest Griffin, Claudia Gadelha, and Ilir Latifi speaking to six-time Superbowl winning NFL team the New England Patriots. The UFC has made a massive impact in ma…

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