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The round ended with Griffin holding Bonnar in a Thai clinch and attacking with knees, followed by a short exchange of punches. All three judges scored the fight 29–28 in favor of the winner, Forrest Griffin, but because of Stephan Bonnar's outstanding performance, Dana White also granted Stephan a UFC contract on the spot. [7]
Forrest Griffin is also known for a fight with Edson Paradeo, in which Edson broke Griffin's left arm with what appeared to be a badly blocked roundhouse kick aimed at the body. Forrest continued on to win the fight by knockout. As a result of the badly blocked body kick, he has a huge permanent lump on his left forearm. [7]
Team Forrest retains control of the fight selections. Episode 5 – Chewbacle. Jackson brings in TUF 3 winner Michael Bisping as a guest trainer for his team. At the house, Jeremy May pours lime juice in Matt Brown's tobacco, and Brown becomes angry and wants to fight him. Team Forrest selects Rivera to fight Sene.
UFC Hall of Fame (Fight Wing, Class of 2013) vs. Forrest Griffin at The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale [41] The Ultimate Fighter 1 (Runner-up) [42] Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski on July 3, 2010 [43] UFC.com Awards. 2005: Fight of the Year vs. Forrest Griffin 1 [44] 2010: Ranked #3 Fight of the Year vs. Krzysztof Soszynski [45]
The historic Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar fight in the first season drew millions of viewers to the show and launched the sport into the mainstream. Because of this success, The Ultimate Fighter was regarded as instrumental to the survival and expansion of the UFC and mixed martial arts into the mainstream.
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background
The main event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, against undefeated challenger Rashad Evans.This was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.
During his fight with Schoenauer, Griffin receives a cut above his left eye that doctors think is possibly severe enough to prevent him from fighting again. Episode 10: "Middleweight Semi-Final #1" (original airdate: 21 March 2005) Forrest Griffin has to choose a light heavyweight fighter to come back into the house in the case he gets sent home.