Anderson Silva embarrassed Forrest Griffin in UFC 101. Griffin ran out of the octagon with his tail between his legs.
On Saturday, Forrest Griffin was absolutely embarrassed by Anderson Silva after the light heavyweight practically rope-a-doped him into a solid-right strike to the face. Silva had been gaming Griffin, who looked visibly scared after his first early knockdown in UFC 101. And Griffin didn’t want any part of the beatdown that was going to ensue, throwing up his hand after his second knockdown before running out of the octagon with his tail between his legs.
First thing I yelled after he quit the fight: “What a wussy!!!” And then a myriad of other expletives.
Here’s a rule mixed martial artists: Don’t quit, unless you have to. In this fight, it was more than obvious Griffin didn’t have to quit. He was just being a wussy. Or, even worse, a coward.
Overall, good knockout though by Silva. It was thoroughly enjoyable. It proves he’s one of the smartest fighters in the game right now. And that hard right, makes me think that lean body has more punch than I expected. Apparently, Griffin was scared of a second encounter.
Wussy.
There’s reports all over that Griffin dislocated his jaw early in the fight and couldn’t hear out of one ear. Might have been the first knock down. And there’s at least one report that says he’s fine. All the sources are pretty vague, so I’m waiting to hear from Forrest or Dana.
But I think, as you know, it’s unfair to call him a quitter after all the wars he’s been in. Watch the Bonnar fights again, or look at some of the huge shots he took in the Rampage fight. That guy is as tough as they come. Reading comments online today, it seems a lot of his fans turned out to be fairweather.
Pretty incredible how easily Anderson beat him though, without even really having to defend himself. If he makes Henderson look bad in their rematch, there’s no choice but to start putting him up against other champions. Right now, it looks like he’s fighting 5-year-olds.