| Forrest Griffin and Mauricio Shogun Rua
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| | not worry about what he's got left for
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| face off on September 22nd in Shogun's
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| | later in the fight.
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| UFC debut. This is certainly not an easy
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| | First of all, I don't believe that
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| fight for either combatant, but does
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| | Forrest will win this fight. When facing
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| Forrest Griffin really have a chance to
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| | top competition, Shogun has a much better
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| win?
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| | record, not just winning, but winning
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| Forrest Griffin won the first season of
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| | decisively. That said, Shogun's
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| the Ultimate Fighter reality season in an
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| | aggression can be his Achilles' heel.
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| epic battle with Stephan Bonnar and mixed
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| | Sometimes he over extends himself and
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| martial arts has never been the same.
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| | commits to bad situations. Usually, this
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| This was really the first time that a
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| | works out for Shogun because he is so
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| great fight was available, and watched,
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| | talented, but I can see where a Chuck
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| by a large audience on free TV. The
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| | Liddell could take advantage of this and
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| people loved it and the UFC's popularity
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| | knock Shogun out. Unfortunately for
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| grew enormously.
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| | Forrest, he is not a knockout artist. He
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| Since that fight, Griffin has battled
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| | likes to stand and bang, but he hit Tito
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| some big names in the light heavyweight
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| | and Bonnar for a total of 9 rounds and
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| division, including Tito Ortiz, Keith
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| | didn't knock either out.
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| Jardine, Elvis Sinosic and Stephan Bonnar
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| | On the ground, I don't think that the
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| again. Griffin defeated both Sinosic and
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| | story gets any better for Forrest. Sure
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| Bonnar, put on a good show against Ortiz
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| | he has submitted guys like Bill Mahood,
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| (maybe even a draw), but lost badly to
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| | but Shogun is a completely different
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| Keith Jardine. The Jardine fight was
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| | animal. He trains in Brazil, along with
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| particularly interesting as Jardine was
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| | his other Chute Box team mates. There is
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| able to TKO Griffin even though we've
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| | a reason why the B in BJJ is for Brazil
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| seen many times before that Forrest
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| | and I have my doubt that Forrest will
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| Griffin has a good chin and doesn't mind
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| | catch Shogun in a submission.
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| getting hit. I'd even say he usually
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| | So the only way I can see Forrest Griffin
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| fights better when he's a bit bloodied
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| | winning this fight is by decision.
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| up, just look at his fights with Ortiz
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| | Forrest showed us in his last fight,
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| and Bonnar as examples of this.
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| | against Hector Ramirez, that he's able to
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| Mauricio Shogun Rua has faced almost
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| | stick with a game plan and win a fight
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| every light heavyweight worth fighting in
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| | from the outside using good boxing. He
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| the Pride organization, with the sole
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| | will need to do this against Shogun to be
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| exception of his Chute Box team mate
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| | successful. He will need to establish
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| Wanderlei Silva. To say that Shogun has
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| | his jab early and keep Shogun at a
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| had success is somewhat of an
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| | distance to have any chance of winning
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| understatement. He has a dominant win
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| | this fight.
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| over current UFC light heavyweight
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| | Sadly, Shogun just doesn't let his
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| champion Quinton Jackson and wins over
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| | opponents do that. Ask Alistair Overeem,
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| big names like Kevin Randleman, Ricardo
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| | a good striker who gave Chuck Liddell a
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| Arona, Alistair Overeem and Antonio
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| | run in their fight early. Shogun had
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| Rogerio Nogueira (little Nog). He lost a
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| | some trouble with Alistair early, but
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| match to Mark Coleman in 2006, but only
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| | eventually he was able to get the upper
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| because he suffered a broken arm after
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| | hand and defeat him with punches on the
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| coming down on a bad angle during a slam.
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| | ground.
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| Mauricio Rua has an aggressive style. He
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| | I've waited a long time to see Mauricio
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| quite simply overwhelms his opponents
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| | Shogun Rua fight in the UFC. I want to
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| with vicious strikes and kicks. He has
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| | see him take on the likes of Chuck
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| won 12 out of his last 13 fights, 10 of
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| | Liddell, Tito Ortiz and yes, Forrest
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| them in the 1st round and 9 by KO or TKO.
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| | Griffin. I'd love to see a rematch with
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| If you're wondering if he has the cardio
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| | Quinton Jackson, or how about avenging
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| to go into later rounds, consider that he
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| | his brother "Ninja"'s loss to Dan
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| won a three round fight over Antonio
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| | Henderson. One thing is for sure, the
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| Rogerio Nogueira by decision. Cardio for
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| | UFC light heavyweight division is
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| Shogun is not an issue, in fact it is one
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| | stacked. It's a great time to be an MMA
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| of the reasons that he can go all out and
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| | fan!
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