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Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:05 am EST

Griffin could miss all of 2009?

By Steve Cofield

The Sun is reporting that former UFC light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin may miss most of 2009 because of the broken hand he suffered in his loss at UFC 92 to Rashad Evans. Pins were placed in the left hand to help the healing process. The British tabloid is quoting UFC sources as saying Griffin won't be back until September at the earliest.

The UFC's light heavyweight roster is deep but Griffin's loss does hurt. He was likely being targeted for co-main event status in July or August (suspended by NSAC until June 27). It could be a blessing in disguise for guys like Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell and Shogun Rua. With Griffin out of the way and a big win in the next fight they could all quickly be in the mix to face the Rashad Evans-Quinton Jackson winner. 

When the UFC bought Japan's Pride Fighting organzation, Rua was considered the hottest commodity. The 27-year-old fell out of the mix after suffering a loss to Griffin that was sandwiched between several bad injuries over the last two years. If healthy, Rua could quickly put himself in position for a title shot. He destroyed Jackson in a 2005 fight. Rua says his jiu-jitsu and striking will eventually take out light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans.  

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  1. Special K
    1. Posted by Special K Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Did he break his hand before the fight, or during it?
  2. HAHA
    2. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    tough for griff
    i wonder at what point in the fight he broke it?
    no mention of machida and thaigo silva as # 1 contenders?
  3. jtakeo11
    3. Posted by jtakeo11 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    HAHA, cofield works for Dana, why would he mention Machida or Silva? Machida for sure deserves the title shot given he beats Silva. I hope Shogun runs through Coleman and then his next opponent and gets a shot soon.
  4. HAHA
    4. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    i was watchin mma live and they said that if shogun wins he should face the next opponent for title contention
  5. Nutcracker
    5. Posted by Nutcracker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    Griffin broke it post fight so people would think he actually hit Evans...
  6. Darkness!
    6. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    man, that sucks. Despite him losing to Evans, I always enjoy watching Griffin fight...
  7. HAHA
    7. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    haha thats funny nutcracker
  8. Steven W
    8. Posted by Steven W Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:47 pm EDT

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    probably broke it throwing those sloppy punches.
    about the title shot...pretty crappy page is getting the next shot, should be machida if he beats thiago. if that happened i'd like to see machida fight rashad, winner of that fight should wait for the winner of rampage vs rua should shogun beat coleman, and winner of that gets the next shot at either machida or rashad for the title. makes sense to me, anyone else?
  9. HAHA
    9. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    yea it makes sense
    i dont have a prob wit Rampage gettin the shot tho
    he was the former champ and defended the title successfully
    against a game opponent and champ in hendo
    as long as machida vs thiago is # 1 contender I have no problem
  10. Farthammer
    10. Posted by Farthammer Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    I actually have no problem with Rampage getting another shot over Machida/Thiago, but he is the ONLY one I have no problem with. He won it, defended it, then lost it in a close decision. He should have gotten a rematch I thought. But the others (Wanderlei, Chuck, Rua, Coleman) should wait.
  11. HAHA
    11. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    hend, rua, luis cane, ace, jardine, wandy, chuck, and coleman all can move up a notch since griffin is hurt
    i saw rampage, machida, and thiago silva should be the top 3 contenders tho, and it seems they are
  12. Steven W
    12. Posted by Steven W Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:47 pm EDT

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    yeah i see your points....i guess worse things could happen than page getting another shot, but i still think machida deserves it first. there's endless opportunities here but i'm sure dana and joe silva will mess it up somehow.
  13. eddie
    13. Posted by eddie Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    rampage just fought and won, he deserves a shot at the belt. even though he wants to fight forrest more then anything to avenge that loss. machida and thiago silva havent even fought yet so the winner would probably get a shot at the belt after evans/jackson fight, if i happens.
  14. j_maddux
    14. Posted by j_maddux Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    Give the shot to machida if he beats silva!!
  15. j_maddux
    15. Posted by j_maddux Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    I foresee a title fight between Rampage and Machida.
  16. Monty Python
    16. Posted by Monty Python Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:55 pm EDT

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    I broke my hand once... but I was wrestling with my wife.
    She won again, DAMMIT!!!
  17. Crazylegs $wam
    17. Posted by Crazylegs $wam Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    get well soon, Gump~ we'll miss ya.
    meanwhile, i sense some colour commentary gigs in your immediate future.
  18. wade b
    18. Posted by wade b Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Forrest said he thinks he broke his hand when Rasad took him down thats why his guard was sloppy
  19. The Buzzsaw
    19. Posted by The Buzzsaw Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    steve w
    dude i dont know u and im not saying you dont know what your talking about.
    but clearly the right thing to do is to give machida a title shot if he beats thiago
    will he earn one
    doubtful
    simply because his victories have been impressive but.. not impressive.
    his biggest win is over an over the hill tito ortiz
    well biggest win in the ufc.
    i would like to see him rematch franklin assuming franklin beats hendo. im surew thats what the ufc will do
    and i bet u anything dana is going to be rooting for franklin. cuz franklin can make some interesting fights at 205
    who doesnt wanna see a liddell vs franklin?
  20. Ian from CT
    20. Posted by Ian from CT Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT

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    i've got to say that machida really does deserve a shot if he wins against silva. rua, henderson, coleman, chuck, wanderlei, franklin? none of these dudes deserve a shot at the title next. i don't care what they do in their next fights. rampage is the only contender in my mind. everybody else is really low on the pecking order.
  21. Jordandaman
    21. Posted by Jordandaman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:40 pm EDT

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    your all gay
  22. Darrell S
    22. Posted by Darrell S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    I dont see Ace making it in 205. If there are any middleweights to move up, Anderson Silva is who we need to see fighting at 205. I see him giving Rashad a better fight than even rampage. Although I won't count out 'page, I didn't think he would beat Wanderlei. I do agree Machida deserves a shot if he beats thiago at 14-0 and 6-0 (after a win to thiago of course) in the UFC. If Brock gets a title shot in his 4th UFC fight even with a loss, although I know the division LHW is much deeper than HW, then Machida deserves a shot soon. That is barring he doesn't lose, of course. But I would bet 100 to 1 he will have to fight a gatekeeper first (Liddel or Wanderlei).
  23. Crazylegs $wam
    23. Posted by Crazylegs $wam Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    i'd like to see Liddell/Franklin as soon as Chuck shows us he's not washed up. the game's passed that poorly conditioned, one trick pony by, imo. you need more than standup in mma today and that's all we ever see from him.
  24. RoastBeef
    24. Posted by RoastBeef Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:45 pm EDT

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    Bambino, if Franklin wins though, he basically has to go down to 185 with the TUF coaching gig, unless he finds a way out of it. So Franklin in 205 would be interesting, but who knows if it'll happen.
    And how did Forrest get suspended by the NSAC?
  25. RoastBeef
    25. Posted by RoastBeef Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:45 pm EDT

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    Oh my bad, a medical suspension.

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