Forrest Griffin Profile

DOB--7/1/79
HEIGHT--6'3
WEIGHT--205
STYLE--Boxing Jiu-Jitsu
TEAM--Xtreme Couture

Forrest Griffin is the original Ultimate Fighter, Forrest won season 1 of the TV show. To win the show he defeated fellow fighter and house mate Stephan Bonnar in what has turned out to be one of the biggest fights in the history of mixed martial arts. In a 3 round battle that left both fighters bruised and bloody, Forrest won a unanimous decision that awarded him a nice 6 figure contract from the UFC.

Forrest Griffin was trained in mixed martial arts in Georgia under brothers Adam and Rory Singer at HardCore Gym as well as being part of the law enforcement in Athens Georgia. He was ready to quit MMA and go back to law enforcement before UFC President Dana White talked him into being on The Ultimate Fighter. Even though winning the contract from the UFC was his big break, Griffin had quite a few pro mma fights before that. His first MMA fight was against the Legendary Dan Severn. Forrest Griffin has faced notable names like Chael Sonnen, Jeremy Horn and Jeff Monson. Since winning his contract, Forrest has made the most of the opportunity. At first, it was a struggle for him. He won back to back fights after the Bonnar breakthrough but his next one was by far his toughest test. Tito Ortiz is one of the faces of MMA. He was a former UFC champion and defeated Forrest Griffin via unanimous decision. After a few wins and a loss following Tito, Forrest faced the highly touted PRIDE superstar Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in what was supposed to be a fight to introduce "Shogun" to the US fans. Griffin stopped Shogun in that fight with a 3rd round submission.

Defeating Shogun propelled Forrest into the title picture. He was to face off against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Before the 2 faced off they were coaches on The Ultimate Fighter Season 7. They are very popular fighters and there sense of humor made the season a big hit. During the show though they had a run in after one of the fights. Rampage told Forrest that he'd bet his purse that there fight wouldn't go to decision as he stormed out of the gym. Forrest was obviously upset and took out his anger on a door splitting it in half. The 2 fought for the title in july of 08 and Forrest won the title by unanimous decision.

Forrest Griffin Profile: Gabe October 14, 2008