Griffin to replace Coleman

Kevin Iole is reporting that Forrest Griffin will replace Coleman and fight Tito Ortiz. It should be up on Yahoo soon.

Tito's twitter says it as well. War Forrest

Tito I appreciate the desire to compete but you need a tune up fight bro. You will lose to Forrest for sure.

Bad idea. Hate this fight.

Tito vs Coleman was perfect. Tito vs Forrest is not a good return fight for Tito. The UFC matching these guys up is a little surprising, as no matter who wins, one of these two fan favorites is going to come out of this fight on a three-fight losing streak (excluding Tito's draw).

thessy11 wrote:

Tito vs Coleman was perfect. Tito vs Forrest is not a good return fight for Tito. The UFC matching these guys up is a little surprising, as no matter who wins, one of these two fan favorites is going to come out of this fight on a three-fight losing streak (excluding Tito's draw).

Forrest is overrated. He has had some very questionable decision against Rampage and beat a Shogun with a bad knee. I wouldnt be surprised to see him go the way of Bonnar.

Well, it should be a lot more entertaining than Ortiz-Coleman. I was predicting a snoozefest there.

This is not a good return bout for Tito, but i'll go ahead and pick him anyway.

MikeyLikesIt wrote:

thessy11 wrote:

Tito vs Coleman was perfect. Tito vs Forrest is not a good return fight for Tito. The UFC matching these guys up is a little surprising, as no matter who wins, one of these two fan favorites is going to come out of this fight on a three-fight losing streak (excluding Tito's draw).

Forrest is overrated. He has had some very questionable decision against Rampage and beat a Shogun with a bad knee. I wouldnt be surprised to see him go the way of Bonnar.

So you disagree that Forrest is a much tougher opponent for Tito than Mark Coleman? Because that's really all I said.

This may be a very good fight and has the potential to be just that. Then again it could end up being a shit fight. We will soon find out.

The first fight was VERY entertaining and very close with Forrest mounting a late comeback. I have a feeling it might go his way this time around. He won't be so overwhelmed by the big match up and Tito's wrestling this time around.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Tito I appreciate the desire to compete but you need a tune up fight bro. You will lose to Forrest for sure.

Bad idea. Hate this fight.

I see what you're saying but Forrest hasn't looked good either. Forrest needs a tune up fight too. Beating Coleman wasn't a sure thing either IMO. This is a bad fight for both fighters even though it's a good fight for the fans.

Forrest was schooling Rashad until he got caught. Anderson never let him get started. He should crush Tito here. Gay ass fight.

Tito coming off a major back injury and hassn't fought in how long? And he's fighting Forrest in his first fight back? IDK i mean i respect his desire to get right back in the mix but Forrest is tough as nails. Dont write him off cause he lost to silva, he is still a game opponent. I'd pick him to win this rematch. And not beacuase i hate Tito.

oggy420 wrote:

Tito coming off a major back injury and hassn't fought in how long? And he's fighting Forrest in his first fight back? IDK i mean i respect his desire to get right back in the mix but Forrest is tough as nails. Dont write him off cause he lost to silva, he is still a game opponent. I'd pick him to win this rematch. And not beacuase i hate Tito.

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I know when I read this I was like wow Tito is fucked, he goes from Colemen to Forrest, have fun with that in ur first fight back. I'd pick Forrest to win even if Tito had a warmup fight first.

If Tito had the warmup fight he'd run Forrest just like last time!!

Wolfgangsta wrote:

If Tito had the warmup fight he'd run Forrest just like last time!!

Ehh I find it hard to believe a warm up fight makes that much of a difference. I'm sure it helps but Tito is a vet and the cage has been his home for a long time not someone who's been in a ring his whole career.

The fight will hinge on just what Forrest is going to be bring in from getting absolutely destroyed in his last fight, Forrest has never looked so bad, and after the usual feel out we will see how quick he engages. I kinda think Tito will win and hate to say that, I don't think that is a good fight for Forrest after Silva. Tito has a lot to prove, but Forrest I think has a lot more, hope to hell he doesn't sprint out of the cage again, two runs of shame might destroy him.