MMA Pound for Pound champion Forrest Griffin
Currently Forrest Griffin is ranked at number 5th in MMA Pound for Pound fighters Ranking. Forrest Griffin Was born in July 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and has a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cameron Diffley. Forrest Griffin wight is 93 KG and his hight is 6 ft and 3 inch. He participated in 23 MMA fights and win total 17 fights and loss 6. Forrest Griffin team name is Xtreme Couture, Warrior training center.
He trained at The HardCore Gym in Athens for five years under Adam and Rory Singer. He later left law enforcement to pursue a career in professional mixed martial arts. Griffin is also an MMA instructor at Warrior Training Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was rumoured for a while that Griggin was going out with Fitness Model Melissa Lukon, who he met backstage at the filming of her famous Workout DVD, but it has yet to be confirmed.
Championships and awards
Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
The Ultimate Fighter: Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
Fight of the Night Honors (3 times)
Submission of the Night Honors (1 time)
Holds record for most leg kicks landed in a 3 Round UFC fight, 38 total, against Hector Ramirez (UFC 72)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Fight of the Year 2005: vs Stephan Bonnar (TUF 1 Finale)
Fight of the Year 2008: vs Quinton Jackson (UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin)
FIGHTING SPIRIT magazine
Fight of The Year 2006: vs Tito Ortiz (UFC 59: Reality Check)