Ring announcer angers Griffin
Posted: Tuesday July 08, 2008 07:26AM ET
One of the funniest moments of the night at UFC 86 came when Forrest Griffin nearly ripped Yves Lavigne's shoulder to shreds. Griffin got completely duped by Bruce Buffer's announcement of the winner in his fight against Quinton Jackson. Who knew Buffer could top himself after the loudest scream ever in the pre-fight intros? His intro of Rampage Jackson shook my chair ringside. But he outdid himself after the fight with the longest dramatic pause in UFC history. If Griffin hadn't been punched in the head many times and had his math wits about him, he should've known the winner once the 48-46 scores were announced. It indicated a round had been scored 10-8. He was the only the guy who could've gotten a 10-8 round. Instead an emotional Griffin fell victim to the Buffer pause: "The winner and (insert STILL or NEW) UFC Light Heavyweight champ is..." The key is the 'still or new.' When Buffer paused, Griffin nearly tore his arm away from Lavigne. A moment of hilarity.
Forrest Griffin, Courtesy of Zuffa, LLC
Comments (13)
Lame
FootballGuru | 07/08/08, 09:06 AM
Report Offensive CommentNon story...next
M3ATPLOW | 07/08/08, 09:47 AM
Report Offensive CommentThe stupid thing is he wasn't even mad.
Jason70 | 07/08/08, 03:42 PM
Report Offensive CommentWork! The UFC GAVE Forrest the title. He did not EARN IT!
Nkosi 101 | 07/08/08, 05:04 PM
Report Offensive CommentGIVE ME A BREAK, GO GET YOU SOME CHEEEZZZEEE TO GO WITH YOUR WINE. Jerry
jerry R | 07/08/08, 05:18 PM
Report Offensive CommentOk and the point of this story is?
Hank Hill | 07/09/08, 12:41 AM
Report Offensive CommentWork! The UFC GAVE Forrest the title. He did not EARN IT!
Nkosi 101 | 07/08/08, 05:04 PM
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Go watch the WWE if you want to watch works.
Jason70 | 07/09/08, 12:42 AM
Report Offensive CommentWork! The UFC GAVE Forrest the title. He did not EARN IT!
Nkosi 101 | 07/08/08, 05:04 PM
...says the Jackson fan who obviously didn't get the pay-per-view or see the fight
YODA | 07/09/08, 01:00 AM
Report Offensive CommentThat was pretty funny
Hank Hill | 07/09/08, 10:04 AM
Report Offensive Commentthe UFC is starting to look alot like boxing...
antonio | 07/09/08, 11:15 AM
Report Offensive CommentAntonio, I dont' buy that for a second. Did you watch the latest UFC? There were some very good ground fighting. People are always going to disagree on decisions.
Jason70 | 07/09/08, 03:28 PM
Report Offensive CommentWork! The UFC GAVE Forrest the title. He did not EARN IT!
Nkosi 101 | 07/08/08, 05:04 PM
...says the Jackson fan who obviously didn't get the pay-per-view or see the fight
YODA | 07/09/08, 01:00 AM
YODA, your in the wrong room!
-FLOAT-Go Cowboys-JR | 07/09/08, 09:49 PM
Report Offensive CommentGIVE ME A BREAK, GO GET YOU SOME CHEEEZZZEEE TO GO WITH YOUR WINE. Jerry
jerry R | 07/08/08, 05:18 PM
ALLCAPS attempts to compensate for his limited rhetorical weaponry through the extravagant use of capitalized words - something netizens refer to as SHOUTING. Sure, a sprinkling of capitalized words can add some zip to a thrust, but they should be used sparingly. Even worse from a tactical point of view, too much shouting alerts other Warriors to the opponent's verbal WEAKNESS and emotional EXCITABILITY.
-FLOAT-Go Cowboys-JR | 07/14/08, 01:12 AM
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