Griffin gets a crack at Ortiz again
Can Griffin avenge his first loss in the UFC after Ortiz won a controversial split decision a few years ago?
That is the question most MMA fans are asking themselves heading to the highly anticipated rematch between Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz in UFC 106. And since the fight will be in Griffin’s hometown at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, you just know Las Vegas can’t wait for this epic encounter.
”The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz was originally scheduled to fight Mark Coleman. However, on October 5, Ortiz made it public that the fight was off, and it later became known that Coleman was suffering from a knee injury.
The UFC then confirmed that Forrest Griffin would step in to face Ortiz, setting us up for one rematch MMA fans were asking for since that controversial split decision.
For more than three years of waiting, the stakes for this much awaited rematch remain very much the same. For Forrest Griffin, it represents an opportunity to rebound from consecutive losses and reestablish himself as a contender for the light heavyweight title he once held.
For Tito Ortiz, this serves as his chance to prove that a fresh round of surgeries have him back to his old, incalculably grating self. Ortiz enters this fight trying to prove that despite his age, he can still fight with the best fighters in the world and win big.
If his shots still have some juice on them, Griffin is in a lot of trouble. Heck, he has already proven that he can take down Griffin and work the ground and pound gameplan to perfection.
Griffin still loses his discipline with alarming regularity and Ortiz will look to prey on that weakness. However, the last time these two warriors met, Ortiz could not sustain his ground and pound game past the first round and just barely survived two periods of attrition with Griffin.
This Saturday, survival will not be an option if Ortiz gets thrown into that situation all over again. You just know Griffin will try and drag him into that exact scenario.
Can Forrest Griffin beat Tito Ortiz in UFC 106? SPORTSBETTING.com has the odds.
Tito Ortiz +115
Forrest Griffin -145
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