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Forrest Griffin retires with a 19-7 career record. | Photo: Dave
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Forrest
Griffin has fought his last bout as a mixed martial artist.
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White announced
the former light heavyweight champion’s retirement from active
competition on May 25 following UFC 160 at MGM Grand Garden Arena
in Las Vegas, revealing that Griffin will remain with the company
in a front-office role, a la
Chuck
Liddell and
Matt
Hughes.
“
Forrest
Griffin has been a huge star for us,” White said. “Anytime
we’ve ever needed
Forrest
Griffin, he’s been there for us. He will stay with this company
at least for the rest of my life.”
Griffin began his professional career in 2001, debuting with a loss
to future UFC hall of famer
Dan Severn. He
won nine of his next 10 before joining the cast of “The Ultimate
Fighter,” winning the show’s inaugural season by topping
Stephan
Bonnar in a highly publicized barnburner on live TV in 2005.
The light heavyweight then won five of his next seven bouts,
capping that stretch with an upset of
Pride Fighting Championships standout...
