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May 23rd, 2007    

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Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-23 07:30:30

Forrest is so wrong for that, u dont need to kick someone in the leg if u know that he is not an MMA fighter. Thst is not how u treat a fan, sorry forrest i kinda dislike you now.

 
Comment by MJ
2007-05-23 08:11:57

Yeah I just lost respect for Forrest. What an ass.

 
Comment by Fo Shizzle
2007-05-23 08:23:08

Forrest is a piece of trash, I am sure he thought it would be funny but fracturing a guys leg is just low-class. Disgusting!!!!

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 08:32:45

haha, the dude was laughing the whole time…im sure whoever did the interview wanted to get it on camera, its not like he has to kick someone anytime they give an interview….im guessing the guys probably didnt reallly check into the hospital, even if he did, its a hairline fracture, which is nothing

 
Comment by ndnman
2007-05-23 08:37:14

Fak..That was great..Hey you guys, this guy came into the kick wanting it!..He’s a submissive who likes to acquire hairline fractures from M.M.A. fighters..He shouldn’t have stepped into the cage if he didn’t want a little kick.
I ain’t mad Forrest, kinda mad you didn’t give this dude a Compound Fracture..Damn Forrest…lol…lol!
~Salute~

 
Comment by cmon
2007-05-23 08:43:52

I don’t think the guy realized Forrest would actually kick him hard. He certainly didn’t look prepared for that. Plus the guy looks like he’s about half of Forrest’s weight…definitely not a “tough” guy by his appearance.

Forrest probably thinks it’s hilarious to punch girls in the face.

 
Comment by muto
2007-05-23 09:06:39

How is he an ass for doing something that the other guy wanted? Forrest didnt even do it full speed or strength. Hit him just right.
So is Liddell an ass for about breaking the radio talk show host’s arm on the T.V. show “Inked” on A&E? The announcer said give it to me good and Liddell threw a haymaker to his upper shoulder and put him immediately on the ground. He didnt fall down, he flew down to the ground.

 
Comment by cmon
2007-05-23 09:13:20

[quote comment=”62608″]How is he an ass for doing something that the other guy wanted? Forrest didnt even do it full speed or strength. Hit him just right.
So is Liddell an ass for about breaking the radio talk show host’s arm on the T.V. show “Inked” on A&E? The announcer said give it to me good and Liddell threw a haymaker to his upper shoulder and put him immediately on the ground. He didnt fall down, he flew down to the ground.[/quote]

In Liddell’s case, the guys asked to be hit. Here, Forrest said he would only answer the guy’s question if he got to kick him….

 
Comment by Freddy
2007-05-23 09:30:37

You can hear Forrest say “I’m not going to kick him hard.” Then he kicks him, not a full kick, but enough to make most people cry themselves to sleep. In the words of Mike Goldberg “So, You wanna be an Ultimate Fighter?” Uh, no thanks! But man, it is entertaining to watch.
Also, the video comments say that Forrest would only do the interview if he got to kick the interviewer. I have a feeling that Forrest said it tongue in cheek but then the guy agreed to it, so what the hell! Let’s kick a member of the press!

 
Comment by I_did_a_mistake
2007-05-23 09:38:09

You see stuff like this all over the internet. Ive seen Couture choke a chick out on a radio show, Joe Rogan choke a dude out on a radio show, Chuck punching a radio host, Kos beating the shit outta some fan, etc. Come on, its not a big deal. Hair fracture of the femur? Sounds a little blown outta the water. Shouldnt have stepped into the octagon.

 
Comment by ndnman
2007-05-23 10:00:45

[quote comment=”62635″]You can hear Forrest say “I’m not going to kick him hard.” Then he kicks him, not a full kick, but enough to make most people cry themselves to sleep. In the words of Mike Goldberg “So, You wanna be an Ultimate Fighter?” Uh, no thanks! But man, it is entertaining to watch.
Also, the video comments say that Forrest would only do the interview if he got to kick the interviewer. I have a feeling that Forrest said it tongue in cheek but then the guy agreed to it, so what the hell! Let’s kick a member of the press![/quote]

Yeah i definately agree..It isn’t everyday the paparazzi gets their legs kicked…The Actting business probably just loves this..Maybe we’ll get some actors in the buizz now…uh huh!

 
Comment by SeeRed
2007-05-23 10:17:34

Ummm, I think those of you who think the “hairline fracture” bit is true need to chill. Seems like this Newby guy had a “Jackass” moment. The guy could have said “No!” to getting kicked if Forrest actually said he wanted to kick him. And, this is staged TV, where NOTHING is ever as it seems. I thought it was funny. Looked kind of painful, though.

 
Comment by muto
2007-05-23 10:19:42

[quote comment=”62618″][quote comment=”62608″]How is he an ass for doing something that the other guy wanted? Forrest didnt even do it full speed or strength. Hit him just right.
So is Liddell an ass for about breaking the radio talk show host’s arm on the T.V. show “Inked” on A&E? The announcer said give it to me good and Liddell threw a haymaker to his upper shoulder and put him immediately on the ground. He didnt fall down, he flew down to the ground.[/quote]

In Liddell’s case, the guys asked to be hit. Here, Forrest said he would only answer the guy’s question if he got to kick him….[/quote]

And? It isnt like Forrest chased him, called him a pussy, or said if you dont let me kick you I wont say a word for the interview. Newbie jumper right in the cage and laughed going out the door.

This is not a big deal.

 
Comment by crawford
2007-05-23 10:24:57

First off, the Liddell “incident” that happened on Inked. The “radio host” was actually Jason Ellis who is a pro skateboarder and also appeared on the show “Viva la Bam” and stars in Spike TV’s show “The Wild World of Spike”. If anyone has seen him on any of these shows then you will see him getting punched is no big deal.

And as far as the Forrest thing, its a PR stunt nothing more. Forrest didnt go in there to hurt him and believe me if Forrest “requested” to kick that guy in exchange to be interviewed. Then the guy would have said no, because that is a bigger story then the interview itself.

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 10:33:32

Does that guy look like he shold be letting a professional fighter agree to kick him in the leg? “Which is the way he wants it, well, he gets it.” ( GnR Civil War )

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 10:35:22

hahah true crawford…every radio station or tv show has that one guy who they send to do stupid shit, and it gets them ratings…im sure “Newbie” is hurt bad, and the writing in between the shot is for humor sake..its not saying “Look at what this a hole forrest griffin did to our poor camera man with downs syndrome”….any ways, now what did we learn about checking leg kicks

 
Comment by crawford
2007-05-23 10:39:32

I guess MMA events should start with a disclaimer before them now saying “dont try this at home”… hahahaha

 
Comment by mcanena
2007-05-23 10:40:46

where I live if you kick a spastic even if they drool on your food or take a dump in the back seat of your car it is considered wrong,I mean look at that guy I doubt he even qualified for special ed,Forrest is a total bully and I think he should die by lethal injection,or infact even better he can die by ground and pound delivered by none other than Michael the Count Bisping.

HIT ME! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH#

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

 
Comment by SeeRed
2007-05-23 10:48:50

[quote comment=”62712″]I guess MMA events should start with a disclaimer before them now saying “dont try this at home”… hahahaha[/quote]
LOL These days I’m surprised they don’t!

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 10:56:24

well did you ever see the older ppvs “On the Mat with Marc Laimon”…Laimon taught BJJ moves, and Joe Rogan had to say at least three times “dont do this at home” “dont try this on your little brother” “this is just for fans to understand what theses fighters are doing, dont do this at home”…

anf mtu..no he doesnt look like he should let forrest kick him, but doesnt he kinda look like Mauro

 
Comment by Stafo
2007-05-23 10:58:05

I think it’s funny how so many on here jump ship once Forrest put this guy in the hospital (supposedly).He obviously didn’t do it on purpose. It was obviously staged. What about when Liddell threw that arm bar on that radio personality? Or when RC choked out the famale radio personality. It’s all crap. They ask for a lil jackass stunt and something goes a lil off, and all of a sudden the fighter is wrong.

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 11:03:16

[quote post=”2195″]anf mtu..no he doesnt look like he should let forrest kick him, but doesnt he kinda look like Mauro [/quote]
We can only wish that was Mauro….

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 11:06:38

Thats a Cool Hand Luke quote which gnr stole.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 11:10:40

Personally I think it was a bit bullyish of Forrest or he was trying to look cool in front of the girl. I think it was a little uncalled for. Look at that poor guy and he got his leg fractured? Classy real classy.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 11:13:50

Maybe it made him feel tougher after running out of the ring crying and flailing his arms like a girl after being knocked out by the Dean of Mean.

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 11:18:41

[quote comment=”62747″]Thats a Cool Hand Luke quote which gnr stole.[/quote]
I couldnt remember the movie, but had an “Oh yeah” moment when I read your comment. It’s still an awesome intro to Civil War.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 11:21:49

I didn’t read most of these comments to after but really look at the way that guy was standing, there is no way he expected to be kicked that hard. It takes years to build up tolerance in the legs to withstand that type of kick and to just be standing there nonchalant and relaxed, he wasn’t thinking he would be kicked like that.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 11:23:06

I’ll give you that…one of my favorites actually.

 
Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-23 11:31:12

If you see forrest on the street and you ask him if you can get a picture of him and you. But then he said “let me hit you in the leg first.” and you are thinking in your mind “what the heck he is just playin around with so i should say yes. THen u said yes. Next thing u know Forrest hits u on your leg and starting laughing at you. Do u think thats funny. After that your girl have to escort you to the hospital saying your leg is fractured, then what u cant go to work and you have to pay for the hospital bill. That;s just ridiculous. I would not kick someone unless im fighting

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 11:33:52

still it wasnt that hard, and it was a show…im sure they wanted him to do it…i think its being taken the wrong way..
and Mcanena..i like Bisping as much as the next guy, but i dont think he is ready for Forrest

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 11:37:29

st amour…its not some guy on the street, its a show personality….people who have met Forrest say he is one of the most approachable fighters, and no bully by any means…if something is wrong im sure the show will pay for it, since they allowed it to happen anyway…and HAIRLINE FRACTURE is not a break by anymeans

 
Comment by owen
2007-05-23 11:49:31

that shit is funny.why r people hatin on forest for this its not like he meant to fracture the guys leg

 
Comment by morocco
2007-05-23 11:57:56

Forrest is so wrong for that

 
Comment by cmon
2007-05-23 12:19:30

[quote comment=”62681″][quote comment=”62618″][quote comment=”62608″]How is he an ass for doing something that the other guy wanted? Forrest didnt even do it full speed or strength. Hit him just right.
So is Liddell an ass for about breaking the radio talk show host’s arm on the T.V. show “Inked” on A&E? The announcer said give it to me good and Liddell threw a haymaker to his upper shoulder and put him immediately on the ground. He didnt fall down, he flew down to the ground.[/quote]

In Liddell’s case, the guys asked to be hit. Here, Forrest said he would only answer the guy’s question if he got to kick him….[/quote]

And? It isnt like Forrest chased him, called him a pussy, or said if you dont let me kick you I wont say a word for the interview. Newbie jumper right in the cage and laughed going out the door.

This is not a big deal.[/quote]

I agree it’s not a big deal. But if the text is accurate, Forrest did say he would only answer the guy’s question if he could kick him. Look at the guy just before getting kicked, he clearly didn’t expect a “real” kick…and the kick may not have been full-force, but you can hear it hit.

I don’t think Forrest is a “bully” because of this, just that his judgment is pretty poor. Anybody with some sense would look at the guy standing there with his hands on hips and say “hey get ready, I’m really gonna kick you.”

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 12:56:00

Enough of this. Enough of Forrest beating up a Beatie Boy wannabe.

http://www.rawvegas.tv/images/hosts/denise/Pink-Bikini.jpg

That’s better.

 
Comment by Hairybuddha
2007-05-23 13:07:59

If there is such a thing as a “sucker kick” then Forrest did it. I think that is what makes the kick so bad. Listen and watch close, Forrest is in mid sentence when he kicks. The interview is clearly unprepared for it having no time to brace himself.

“I’m not going to kick him hard, I’m just gonna *crack*”

Little to much rough-housing, come on, grow up Forrest. This comes from one of your biggest fans.

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 13:20:17

thanks mtu…i needed that

 
Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-23 13:21:28

[quote comment=”62825″]Enough of this. Enough of Forrest beating up a Beatie Boy wannabe.

http://www.rawvegas.tv/images/hosts/denise/Pink-Bikini.jpg

That’s better.[/quote]

That is awesome. LOL

 
Comment by Donner
2007-05-23 13:41:24

That was hilarious

 
Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-23 14:02:31

[quote comment=”62840″]If there is such a thing as a “sucker kick” then Forrest did it. I think that is what makes the kick so bad. Listen and watch close, Forrest is in mid sentence when he kicks. The interview is clearly unprepared for it having no time to brace himself.

“I’m not going to kick him hard, I’m just gonna *crack*”

Little to much rough-housing, come on, grow up Forrest. This comes from one of your biggest fans.[/quote]

HairyBuddha u have a funny name. LOL, and yes i agree with u 100%.

 
Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-23 14:03:51

[quote comment=”62840″]If there is such a thing as a “sucker kick” then Forrest did it. I think that is what makes the kick so bad. Listen and watch close, Forrest is in mid sentence when he kicks. The interview is clearly unprepared for it having no time to brace himself.

“I’m not going to kick him hard, I’m just gonna *crack*”

Little to much rough-housing, come on, grow up Forrest. This comes from one of your biggest fans.[/quote]

HairyBuddha u have a funny name. LOL, and yes i agree wirh u 100%.

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 14:21:44

Hey, where was that Adidas executive standing when he got kicked? And what is the rule about walking onto a dojo’s mat? ( other than to take your shoes off, I mean ).

 
Comment by LongIslandguy
2007-05-23 14:30:52

I did the same thing once to a reporter - hey, he asked for it - sometimes I have trouble toning down my immense power

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 14:41:18

[quote comment=”62922″]I did the same thing once to a reporter - hey, he asked for it - sometimes I have trouble toning down my immense power[/quote]
Are you Matt Serra?~\~

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-05-23 14:43:30

i cant get the audio here at work, but i someone on another site said this newby character mentioned something about the wwf?? can someone enlighten me….also yes mtu, i believe the president and CEO of Adidas called, and he wants his jump suit back

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 15:28:27

We need a login.

 
Comment by Chris Valentine
2007-05-23 15:38:43

You guys really hate on someone quick. It was staged for one, and for two, he did not even throw it that hard. If you think about it, he was doing the guy a favor by doing it as a surprise. If the guy would have known it was coming when it did he would have turned his shin into it and had a compound, in place of a hairline.

Forrest is probably one of my favorite fighters, but not based on skill as much as it is based on heart, and his great mentality. Quit wining, and understand that shit like this is staged, and for is not some a**whole bully.

Later
Chris Valentine

 
Comment by SeeRed
2007-05-23 17:02:57

[quote comment=”62982″]You guys really hate on someone quick. It was staged for one, and for two, he did not even throw it that hard. If you think about it, he was doing the guy a favor by doing it as a surprise. If the guy would have known it was coming when it did he would have turned his shin into it and had a compound, in place of a hairline.

Forrest is probably one of my favorite fighters, but not based on skill as much as it is based on heart, and his great mentality. Quit wining, and understand that shit like this is staged, and for is not some a**whole bully.

Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
Yep.

[quote comment=”62825″]Enough of this. Enough of Forrest beating up a Beatie Boy wannabe.

http://www.rawvegas.tv/images/hosts/denise/Pink-Bikini.jpg

That’s better.[/quote]
Very nice.

 
Comment by wildbill
2007-05-23 17:55:43

i thought it was great

 
Comment by c-war
2007-05-23 20:20:35

Forrest was messed up for doing that, but on ther other hand the other guy was messed up for agreeing to that.

 
Comment by mrskorpion
2007-05-23 20:20:39

Damn that sucks, What if it was The dean of mean or Cro cop? What’s the rule on fighters as far as getting in fights with regular civilians outside the ring, I mean are they like registered Weapons???

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 20:22:34

He’s called a newbie yet he should have known the rules of stepping in the octagon? Wrong is wrong, I hate a bully.

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-23 20:28:53

[quote comment=”63191″]He’s called a newbie yet he should have known the rules of stepping in the octagon? Wrong is wrong, I hate a bully.[/quote]
ROFL, his name is Newby…

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-23 20:33:00

Did I spell it Newby…no…I’m speaking of posts. There you go again.

 
Comment by Jeff
2007-05-23 22:42:19

Maybe since getting beaten into paste by Jardine and then crying like a 12 year old rape victim, Forrest need to do shit like hurt normal dudes in some lame attempt to pump up his deflated ego.

Remember, people, Griffin is an ex-cop. Cops are people who strive to have a job in which they have complete dominance and control over people. The Dwight Shrutes of the world.

Definitely a dick move, Forrest.

 
Comment by Mahde
2007-05-23 23:18:48

I highly doubt that guy actually had a hairline fracture. IF he did, than he needs to drink some more milk or something. I have very little sympathy for pussies. Plus, he knew the kick was coming. It was plain and simple, good television.

 
Comment by MoreThanUFC
2007-05-24 01:57:06

[quote comment=”63304″]I highly doubt that guy actually had a hairline fracture. IF he did, than he needs to drink some more milk or something. I have very little sympathy for pussies. Plus, he knew the kick was coming. It was plain and simple, good television.[/quote]
Man, I agree Mahde. If the dudes bone cracked from that tap, he needs some mag and cal. MT low leg kicks hurt like hell, but that kick was no where near full power. Does that mean Forrest woulda chopped the guy leg off at full contact speed? Sounds like plain ol internet hype to me.
You guys are all slamming FG, what about the girl, “He deserved it.” FG shoulda MTed her. ( Just kidding )

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-05-24 02:47:37

[quote comment=”62681″][quote comment=”62618″][quote comment=”62608″]How is he an ass for doing something that the other guy wanted? Forrest didnt even do it full speed or strength. Hit him just right.
So is Liddell an ass for about breaking the radio talk show host’s arm on the T.V. show “Inked” on A&E? The announcer said give it to me good and Liddell threw a haymaker to his upper shoulder and put him immediately on the ground. He didnt fall down, he flew down to the ground.[/quote]

In Liddell’s case, the guys asked to be hit. Here, Forrest said he would only answer the guy’s question if he got to kick him….[/quote]

And? It isnt like Forrest chased him, called him a pussy, or said if you dont let me kick you I wont say a word for the interview. Newbie jumper right in the cage and laughed going out the door.

This is not a big deal.[/quote]
[quote comment=”62707″]hahah true crawford…every radio station or tv show has that one guy who they send to do stupid shit, and it gets them ratings…im sure “Newbie” is hurt bad, and the writing in between the shot is for humor sake..its not saying “Look at what this a hole forrest griffin did to our poor camera man with downs syndrome”….any ways, now what did we learn about checking leg kicks[/quote]
Like I said all I was commenting on was the way he is percieved then saying he should have known better. Slight double standard.

 
Comment by I_did_a_mistake
2007-05-24 16:16:44

[quote comment=”62915″]Hey, where was that Adidas executive standing when he got kicked? And what is the rule about walking onto a dojo’s mat? ( other than to take your shoes off, I mean ).[/quote]

It depends. Usually you take your shoes off and bow towards the mat when you enter. When you leave the mat, you bow at the exit. Different disciplines have different rules. Some bow with both hands on your knees, some do it with a fist clenched into your palm, etc. If you pay attention, you can see some fighters bow before they enter the octagon.

 
Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-24 17:39:22

If I was the pude that got kick in the leg by forrest. Oh men it is over for forrest, he would get dominated. I would bring my sword and my shield and turn into to the He-man. N i would chop his leg off.

 
Comment by St. Amour
2007-05-24 17:40:27

[quote comment=”64010″]If I was the pude that got kick in the leg by forrest. Oh men it is over for forrest, he would get dominated. I would bring my sword and my shield and turn into to the He-man. N i would chop his leg off.[/quote]

JUSt playing he might just shove that sword up my a##!

 
Comment by XXXFactor
2007-05-24 20:44:46

if he wanted to get hit why the hell was he standing like that lolol…that was hillariousssss

 
Comment by Mr.mayn
2007-05-25 09:29:03

[quote post=”2195″] agree it’s not a big deal. But if the text is accurate, Forrest did say he would only answer the guy’s question if he could kick him. Look at the guy just before getting kicked, he clearly didn’t expect a “real” kick…and the kick may not have been full-force, but you can hear it hit.
I don’t think Forrest is a “bully” because of this, just that his judgment is pretty poor. Anybody with some sense would look at the guy standing there with his hands on hips and say “hey get ready, I’m really gonna kick you.” [/quote]

EXACTLY..

 
Comment by Luppers
2007-05-25 11:36:29

Eh, it really doesnt do anything to counter the barbarian image of MMA fighters, but still funny. Shouldnt be compared to when Chuck hit Jason Ellis, Ellis can be a huge pompous douche… and asked for it. Plus the guy really is a pro athlete (and funny as hell on his Sirius Faction Radio show.)
[quote comment=”63304″]I highly doubt that guy actually had a hairline fracture. IF he did, than he needs to drink some more milk or something. I have very little sympathy for pussies.[/quote]Best quote in this whole thread… ROFL!

 
Comment by Brendan
2007-07-19 05:22:58

Hmmmm well maybe this tiny dude shouldn’t ask a professional fighter to kick him…. i mean did this guy not have it coming? forrest did apology obviously he didn’t mean to break the guys leg… this really isnt apart of forrest nature at all i mean interupt his training so some nerd can ask him a question

 
Comment by aaron
2007-12-01 21:59:39

the guy agreed, and Forest is just a joker, he kicked him for an interview. so they both got something out of it.

 
Comment by Justin
2008-06-27 17:57:37

i feel bad for the guy a little bit, the look on his face and his voice kind of reminded me of Brick Tamland (aka Steve Carell) Awww poor dude! lmao. Forrest c’mon you knew he couldn’t take it. He’s not a man. He’s part of the press.

 
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