UFC 72 Forrest Griffin Hector RamirezForrest Griffin had to pull out of his UFC 70 fight with Ryoto Machida because of a grizzly staph infection back in April.

He’s now set to return at UFC 72: “Victory” against hard-hitting Hector Ramirez on Saturday, June 16 in Belfast, northern Ireland.

However, according to a recent teleconference to promote the pay-per-view (PPV) event, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) winner from season one is still unwell.

Here’s a quip:

“[My health] is horrible. I have herpes, hepatitis and all kinds of nasty shit. But as long as the blood tests work out….”

Griffin also touched on some non-adjustments he has made in training to ensure that he doesn’t end up on his back staring up at lights, which happened against Keith Jardine in has last fight at UFC 66.

Here’s another quip:

“I haven’t made much changes. I dunno, I was thinking about defending against punches for a little bit…. I guess I don’t have the chin I thought I did.”

Of course, Griffin is being his usual sarcastic self. He certainly won’t be cracking jokes, however, when the bell rings to start round one come June 16.

“Sick Dog” Ramirez is a tough dude who has been in against some notable opponents. He knocked out The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 3 middleweight winner Kendall Grove, as well as dropped a unanimous decision to Rashad Evans, not too long ago.

Expect Ramirez to come out and test Griffin’s now “questionable” chin right off the bat.

For more comments from Griffin and Ramirez, as well as former middleweight champion Rich Franklin, check out the UFC 72 teleconference recap over at 411mania.com.

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Comment by ndnman
2007-06-07 16:26:42

That is messed right up…forealzzzz

 
Comment by RAMPAGE
2007-06-07 16:30:57

terry martin was the one who got hit with the insane flying knee, fool

 
Comment by UFCmania
2007-06-07 16:37:16

Thanks for reminding me so nicely, Rampage. I always get that mixed up.

 
Comment by Stafo
2007-06-07 16:46:33

This dude is all f***** up…I still love him as a brawler

 
Comment by forrest
2007-06-07 16:53:22

So, did all the blood flying about in MMA actually give him any of those nasty diseases?

 
Comment by whatthef
2007-06-07 16:56:35

Yeah I probably wouldn’t be admitting publicly I have herpes…Just my opinion…He must of put it in Jenna Jameson’s corn hole. Cheers!!

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 17:06:33

He dosn’t have hep and herpes, that was a joke obviously, but i do wonder where his heads at, it would suck if he gets KTFO again. I for one dont want to see him wash out of the UFC.

 
Comment by DirtyML
2007-06-07 17:10:41

Man for a second I thought that shit was real, I was like how the fuck do they sanction his fights? Then I was ohh yeah it’s Forrest, he picks up girls by telling them he has AIDs.

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 17:12:12

he’s a funny guy, i hope he takes the fight more seriously than his interview, he needs a win badly and hector ramirez in no puss…

 
Comment by jame$
2007-06-07 17:19:00

[quote post="2354"]He dosn’t have hep and herpes, that was a joke obviously, but i do wonder where his heads at, it would suck if he gets KTFO again. I for one dont want to see him wash out of the UFC.[/quote]

Good luck, because as much as i like his personality, i can’t see griffin beating any of the top 205′ers (rampage, chuck, shogun, hell even rashad) right now.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-07 17:51:14

How come I have to reput all my info back in to leave a reply? Is the site jacked up or what?

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 18:05:54

i don’t think junkie is better, i’ve been on both and prefer this site much more over junkie…

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:08:01

[quote comment="75449"]No problem UFCMANIA but the junkie is better[/quote]
Wrong

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 18:11:20

so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:14:54

[quote comment="75455"]so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…[/quote]
I agree, but I take Wiman in 3rd, or at least, that’s who I hope.

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 18:22:01

[quote comment="75456"][quote comment="75455"]so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…[/quote]
I agree, but I take Wiman in 3rd, or at least, that’s who I hope.[/quote]

So are they having two fight again tonight or not? have they announced who’s fighting tonight?

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 18:24:07

[quote comment="75453"][quote comment="75449"]No problem UFCMANIA but the junkie is better[/quote]
Wrong[/quote]

Can you believe this guy? what a character…

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:26:55

[quote post="2354"]So are they having two fight again tonight or not? have they announced who’s fighting tonight?[/quote]
Yeah two fights. Manny Vs. Wiman. & Cole Vs. Diaz It will finish the quarter finales.

[quote comment="75460"][quote comment="75453"][quote comment="75449"]No problem UFCMANIA but the junkie is better[/quote]
Wrong[/quote]

Can you believe this guy? what a character…[/quote]
Serious, that’s just rude and disrespectful. That’s like going to a house as a guest and sayin, “I like yours, but the house I was just at is way better.” Freakin rude haha, is it really necessary? Just go to freakin Junkie than dang.

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 18:27:39

[quote comment="75459"][quote comment="75456"][quote comment="75455"]so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…[/quote]
I agree, but I take Wiman in 3rd, or at least, that’s who I hope.[/quote]

So are they having two fight again tonight or not? have they announced who’s fighting tonight?[/quote]

yeah both fights are tonight…

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 18:29:46

cory hill vs. diaz, not cole

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:30:41

Yeah i’m jsut realizing. Next week is the last episode before the Finale. God i’m suprisingly pumped for it swooooop!!!
C’mon Lauzon, and Wiman, I hope one of those guys wins, however I doubt Wiman’s chances.
God though I’m so ready for BJ to be thrown back into the mix. YEAHHAHAHAH!!

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 18:35:09

[quote comment="75469"]YEYE UFC JUNKIE where its at homies![/quote]

go there then brother

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:36:33

NEW RULE. Nobody reply to “RAMPAGE” as it is not a real person, only a virus robot thing. It will mess up your computer if you reply.

 
Comment by Chris Valentine
2007-06-07 18:45:04

[quote comment="75469"]YEYE UFC JUNKIE where its at homies![/quote]

[quote comment="75473"]NEW RULE. Nobody reply to “RAMPAGE” as it is not a real person, only a virus robot thing. It will mess up your computer if you reply.[/quote]

this guys needs to be weeded out.

Also I hope Forrest gets back to winning, he is one of my favorites.

Later
Chris Valentine

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:58:36

Nobody reply, engage, or interact with the RAMPAGE viruse. Ignore it, and it will go away.
It is NOT a real person. It will mess up your computer.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 18:59:34

[quote comment="75471"][quote comment="75469"]YEYE UFC JUNKIE where its at homies![/quote]

go there then brother[/quote]

Dangit Spida you reply’d to the virus. You’ll be lucky if your computer dosnt blow up in a big fiery ball, that is visible from space.

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 19:05:37

[quote comment="75482"][quote comment="75471"][quote comment="75469"]YEYE UFC JUNKIE where its at homies![/quote]

go there then brother[/quote]

Dangit Spida you reply’d to the virus. You’ll be lucky if your computer dosnt blow up in a big fiery ball, that is visible from space.[/quote]

haha, sorry, won’t happen again

 
Comment by jason bang
2007-06-07 19:08:33

I was well impressed with ‘’sick dog”, very entertaining his fight with Forrest should be good.

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 19:29:30

That is some funny shite, That Rampage virus thing is bad for you, stay away!

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 19:30:38

Does anyone know the injury that james Irvin got? was it a knee thing? I thought I heard something…

 
Comment by Mamas Boy
2007-06-07 19:33:07

He says he has hep, herp and hiv to freak out his opponent. Like Lindland doesn’t bathe much I guess. Being nasty must be an advantage.

 
Comment by Ross Pointon
2007-06-07 19:34:10

To learn the truth, ya need to talk to a true gladiator.

 
Comment by Mamas Boy
2007-06-07 19:35:30

[quote comment="75455"]so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…[/quote]
Hill is the underdog and this is only his second fight. I think that works in his favor. Everyone is loving up on Nate Diaz.. mmmmm… mmmm Nate…. smoooch. Well let’s just see if Cory Hill doesn’t pull off a little upset here.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 19:36:39

[quote comment="75508"][quote comment="75455"]so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…[/quote]
Hill is the underdog and this is only his second fight. I think that works in his favor. Everyone is loving up on Nate Diaz.. mmmmm… mmmm Nate…. smoooch. Well let’s just see if Cory Hill doesn’t pull off a little upset here.[/quote]
I don’t like neither one of those guys. Hope they both lose….tonight!!!

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-07 19:44:46

While your BS’en I went to Junkie today. 4 out of 5 time I clicked on it, it locked up my computer making me shut down and reboot aol.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-07 19:45:48

[quote comment="75505"]To learn the truth, ya need to talk to a true gladiator.[/quote]
Do you know of any? Well I guess you do know Bisping.

 
Comment by Mahde
2007-06-07 20:07:55

[quote comment="75449"]No problem UFCMANIA but the junkie is better[/quote]

Then leave dude.

 
Comment by Ransdell
2007-06-07 20:09:27

junkie has been locking mine up for about a 3 weeks now. i just quit going there till they fix thier shit.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 20:22:16

Will you guys all stop playin right into this RAMPAGE virus? Ignore it it will go away.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 20:34:08

Everybody ignore the RAMPAGE virus. Again, it is a virus, not a real human. It will try to convince otherwise, but agian, the RAMPAGE is a virus.

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 20:46:07

[quote comment="75508"][quote comment="75455"]so who’s everybody taking in the fights tonight, i’m sure most are taking diaz over c. hill, as am i, but what about manny vs. wiman, thats gonna be a war, i’m gonna go with manny in a 3 round decision…[/quote]
Hill is the underdog and this is only his second fight. I think that works in his favor. Everyone is loving up on Nate Diaz.. mmmmm… mmmm Nate…. smoooch. Well let’s just see if Cory Hill doesn’t pull off a little upset here.[/quote]

are you calling the upset???

 
Comment by UFCmania
2007-06-07 20:53:41

Rampage, thanks for the correction, again. But your troll job here is done. Go read Junkie if you prefer things over there, I really don’t care.

It boggles my mind that you have nothing better to do with your life than to spend time stirring the pot on such a moronic topic.

If you like Pepsi (Junkie), then why are you drinking Coke (Mania)?

I’m basing that analogy on colors alone.

But the flavors of both sites are that different.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 20:57:04

[quote comment="75561"]Rampage, thanks for the correction, again. But your troll job here is done. Go read Junkie if you prefer things over there, I really don’t care.

It boggles my mind that you have nothing better to do with your life than to spend time stirring the pot on such a moronic topic.

If you like Pepsi (Junkie), then why are you drinking Coke (Mania)?

I’m basing that analogy on colors alone.

But the flavor of both sites is that different.[/quote]
haha It’s about time, I was just about to ask you to do us that favor. And, my computer was begining to become infected with that freakin virus.

 
Comment by DirtyML
2007-06-07 21:02:00

Go Manny/Nate.

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 21:02:33

[quote comment="75566"]Go Manny/Nate.[/quote]

hell yeah

 
Comment by DirtyML
2007-06-07 21:09:26

it is weird to see nate like acting sensitive or something, i dunno what it is

before he was like fuck you all

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 21:09:58

Go WIMAN. And yeah, i’ll be fine with Nate winning as well.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 21:11:31

God I hope Manny dosnt win. I guess within the next hour we will see who gets what they want Spida and DirtyML.

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 21:45:47

I think Wiman could take it from Manny but I consider that the best match up on the season to date. How old is Manny if Karo is only 24?

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-07 21:47:56

[quote comment="75499"]Does anyone know the injury that james Irvin got? was it a knee thing? I thought I heard something…[/quote]

MorethanUFC anything? Jesse?

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2007-06-07 22:01:43

God dangit, never mind, I thought they were showing two fights next week, I guess we got 2 more episodes before the finale.

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 22:04:07

i hope its not gold vs. gold and blue vs. blue, i want to see manny vs. maynard and joe vs. diaz, if that happens i’m saying manny vs. joe in the finals…also i can’t wait to see what sparked the diaz and karo argument…

 
Comment by longislandguy
2007-06-07 22:06:37

fuk karo .. fukin punk trying to get some tv time starting wit a guy on the show.. i hope diaz faces many and taps him out.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-07 22:53:45

Diaz may be tough on the ground but how is his hands soo ugly when his brothers are decent? Hill is a funny guy and really why was he here? He padded his record back to 3-1 instead of the 1-1 it is. Never could stop bs’ing. Nice try I guess. Matt really was a punk to me to show such a lack of respect behind Manny’s back. Manny I was impressed with tonight but I can’t see him beating Joe.

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-07 22:54:38

Good calls today Spida.

 
Comment by sooper822
2007-06-07 23:06:58

decent fights tonight. i thought diaz looked like shit. i picked manny to win it all, the guy is a beast. anyone know why karo’s panties were all in a bunch??

 
Comment by tha spida
2007-06-07 23:09:27

[quote comment="75600"]Good calls today Spida.[/quote]

thanks man, i was real impressed with manny for the second time, i was still hesitant to think he was good enough to win this thing after his first fight only because noah is a bum, but he handled wiman tonight, he’s like a little pit bull, he’s gonna be tough to handle, i really want to see him fight gray maynard, that would be an awesome fight, those guys would just throw each other around…and him and joe would be a great final

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-07 23:37:23

I was real impressed with Manny but I don’t know Spida. He did get caught a few times in the second round and kept his head pushes against Wimans chest instead of raising up to strike to avoid getting hit himself. On the ground he was good but really never came close to finishing or stopping Matt. He did stay true to his word though, he said pretty Matt wouldn’t be so pretty after. Funny how BJ said that about him worried to get his faced messed up. Anyway he could catch Joe with a haymaker but right now I like Joe better. Maynard is tough and should just worry about something tricky from Diaz on the ground. That is if that’s how the matches even play out.

 
Comment by longislandguy
2007-06-07 23:50:05

anyone sayin diaz’s stand up was weak is just wrong.. he didnt have his best match.. but did u forget who he fought ? a 6′4 155 lanky mofo.. the reach advantage.. and hill came out swinging . all diaz could do is just circle and look for the shot. he knew it was over when it got to the ground.. he couldnt afford to stand up with corey eventually he wouldve gotten tagged. there was no reason from to go toe to toe.. he did the right thing. i would like to see nate vs gray and manny vs joe

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-08 00:59:11

[quote comment="75618"]anyone sayin diaz’s stand up was weak is just wrong.. he didnt have his best match.. but did u forget who he fought ? a 6′4 155 lanky mofo.. the reach advantage.. and hill came out swinging . all diaz could do is just circle and look for the shot. he knew it was over when it got to the ground.. he couldnt afford to stand up with corey eventually he wouldve gotten tagged. there was no reason from to go toe to toe.. he did the right thing. i would like to see nate vs gray and manny vs joe[/quote]
It’s not like Diaz is 5′6 I mean the kid is 6 foot tall himself. Secondly are you trying to say Corey’s stand up was good? All he has was a straight right. Diaz is slick stuff on the ground but he is no stand up fighter.

 
Comment by Chris Valentine
2007-06-08 01:28:03

[quote comment="75629"][quote comment="75618"]anyone sayin diaz’s stand up was weak is just wrong.. he didnt have his best match.. but did u forget who he fought ? a 6′4 155 lanky mofo.. the reach advantage.. and hill came out swinging . all diaz could do is just circle and look for the shot. he knew it was over when it got to the ground.. he couldnt afford to stand up with corey eventually he wouldve gotten tagged. there was no reason from to go toe to toe.. he did the right thing. i would like to see nate vs gray and manny vs joe[/quote]
It’s not like Diaz is 5′6 I mean the kid is 6 foot tall himself. Secondly are you trying to say Corey’s stand up was good? All he has was a straight right. Diaz is slick stuff on the ground but he is no stand up fighter.[/quote]

I think that he did not really have enough time to show his hands in that fight. If you have ever watched some good footage on Nate, then you would have noticed that he shows some of the same skill that Nick does. He is good standing up and on the ground. I think another issue was Corey did not have great hands, but he showed great movement. He really kept hopping and shuffling, and although it was a different style of movement it really kept Diaz from showing how good his hands were. All I can say is that thinking A Diaz does not have good hands is crazy. The two of them are some of the most well rounded fighters out there.

Later
Chris Valentine

 
Comment by Luppers
2007-06-08 07:50:39

Herpes isnt THAT bad….
I mean, not like I know or anything.

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-06-08 08:29:31

I think its funny that all the TUF comments are in the Forrest section instead of say the, TUF Section directly above this one! I want to see my two favorites in the finale, Nate vs Joe. But Manny is a beast. The previews for next week looks like Dana wants to have it by Joe vs Gray and Nate vs Manny. I don’t like this idea, even though it would ensure that each coach has someone in the finals. But the two coaches are competitive and want both their guys in the finals and more importantly, I think its a bad idea to have to have to fight against your teammate, unless there is no other option. I think that Joe would have a better chance at beating Manny. So the matchups I want to see are Joe vs Manny and Nate vs Gray. Then hopefully this would lead to a Joe vs Nate showdown at the finale

 
Comment by MMA Dude
2007-06-08 10:44:53

[quote comment="75689"]Herpes isnt THAT bad….
I mean, not like I know or anything.[/quote]

true…i hope i dont catch that again!!!!
Sick dog is no scrub, his loss to Rashad could have gone either way, he was picking Rashad apart standing, and rashad only relied on his takedowns, not much else (only it was Rashads 4th fight or something)…i still think forrest will pull it off..i hope he fights smarter…i think his ground game is overlooked becuase he likes to bang, if he uses his ground game, sick dog is done, if he bangs, it will be a nice fight, but someone is getting Koed….
I didnt watch the Nate Diaz fight, but i dont know that Nick Diaz isnt always a good boxer..it seems like there are some fights where he polishes his boxing in trianing (Lawler, Gomi)..and other fights with ground guys, his boxing doesnt look too smooth(Karo, Sherk), just my opinion

 
Comment by J
2007-06-08 11:52:13

if griffin is not close to being 100% healthy he’s going to get killed by Sick Dog Ramirez. If’s a catch 22 for Griffin because he’s already pulled out vs Machida for UFC 70 and cryed like a baby after getting dominated by Jardine ar UFC 66 so if he dosen’t show it’s going to look real bad and so he’s forced to fight. If Sick Dog creams Griffin, Forrest should be gone or close to it but the UFC (Dana)loves him (and his TUF “superstars”) too much to let him/them go if they fall apart. (This also shown in the cases of Stephan (steriod man) Bonner and Chris( I lost to Starnes) Leban)

 
Comment by mcanena
2007-06-08 16:16:23

Griffen is looking for excuses not to fight,the Dean of Mean smashed him up good n proper in his last fight and it you could see in his face he was horrified and shocked at how it felt.
He needs to get some confidence back especialy with the likes of Bisping in the 205 division,my god just imagine the mess MB would make of him……..ouch!
However I repect him and wish him all the best.

 
Comment by BLOodyMEss
2007-06-08 16:22:29

I do agree Bisbing would make a sloppy mess of forrest, his last fight was indeed a bloody mess

 
Comment by Tommy
2007-06-08 17:07:38

[quote comment="75635"][quote comment="75629"][quote comment="75618"]anyone sayin diaz’s stand up was weak is just wrong.. he didnt have his best match.. but did u forget who he fought ? a 6′4 155 lanky mofo.. the reach advantage.. and hill came out swinging . all diaz could do is just circle and look for the shot. he knew it was over when it got to the ground.. he couldnt afford to stand up with corey eventually he wouldve gotten tagged. there was no reason from to go toe to toe.. he did the right thing. i would like to see nate vs gray and manny vs joe[/quote]
It’s not like Diaz is 5′6 I mean the kid is 6 foot tall himself. Secondly are you trying to say Corey’s stand up was good? All he has was a straight right. Diaz is slick stuff on the ground but he is no stand up fighter.[/quote]

I think that he did not really have enough time to show his hands in that fight. If you have ever watched some good footage on Nate, then you would have noticed that he shows some of the same skill that Nick does. He is good standing up and on the ground. I think another issue was Corey did not have great hands, but he showed great movement. He really kept hopping and shuffling, and although it was a different style of movement it really kept Diaz from showing how good his hands were. All I can say is that thinking A Diaz does not have good hands is crazy. The two of them are some of the most well rounded fighters out there.

Later
Chris Valentine[/quote]
I’m glad you could help educate me. Now I’m really impressed with his hands. Thank you so much Chris. What great points you have.

 
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