Jackson Wants Forrest Griffin for Last Bout

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson wants to honor his contractual obligations to the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the UFC but he is, as of now, without an opponent for his last fight. The former champion of the UFC Light Heavyweight division has been missing from action since his February loss to Ryan Bader in UFC 144 after which he underwent a knee surgery. Jackson was initially slated to face off against Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua but his knee surgery delayed the match and he is stuck with compatriot Thiago Silva, who he will be facing at UFC 149.

But Jackson, who recently made an appearance at Inside MMA, stated that he wanted to honor his contract with the UFC and leave as soon as it expired but he wants someone of the standard of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua or Forrest Griffin as his final opponent in the promotion. There had been a huge uproar about Jackson’s comments a few weeks earlier when he stated that the UFC deliberately handed him tough opponents to make him look bad and his comments at Inside MMA would come as a surprise to many.

According to the interview, Jackson stated that he would love to fight someone such as Mauricio Rua or somebody who is a straight hitter as Forrest Griffin – people who had beaten him before, stating that he felt sick and tired of fighting against cowards.

Jackson’s rivalry with Griffin goes a long way back to 2008 and UFC 86 when he and Griffin went face to face for the UFC Light Heavyweight title and found himself defeated thanks to a split decision in the end, therefore, losing the championship belt, which he never managed to regain. Since then, he has had a record of 7-4 and would love to defeat Forrest Griffin before bidding goodbye to the company.

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ORTIZ WANTS GRIFFIN BATTLE

Tizo Ortiz has said that he wish to enter the ring to fight against Forrest Griffin. Tizo has won many titles but he could not beat Griffin. So he said that before his official retirement from this particular sport he wants meet Griffin once in the ring. Before this they have met each other in the ring for two times.

Both the wrestlers are former light heavy weight champions and have achieved quite a number of titles. Recently the co owner of UFC, Lorenzo Fertitta has said that he has heard about this particular wish of Ortiz. He is quite eager to arrange this particular match between Forrest Griffin and Tizo Ortiz. But, no official announcement for this match has been made by the authority. It seems the Tizo’s wish is going to be fulfilled by the UFC committee.

Griffin said that he is also eagerly waiting for this match. He also explained that he is going to knock Ortiz down in the third ring clash. It will be perfect farewell match for Ortiz. It is quite understandable that after this particular event, Tizo is going to announce his end of career in UFC.

The fans of both the wrestlers are eager to witness this match. Sources said that the UFC authority has looked down on this particular matter and will most probably arrange this match in the later summers of this year.

In his last ring match Ortiz was knocked down by Antonio Rogerio. This happened in the UFC 140 that was held in Toronto. This loss was TIzo’s second consecutive loss. He said that in his final match, he is surely going to beat Forrest Griffin. Time will only show the real winner. It seems the wrestling fans do not have to wait for this match for long. Soon the official date of this particular match will be announced by the UFC authority.

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