“I had a lot of fear and trepidation after my last fight…I couldn’t believe I got knocked out so easily.” Forrest Griffin, speaking to BSNOnline following his Saturday victory over a fresh-out-of-the-ICU Tito Ortiz.
“He had me convinced he was coming in at 100 percent, that he was super-healthy,” he said. “You need to protect your ego. He does a good job of that.”
Being interviewed by your own sponsor isn’t exactly an interrogation on the level of “60 Minutes,” but it’s still worth a watch, particularly since Griffin doesn’t need a lot of prodding to be candid. But if you’re tight on time: the Chumbawamba entrance music was his wife’s idea.