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Forrest Griffin has not had much use for media attention following a decisive loss to Anderson Silva August 8 in Philadelphia; he ran out of the cage and right into a (scheduled) marriage in Savannah, ignoring our morbid requests to verbalize his disappointment along the way.
Through the extreme affability of interviewer Dave Farra, he did permit MMA30.com to ask him about the bout, which he hasn’t spoken about publicly. And as it turns out, still hasn’t.
“I have no idea [what happened,]” Griffin said. “I was on ‘ludes. I don’t remember. What happened?”
Griffin added that he saw no need to address media after. “Anytime I lose a fight, that’s what I’m doing from now on….there’s nothing to say. It’s not about talking. I thought this was a fighting sport…it just gets old, people putting hopes and dreams on you, telling you they put money on you, ‘You’re my kid’s idol.’ I don’t want to hear that sh-t. Get Tom Brady on your kid’s wall.”
Telling any fighter you put money on him and trying to road-map a guilt trip is as lame as it gets, but there’s really no stopping kids from idolizing grown men who excel in sports. Athletes can resist it as much as they like, but unless Griffin would like to personally shove each juvenile fan of his into a mud puddle, he’s better off rolling with it.