Forrest Griffin

About Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion, where he is the UFC World Light Heavyweight champion.

As of April 19, 2008, Griffin was ranked by MMAWeekly.com as the #6 light heavyweight fighter in the world, and by MMANews.com as the # 4 light heavyweight fighter in the world. After his 5-round victory over Quinton Rampage Jackson, Griffin moves to the top of the light heavyweights list. Before the title fight he was ranked #3 but after beat Jackson he moved up two spots to become the top light heavyweight MMA fighter in the world by fighting-mma.com and he moves into #8 in the pound for pound list.

He holds notable wins over: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Hector Ramirez, Chael Sonnen, Stephan Bonnar, Jeff Monson, and Quinton Jackson.