Griffin sidelined until October
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin underwent minor surgery this month to repair a right-shoulder injury that forced him…
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin underwent minor surgery this month to repair a right-shoulder injury that forced him to pull out of a fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira scheduled for Saturday.
The procedure will keep him out of action for approximately 12 weeks and out of the octagon until late September at the earliest, according to his trainer Jimmy Gifford.
“He saw a specialist in Los Angeles and had it worked on,” Gifford said. “It was minor surgery, nothing crazy. He’ll start physical therapy in six weeks and be on the shelf for 12 weeks.
“We’re not sure on a return, but October would be a good guess. Maybe late September.”
Reports of Griffin’s decision to pull out of the fight surfaced May 3, however Gifford was well aware of the severity of the injury three weeks before that when Griffin sent him a text message at 5 a.m. saying the pain from his shoulder was making it impossible to sleep.
Griffin (17-6), who defeated Tito Ortiz in his last fight despite suffering a pinched nerve, bruised rib and broken foot during training camp, initially tried to fight through the injury before deciding to pull out.
