Griffin: This is the end of the road
Speaking to Fox Sports Radio 920 AM in Las Vegas this past Sunday following UFC 140, Griffin was asked if…
Speaking to Fox Sports Radio 920 AM in Las Vegas this past Sunday following UFC 140, Griffin was asked if it is difficult to get motivated for fights at this point in his career, especially now that he is a father.
I don’t know yet, I don’t think so, Griffin said. If anything for me now I’m realizing I don’t have much left. This is the end of the road for me. I want a couple more you know fight fights, like good ones, you know. That’s all I really want. … Fights where I don’t get knocked out in the first round. Fights where like I get hurt, bleed a little, but I kind of like rally, you know, something of that nature.
Another person who is nearing the end of his career is Tito Ortiz, who lost via first round TKO to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira this past weekend. Ortiz has one fight left on his contract and has made it known he would like his last fight to be against Griffin.
Griffin and Ortiz have fought twice before, each winning once via split decision. When asked if he would be interested in one final fight with Ortiz, Griffin said as long as the fans want to see it and it does not take place outside the country.
If people will pay to see that fight, I’ll get paid to fight that fight, said Griffin. If that fight happens in the United States, in the continental United States, I’m down. I don’t travel well. … I cut a lot of weight and I’ve got it down to a science and it’s like you eat real healthy and then like the last week when it’s most important, you just like guess, like here’s some food, guess what’s in it.