Chad Griggs in UFC

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: youngfan
Date: December 21, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Chad Griggs Latest Strikeforce Heavyweight Moving to the UFC
Posted on December 21, 2011 by Damon Martin
The migration of former Strikeforce heavyweights to the UFC continues as Chad Griggs has signed a new deal to move over to the UFC in 2012.
Sources close to the fighter confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday that Griggs will move to the UFC and begin fighting there in the new year.
Chad Griggs originally came to Strikeforce as an opponent for highly touted prospect Bobby Lashley. Most expected that he was brought in as a sacrificial lamb for Lashley, who was a fast rising star after his time spent in the pro wrestling world and then transitioned into the fight game.
Griggs was anything but a sacrifice however.
He tired out and then pummeled Lashley to win by TKO when his opponent couldn’t continue after the second round.
Griggs returned a few months later and put away another prospect in Gian Villante before defeating Valentijn Overeem in brutal fashion during the alternate rounds of the Strikeofrce Heavyweight Grand Prix.
Now the Arizona firefighter will make his move to the UFC where he’ll try to keep his winning streak alive against a new crop of heavyweight opponents.
There has been no date for his debut, but Griggs is expected to end up on one of the UFC cards during the first part of 2012.
MMAWeekly.com will have more information on Griggs’ debut when it becomes available.
That was an article I just read on MMAWeekly. So what is everyone's thoughts about Chad Griggs in the UFC.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: moparjr
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Amazing. Dude is a scrapper and loves to be in brawls. He continuely gets underrated and continuely knocks those people out. Id love to see him in there against the likes of Beltran, Browne, Kongo any of those guys are solid fights and i think it would be competitive.
War Gravedigger

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: bdmcleod
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Barry, Browne,or Mitrione would be good fights for starters.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Tgilb2007
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

moparjr253 said:
Amazing. Dude is a scrapper and loves to be in brawls. He continuely gets underrated and continuely knocks those people out. Id love to see him in there against the likes of Beltran, Browne, Kongo any of those guys are solid fights and i think it would be competitive.
War Gravedigger
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Griggs vs Meathead. Or Pat Barry.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: JonnyRico
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Stipe Miocic!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: youngfan
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

I would kill to watch him fight Mark Hunt but Hunt is fighting Kongo in Japan. So for his debut let's get Meathead out here.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: smfowns4
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

JonnyRico said:
Stipe Miocic!
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: darcebandit
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Griggs vs Beltran, Miocic, Russow,Rothwell, Hunt.....all good starters

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: dark_mcleod31
Date: December 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

well, so much him and Del Rosario fighting and then the winner of that fighting the grand prix winner. Shane's return timeline probably didn't match up well enough.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: UltraAmoeba
Date: December 21, 2011 at 01:06 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Would love to see him against Meathead. Two of my favourite HW's going at it!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Galgorian
Date: December 21, 2011 at 01:07 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

I have become a huge fan of Chad Griggs. I love how they tried to sacrifice him multiple times to bigger name guys and he kept on winning. War Griggs!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: thedifferencemaker
Date: December 21, 2011 at 02:15 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Love to watch this guy fight. Will be interesting to see how he fares after a step up in comp.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: GOODNIGHTIRENE
Date: December 21, 2011 at 02:40 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

tons of great matchups for him in the UFC.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: FlipMMA
Date: December 21, 2011 at 05:12 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Mitrione or Rothwell make the most sense to me.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Watain
Date: December 21, 2011 at 05:59 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

FlipMMA said:
Mitrione or Rothwell make the most sense to me.
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yeah rothwell is a good call, or rob broughton

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BaconBits
Date: December 21, 2011 at 06:40 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Griggs is always an entertaining fight. There are plenty of mid level matchups that are fun for him in the UFC.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mma_guru333
Date: December 22, 2011 at 01:21 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

The Browne fight would be fun to watch. Couple giant sluggers going at it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: themmasupreme
Date: December 22, 2011 at 04:08 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Awesome addition to the HW roster.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: jsinsantino
Date: December 22, 2011 at 07:37 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Griggs vs Meathead
would be the fight i'd most wanna see

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: 7time
Date: December 22, 2011 at 08:34 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/chad-griggs-in-ufc.44167/

Give him Carwin when he returns. Hes coming off the losses and the injury, if he wins it helps him march back towards the top, if Griggs wins, give him another step up.