We didn’t have a lot of money when I was younger but my mom remarried and was able to get a decent job, so that helped. Who was Forrest Griffin before UFC and the fame and celebrity that came with it?

It was beyond my control.Īt the end of the day, you don’t let people push you around and sometimes it becomes physical, these things happen. I guess that’s when I first discovered that fighting could be fun.īut again, I didn’t set out to get in a fight. I wasn’t mean or malicious or anything, but the principal started lecturing me and I just started giggling. At the time I was kind of a big goofy kid, a lot like now. I was in third grade and I had just lost a fight with a fourth grader-I still have no idea how I lost it so badly-but I remember being in the principal’s office. Is there a fight from your childhood that really stands out to you? They become very pale in comparison to somebody punching and kicking you in the face, that immediateness. There’s this moment that occurs when you’re in a fight where you’re not thinking about anything else, where all of your other problems are put on mute, at least for a short amount of time.Īnyone who’s ever had to fight somebody at 3:00 pm in the schoolyard knows this you’re not thinking about any of your other life problems. “When you’re known as being big and tough as a kid and an argument breaks out, you’re sort of required to get involved in it.”Īnd fighting is kind of fun. Not because I was mean or aggressive but because I was kind of big. I played football and basketball and I would get into a lot of fights. I tried taekwondo for two weeks but that was it.īut I’m tough. It’s funny, I never even liked boxing as a kid. How did you first become interested in fighting? What it takes to nurture a lasting, loving marriage.How to use nervousness to become a better fighter.

In this episode, Forrest shares his thoughts on what it takes to be a fighter, and life after UFC.

He’s the author of Got Fight? The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat.įorrest is known for winning the very first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a show that chronicled the lives of MMA fighters as they lived, trained, and fought together for a chance to compete in the UFC.įorrest has since gone on to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and was recently inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

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