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Joe Rogan On Couture/UFC, Forrest Griffin Needs Surgery
Story reported by Matthew Boone of Headline Planet
Sunday, October 14 2007
Joe Rogan on UFC legend Randy Couture quitting, Forrest Griffin needs shoulder surgery and more!

The following is a post on The Underground Forum from UFC announcer Joe Rogan talking about the UFC resignation of [now former] Heavyweight champion Randy Couture:

"I was working on UFC Wired today when I heard about it. First I thought Randy just decided to retire when he heard Fedor signed with another organization, but then after reading his quotes it obviously runs much deeper than that. I have no idea who makes what, but I do know that I’m honored to have had the chance to know Randy and I feel very fortunate to have had the chance to watch him compete. He is a very rare human being, the kind that comes along only once or twice in a lifetime. He’s one of the few people that I’ve ever come across that’s both a kind hearted, friendly, happy guy, and a furious, relentless competitor. He’s also one of the rare human beings that fully maximizes his potential in his pursuits. I sincerely hope that there’s a way that they can work all this out, but if not, all I can say is that I learned a lot just watching him perform, and I feel very fortunate to have met him."


The following is a message from UFC fighter and TUF veteran Rory Singer from The Underground Forum:

"Forrest has had a majorly damaged shoulder for quite a long while. The injuries to his shoulder even before his fight with Shogun were exhaustive. You have never heard of it because Forrest never mentions his injuries, whether he has won or lost, after his fights. This surgery was a long time in coming. Everyone felt it was in his best interest to have the surgery now before fighting another top tier fighter. He basically fought Shogun with one arm. Trust me, Forrest wanted to fight Silva in December but that was not to be."

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