updated nationality birth_date mma_decwin mma_decloss university image_size team mma_kowin name mma_subwin weight_lb years_active birth_place height mma_koloss weight_class fighting_out_of article_title sherdog
2011 09 15 american 01 july 1979 9 2 university of georgia 200px throwdown training center & xtreme couture 3 forrest griffin 7 204 2001 -- 2013 columbus , ohio , united states 6 ft 3 in cm on 5 light heavyweight las vegas , nevada forrest griffin
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forrest griffin

forrest griffin -lrb- born july 1 , 1979 -rrb- is an american retired mixed martial artist and a ufc hall of famer .
since 2005 , he has been signed to the ultimate fighting championship where he is a former ufc light heavyweight champion .
griffin , a former georgia police officer , first rose to prominence after winning the first season of the ultimate fighter .
in the tournament finals , he fought and defeated stephan bonnar in forrest griffin vs. stephan bonnar , which is widely credited as sparking the current success of the ufc .
he went on to serve as a coach on the the ultimate fighter 7 opposite quinton jackson .
griffin , rashad evans and matt serra are the only fighters to go from winning the ultimate fighter to winning a ufc championship .
