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By Jonathan Kirschner<\/p>\n

Earlier in June, Forrest Griffin<\/a> mentioned that he would retire from life<\/a> if he loses to Tito Ortiz<\/a> in their rubber-match. Always one to joke, Griffin is also known for being very “matter of fact”, giving blunt and honest answers. In a recent interview with ESPN<\/a>, Griffin addressed how much longer he sees himself fighting at a top-level for and how he wants to go.<\/p>\n

ESPN.com:<\/strong> Everybody is talking about his future, what\u2019s yours? How much longer you plan on doing this?<\/em><\/p>\n

Griffin:<\/strong> I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s not going to be a long time. I don\u2019t foresee the huge comeback. I worked out with that (Alexander) Gustafsson kid. Young guys, man. I\u2019m old now. I like what Rich Franklin has done, there\u2019s still a lot of guys I can beat — but I don\u2019t know how many of those guys are in the Top 10. I\u2019m still, I\u2019d say, one of the Top 25 guys in the world at 205 pounds; problem is I keep fighting the top 5-to-10 guys in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

ESPN.com:<\/strong> Does it matter to you how you go out? Does it matter if you go out, losing five of your last six or whatever?<\/em><\/p>\n

Griffin:<\/strong> Yeah. You\u2019ve tarnished yourself. You should have quit while you were breaking even, which is kind of where I\u2019m at now. Thing about Tito\u2019s losses, if I\u2019m fighting that level of guys, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m losing six in a row but I might go 2-4. If you\u2019re fighting great guys, you\u2019re fighting great guys. It depends on the opponent.<\/em><\/p>\n

Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz will be meeting in the octagon for the final time at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout is the third between the two with each fighter holding a victory over the other. This is also being labeled as Tito Ortiz’s retirement fight.<\/p>\n

Read More: Tito Ortiz (NEWS)<\/a>, Forrest Griffin (NEWS)<\/a>, UFC 148 (NEWS)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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