UFC 106: Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz UFC 106 Betting Odds: After a 6-moth layoff that consisted of contract disputes and a major back surgery, former UFC light heavyweight champion, (16-6-1) Tito Ortiz [-110 ML] returns to the Octagon to take on sports betting odds favorite (16-6-0) Forrest Griffin [-120 ML] for a second time. It all happens tonight, live from the Mandalay Bay Event in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of UFC 106 Betting Odds’ main event.
The first time these guys faced each other at UFC 59 in 2006, Griffin was an up-and-coming fighter that had just 
won the Ultimate Fighter show and was well on his way to UFC superstardom. Seven fights later (4-3 in that span) and a UFC heavyweight title relinquished, Griffin is looking to bounce back from the most embarrassing defeat of his career.
“You know when these guys lose you got to get back on the horse, especially Forrest,” UFC president Dana White said. “Forrest is a real emotional guy and you know he didn’t take that loss easily. He wasn’t Forrest after that fight, and I think it’s better to jump right back in there and fight again then sit around and commiserate for however many months until you fight again.”
Nevertheless, when it was announced that UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman wasn’t going to be able to welcome Tito back to the Octagon, Griffin jumped at the opportunity to avenge his first loss in the UFC. “I was coming down the mountains from my honeymoon and he (White) said, ‘You fight Tito,’” said Griffin. “And I said, ‘Well let’s do it December 12, give me a little more time.’
“And then he called me back the next day and he said, ‘It’s November 21.’ I said, ‘That’s fine, let’s do it,’ and I cut my honeymoon short and just drove back and started training right then.”
On the other hand, the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” was nearing the end of his successful run with the UFC, and his fighting abilities and dedication to the sport were very much in question. In fact besides the Griffin bout, the only fights Ortiz has won over the last 3 years have been against a washed out Ken Shamrock twice, that’s it.
After that, he’s loss to Chuck Liddell, Draw against Rashad Evans, and loss against the now-UFC light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida. After a major back surgery, the former champ claims to be in the best shape to pull off an upset tonight. “The last six years I haven’t been able to squat at all,” Ortiz said. “I haven’t been able to lunge and able to do this now with a lot of weight is nice, you know, squatting with 305.
“Now I have strong legs I’m just excited because I am able to wrestle the way I used to wrestle and to punch the way I used to punch.”
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