UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Anthony Giordano

Release Date:

5 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Sport

Cast

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson	...	Himself
Forrest Griffin	...	Himself
Patrick Cote	...	Himself
Ricardo Almeida	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marcus Aurelio	...	Himself
Justin Buchholz	...	Himself
Bruce Buffer	...	Himself
Mike Goldberg	...	Himself
Gabriel Gonzaga	...	Himself
Tyson Griffin	...	Himself
Melvin Guillard	...	Himself
Jorge Gurgel	...	Himself
Corey Hill	...	Himself
Josh Koscheck	...	Himself
Chris Lytle	...	Himself
Justin McCully	...	Himself
Cole Miller	...	Himself
Joe Rogan	...	Himself - Announcer
Dennis Siver	...	Himself
Joe Stevenson	...	Himself
Gleison Tibau	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 86: Jackson vs. Griffin (Australia)

Runtime:

USA:180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Zuffa

Movie Connections:

Follows UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz (2006) (TV)

Shocker...

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Having followed the no-holds-barred beatdowns from the beginning (I actually plunked down the exorbitant pay-per-view costs early in the going), I was more than a little surprised at how relatively easily Forest Griffin dethroned "Rampage" Jackson. Although I pointed out to my nephew (as we sat in Hooters waiting for the fireworks to begin) that Griffin had the style to beat Jackson, such an outcome seemed unlikely: Griffin, while a rugged, straight-ahead punching machine, had clearly shown in his loss to Keith Jardine that he was susceptible (as are we all) to head shots (and, in fact, as pointed out by two-time opponent Stephen Bonnar, Griffin tends to warm to an opponent only after his brains have been thoroughly rattled). Jackson had taken Chuck Liddell's title with a single looping right to the jaw (followed up, of course, by the traditional pounding of the fallen man into a pancake). And to see Jackson manhandle Dan Henderson had been a surprise. It didn't bode well for Griffin. But Griffin turned out to be not only bigger, but stronger than Jackson- and the leg-kick that signalled the beginning of the end of Jackson's reign was a solid reminder that, when it comes to mixed martial arts, there's no such thing as a given.