Tyson Griffin | Terry Goodlad/Sherdog.com
UFC lightweight staple Tyson Griffin will test the waters in a new division in 2011.
“I’ve been having some problems with my knee,” Griffin said. “I decided to get an MRI. They found some tears in my meniscus, so I decided to get that cleaned out. It’s going to be a few more weeks before I can put my knee to the test and make sure everything is good to go and commit to a fight.”
“Nobody wants to be back in the Octagon quicker than I do. I’ve got some big plans for 2011. Unfortunately, they are put on hold right now. Those plans are to move to 145 and make a run at that belt,” said Griffin.
Griffin has lost three straight contests, the first such stretch of his career. A five-time recipient of “Fight of the Night” honors, Griffin had won seven of his nine UFC bouts before dropping a split decision to Evan Dunham at UFC 115. The Xtreme Couture product was next knocked out for the first time in his career by the hard-hitting Takanori Gomi. Griffin’s most recent appearance in the cage resulted in a controversial split decision defeat to smothering wrestler Nik Lentz at UFC 123.