Jackson, Griffin on Weight for UFC 86
UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and
challenger Forrest
Griffin (Pictures) made weight Friday in Las Vegas
ahead of their title fight scheduled for tomorrow at the Mandalay
Bay Events Center.
Jackson, 28-6, stepped on the scale at 205 pounds. He was flanked by trainer Juanito Ibarra, who led the 30-year-old native of Memphis, Tenn., to the light heavyweight title with a victory over Chuck Liddell (Pictures) in May 2007. Jackson has defended the belt once, outpointing Dan Henderson (Pictures) last September.
Griffin, 15-4, also weighed 205 pounds. The Xtreme Couture-trained fighter, whose preparation for the bout has solidified his reputation as one of the hardest working athletes in MMA, will be competing in his first UFC title fight.
Champion and challenger squared off briefly for photographers. At 6-foot-3, Griffin had a 2-inch height advantage. Jackson glared up at him. Griffin smirked back at the titleholder, and the fighters did not shake hands before separating until they meet again Saturday night in the Octagon.
In addition to Jackson and Griffin, all other UFC 86 participants made weight.
Lineup:
Quinton Jackson (Pictures) (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (Pictures) (205)
Patrick Cote (Pictures) (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (Pictures) (185)
Josh Koscheck (Pictures) (170) vs. Chris Lytle (Pictures) (170)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs. Marcus Aurelio (155)
Joe Stevenson (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (Pictures) (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) (249) vs. Justin McCully (Pictures) (236)
Jorge Gurgel (Pictures) (155) vs. Cole Miller (Pictures) (155)
Melvin Guillard (Pictures) (155) vs. Dennis Siver (Pictures) (155)
Corey Hill (155) vs. Justin Buchholz (Pictures) (155)
Jackson, 28-6, stepped on the scale at 205 pounds. He was flanked by trainer Juanito Ibarra, who led the 30-year-old native of Memphis, Tenn., to the light heavyweight title with a victory over Chuck Liddell (Pictures) in May 2007. Jackson has defended the belt once, outpointing Dan Henderson (Pictures) last September.
Griffin, 15-4, also weighed 205 pounds. The Xtreme Couture-trained fighter, whose preparation for the bout has solidified his reputation as one of the hardest working athletes in MMA, will be competing in his first UFC title fight.
Champion and challenger squared off briefly for photographers. At 6-foot-3, Griffin had a 2-inch height advantage. Jackson glared up at him. Griffin smirked back at the titleholder, and the fighters did not shake hands before separating until they meet again Saturday night in the Octagon.
In addition to Jackson and Griffin, all other UFC 86 participants made weight.
Lineup:
Quinton Jackson (Pictures) (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (Pictures) (205)
Patrick Cote (Pictures) (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (Pictures) (185)
Josh Koscheck (Pictures) (170) vs. Chris Lytle (Pictures) (170)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs. Marcus Aurelio (155)
Joe Stevenson (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (Pictures) (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) (249) vs. Justin McCully (Pictures) (236)
Jorge Gurgel (Pictures) (155) vs. Cole Miller (Pictures) (155)
Melvin Guillard (Pictures) (155) vs. Dennis Siver (Pictures) (155)
Corey Hill (155) vs. Justin Buchholz (Pictures) (155)
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