UFC lightweight fighter Tyson Griffin was not very happy with his ‘UFC Live 2’ KO loss against Takanori Gomi back in August of 2010. Although he blames his defeat on his aggressiveness, Griffin believes that he simply got caught and it’s just part of the game. He now plans on learning from his mistakes and is eager to put up a better performance against Nik Lentz at UFC 123 in Michigan. Griffin vs Lentz is not expected to be aired as a LIVE bout, it is the first fight in the UFC 123 preliminary fight card.
From Tyson Griffin:
“I watched and I tried to pick it apart and see if I made a mistake, but I just got caught. I could beat myself up over it and say I’ve got to work on this, I’ve got to work on that, but that’s not the case. … I didn’t really take anything away from Gomi. We fight out there with 4-ounce gloves, and anybody can get knocked out. It’s what happened: I got caught. They stopped the fight. It is what it is. I’m not going to complain about it. I think I learned a bigger lesson fighting Evan and getting out-positioned. Being aggressive, I guess, is what makes me make mistakes. Being aggressive against Gomi is what got me caught. Things like that, again, that I can’t really over-analyze and try and change who I am. I’ve got to go out there and fight my fight, and whatever happens, happens.”
