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UFC 86 Classic Slugfest: Forrest Griffin Beats Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson

UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson lost his title to Forrest Griffin by unanimous decision in one of the all-time great fights in UFC history tonight at UFC 86 in Las Vegas.

It was a classic slugfest in which both fighters gave out and received punishment. Rampage got off to a tremendous start in the first round with a brutal uppercut, while Griffin dominated the second. On my scorecard Rampage got the better of the last three rounds and won the fight, but all three judges disagreed with me.

The key to the fight was the way Griffin hurt Rampage's knee with a big leg kick in the second round. That hindered Rampage the rest of the night.

In other UFC 86 action, Patrick Cote defeated Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson beat Gleison Tibau, Josh Koscheck beat Chris Lytle, Tyson Griffin beat Marcus Aurelio, Gabriel Gonzaga beat Justin McCully, Cole Miller beat Jorge Gurgel, Melvin Guillard beat Dennis Siver and Justin Buchholz beat Corey Hill.

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