Unmotivated Forrest vs Motivated Shogun

Question

If any of you have watched the Ariel Helwani interview with Forrest a few days ago at the UFC workout session on Copacabana beach. This is a brief summary of what he said:

"My back was scratched" Basically Dana gave Forrest extra incentive to take the fight.
"How much am I gonna enjoy being @#$% home!"
"I don't enjoy fighting, I do it because it makes me rich"

He also mentioned in the Countdown show that he has a kid on the way a few days after the fight and that Dana White is giving Forrest the UFC private jet to go straight home after the fight. His mind is definitely elsewhere.

In a different interview, I read that Forrest was not enjoying training because he has "plateaued" as a fighter and has not gotten any better. He plans to changed camps after this fight.

We all know the Shogun angle of how he has never lost back to back fights and comes in very motivated after a bad performance. Shogun's a very proud man and will come out to look to take it to Forrest.

IMO Forrest at +200 or higher is STILL not a good bet. There's no value in a bet if he's not going to win. A live dog that won't win.

Shogun is the best bet of the event IMO

GL with your wagers folks and enjoy the fights

crazyparlayking · Answer

If any of you have watched the Ariel Helwani interview with Forrest a few days ago at the UFC workout session on Copacabana beach. This is a brief summary of what he said:

"My back was scratched" Basically Dana gave Forrest extra incentive to take the fight.
"How much am I gonna enjoy being @#$% home!"
"I don't enjoy fighting, I do it because it makes me rich"

He also mentioned in the Countdown show that he has a kid on the way a few days after the fight and that Dana White is giving Forrest the UFC private jet to go straight home after the fight. His mind is definitely elsewhere.

In a different interview, I read that Forrest was not enjoying training because he has "plateaued" as a fighter and has not gotten any better. He plans to changed camps after this fight.

We all know the Shogun angle of how he has never lost back to back fights and comes in very motivated after a bad performance. Shogun's a very proud man and will come out to look to take it to Forrest.

IMO Forrest at +200 or higher is STILL not a good bet. There's no value in a bet if he's not going to win. A live dog that won't win.

Shogun is the best bet of the event IMO

GL with your wagers folks and enjoy the fights

416bet · Answer

He did seem ho hum about the whole thing. He's still a big dude who can hang on the ground and land some kicks. Plus you know he's not going to be the one to be overly emotional tonight. That tends to be a good thing in a fight. Rua has A LOT more pressure on him to perform.

CTownLetdown · Answer

I&#39;m on shogun as well but I&#39;m not so sure he&#39;s healthy or that motivated himself

crazyparlayking · Answer

There we go. Forrest collected a nice payday and will now run back home.

Humblepie · Answer

what happened?

crazyparlayking · Answer

Shogun embarrassed Forrest by finishing him off in 2 minutes with a big right and followed up by hammerfists.

My point in the original post was that he said he didn't wanna be there, almost cancelled the fight but Dana gave him more money than usual to accept the fight and had a charter jet ready for Forrest once the fight was done.

PULLA · Answer

Forrest was never in the same league as Shogun.  Shogun fought Forrest the first time with a blown out knee and a two week training camp, yet STILL it was a life and death struggle before Forrest ultimately got the win.  Tonight was what happens when an A&#x2B; fighter meets a tough, B level fighter like Griffin.

jp85 · Answer

Shit I wish i had read your post before i placed a bet on Forrest. Great analysis

jdr016 · Answer

Shogun is not a A&#x2B; fighter anymore. He hasn&#x27;t been in years! He looked great one time against Machida.

PULLA · Answer

Actually he looked great twice against Machida, the "unbeatable" LHW that nobody could touch.  He also looked great destroying Chuck inside one round before that.  Just like he looked great last night when he destroyed a top 5 or 6 guy.

ChOdaZ · Answer

You can&#x27;t call shogun and A&#x2B; fighter!  If he is then what is Jones?  Jones embarrassed shogun, he didn&#x27;t even touch him!

Unmotivated Forrest vs Motivated Shogun

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