Since the conclusion of first season of The Ultimate Fighter, every subsequent live UFC event has featured his fight with Stephen Bonnar on the Jumbo-Tron at arenas around the world while Baba O’Riley pumps the crowd up for the main card. I usually take this opportunity to run to the nearest concession stand as fast as possible and juggle my nachos and fountain soda back to my seat. Sometimes I make it back in time to watch the end of the montage, other times I spill my soda over my nachos and I’m forced to eat the soggiest plate of processed cheese & tortillas I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. It’s an unfortunate reality of every MMA fan, and if you haven’t experienced it yet, I tip my sombrero to you.

Unfortunately, Forrest is back in the hot seat with some more controversial tweets, this time about kids with Cancer. Forrest Griffin’s past rape jokes on Twitter were misunderstood. In fact, most of his jokes are misunderstood. While he may not be able to verbalize or tweet (twat?) his exact thoughts in 140 characters or less, people are quick to assume he’s an insensitive person who should be banned from the UFC and twitter alike. We like Forrest Griffin. We like watching his fights, reading his books, and we really like that he spends a whole lot of time with sick kids and donates money to local rape crisis & child hunger organizations in Las Vegas, despite his inability to effectively communicate on Twitter. Thanks to FightLinker for the find.

While he tries to explain what he meant in follow-up tweets, it appears that the twittersphere has resumed being critical of his choice of words and it has prompted all sorts of replies like these…

…to which Forrest responded like this:

While I can’t defend what someone else puts out on Twitter, I can say that I admire Forrest for his body of work inside the Octagon and amongst his community. Dana White does too. Perhaps a second look at his tweets make the whole miscommunication a bit clearer, or maybe they infuriated you further, but regardless of how you feel about his tweeting (twatting?), you have to admit that the man does more with his discretionary income than most other UFC fighters, and he does it on his own accord. If more professional athletes were like him, kids with serious illnesses would strive that much harder to push through their ailments and live fulfilling lives. We hope Forrest continues doing what he’s doing regardless of his inability to effectively joke about it on twitter.

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+19 # Guest 2012-02-14 12:55

Ever since Forrest started thinking he was a comedian on Twitter I've gone off him. I guess Twitter comedians is the new missionary right.

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-1 # Guest 2012-02-14 15:48

Drinking problem?

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+45 # Stullo.de 2012-02-14 12:59

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+10 # Patrick 2012-02-14 15:00

I miss Mitch.

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+8 # Guest 2012-02-14 13:00

It's time to recognize you aren't a stand-up comedian. Forrest. Zip the lip, and think before you tweet. It's like using the 'n' word. I've tried to justify it a million times, saying "well, it's just a term for black trash, and there is no equivalent you can use to demean a white person," etc.. etc...etc... But what I learned is this, sometimes you can't justify stupidity. It's easy not to say some dumb shit, maybe you should try that Forrest. You're not funny. You're a fighter. Apparently an unhappy fighter. So do what makes you happy, and stay the fuck off Twitter.

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+4 # Guest 2012-02-14 13:02

Forrest's dry and often awkward sense of humor is not suited for Twitter, or even that Twitlonger thing.

This is why celebs need PR people.

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+8 # BigDaddyCrenshaw 2012-02-14 13:03

Sad that people can't take jokes about anything. Totally have a dad who suffers the cancer, and this is awesome and funny. If Ricky Gervais had tweeted it then people would be all like... damn.

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+6 # KingGhidorah 2012-02-14 13:05

Forrest doesn't seem like a very smart person. He does reach out and help those in need, so I give him props for that... But he should seriously get someone to handle his twitter account for him.

And I hate when people mix up "than" and "then". They're two different words!

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+1 # Guest 2012-02-14 13:09

People shouldn't write every single thought that pops into their head on twitter. People don't think shit like that comes around to bite them in the ass.

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+4 # TDM 2012-02-14 13:11

One day all of mankind will learn how to take a joke, and there will not be any more whiny bitches who can't smile in the face of the hardships in life, and we'll all live in a perfect utopian society.

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+9 # Guest 2012-02-14 14:14

Here's the thing, and I'm not referring to this Forrest incident, I'm referring to jokes in general, Family Guy and other over the line shit used to be my favorite but when you or someone close to you gets sick, things change and not everyone can laugh through it.

Now, I'm not a whiny bitch so I'm not about to say to someone "you've offended me and you can't make that joke" but I will say I don't find this shit funny anymore.

HOWEVER, as a public figure and an entertainer who derives his income from people electing to purchase a non-essential, Forrest Griffin has to be prepared for the entire range of reactions from an entire range of people who might hear/read his comments. If he doesn't care, then he doesn't care. It seems like he does though since he's on the defensive. If he doesn't want to upset/hurt anyone, then he needs to stop making comments like this because a lot of ppl can't control how they feel about certain stuff and even those who can, don't necessarily want to go there.

Bottom line, just like most ppl behave differently around their boss (ya know, the one controlling their income), public figures have to behave differently in public/public forums unless they straight up don't give a fuck.

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+5 # Tom Hanks 2012-02-14 16:35

Amen.

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-3 # TDM 2012-02-14 16:42

Fuck it, I was gonna write a long reply countering every point you made. I have people close to me who have gotten sick but never once was I offended by any joke. If people "can't control how they feel about certain stuff" then that's their problem, I don't expect anyone to censor themselves to make sure no one is offended.

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+3 # Guest 2012-02-14 19:31

Right, that's you.

Other people feel differently and it may be "their problem" as you put it, but that does not change how stuff makes them feel. If Forest doesn't want to upset anyone (whether a personal or professional motivation), he needs to act in a way that is congruent with accomplishing that goal.

I'm not about to tell him he can't say this stuff because he can. We (still) have freedom of speech in this country but that is not a freedom from consequences. Not everyone is the same and not everyone feels the same about things. If Forrest is making these statements to his public followers, the people from which he derives his income, he may want to consider the potential range of reception.

You need to learn to see past yourself and understand that what's right or reasonable to/for you ins't necessarily the answer for anyone else.

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+2 # Guest 2012-02-14 13:13

no what he doesn't think/realize is how easy a bunch of cry baby hypocritical pussies sit on the internet to try to soak this shit up, as if they are holy and never laughed at a twisted joke or used the word retarded....get outtaaaa heerrreeeee

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-6 # Guest 2012-02-14 13:13

I blame the fans. For years people within the industry would describe this goofball has humorous. I still don't get it . . .

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+12 # Guest 2012-02-14 13:53

punish him with silva vs griffin 2 or any other minortiy

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+1 # Fatherlessbastard 2012-02-14 13:58

He was trying to be funny. maybe it wasn't gold, but lay off him. people get more upset with what UFC fighters say then politicians. One of the downsides of going global i suppose.

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-3 # Guest 2012-02-14 14:20

Forrest Griffin is less funny than Patch Adams on a hospital ward. If only C was contagious.

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+2 # Guest 2012-02-14 14:38

All they had to do was mention Anderson to ole Fo Griff & his self destruct mechanism wouldve been activated....

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+1 # boloblack 2012-02-14 14:57

Forrest may have crossed the line but the main reason why people are getting upset is because they have just been reminded that people die in horrible fashion everyday.
Now that this has got so much attention Forrest should direct people to make a donation to some non-profit cancer research.

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+11 # Dr. Frasier Crane-kick 2012-02-14 14:59

[youtube]http:/ /www.youtube.co m/watch?v=GiLzf 72Jtrw[/youtube ]

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-3 # Sambro 2012-02-14 14:59

Forrest sucks at comedy just like his fighting.

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+2 # Patrick 2012-02-14 15:02

I like his awkward sense of humour. He can do no wrong in my book.

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+4 # Guest 2012-02-14 15:06

Dana White: Making MMA a fucking gay soap opera via twitter since 2011.

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+13 # Yoshinegro_Blackiyama 2012-02-14 15:08

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-1 # Guest 2012-02-14 15:50

I think you're showing this gif as an example of brain damages' effects on decision making?

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+6 # Yoshinegro_Blackiyama 2012-02-14 16:05

Nah, I just thought people might like seeing him get knocked the fuck out.

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+18 # Sambro 2012-02-14 17:32

The guys been in MMA for 15 years and still hasn't figured out how to clinch to avoid the GNP.

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+2 # Guest 2012-02-15 07:50

He has, however, mastered the art of flopping around like a fish out of water while getting his face smashed int.

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+9 # Sambro 2012-02-14 17:36

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-2 # Sidecheckkick 2012-02-15 10:00

Looks worse then if sb played with silva against forest on ufc undisputed 3 in the beginner mode.

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+9 # Guest 2012-02-14 15:37

Too many tweets makes a twat.

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+8 # Guest 2012-02-14 15:42

I think he was trying to make a point about self pity or something.

It just doesn't come across online.

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+1 # Guest 2012-02-14 15:43

Nothing wrong with what he said, meant to say he's not happy with his life for some reason, too bad that people are dumb to understand his point, he shouldn't write shit on twitter anymore.

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+5 # Guest 2012-02-14 16:36

Seems like he tries to justify everything he does people take offense to by saying he volunteers, he did the same thing with the Twitter rape shit. He makes me want to vomit, and anyone defending his selfish bullshit should be ashamed. I volunteer too but I don't find the need to throw it in everyone's faces when I do something wrong. If that kid is his fan, I'm she he would really appreciate his hero calling him a dumbass just to be funny/make a point on Twitter.

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+6 # noreaga 2012-02-15 01:22

forrest griffin is a dry humorist. it doesn't translate.

fuck tomas rios in his smug face though--misinte rpret that one, you asshole.

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0 # Guest 2012-02-15 01:49

yeah, it would take cancer jokes for someone like Tomas Rios to justly criticize.

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0 # Sidecheckkick 2012-02-15 10:08

It wasnt that bad, i got his point from the start and i had cancer as a kid.
Its funny how he makes the situation even worse by trying to explain it. Fuck internet communication, ppl should come together and just chill this is how its supposed to be.

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0 # FreeLeeMurray 2012-02-15 20:54

Trust white America to blow things entirely out of proportion for a self serving attempt for attention. Look at how good of a person you are, being too dumb to get that he was calling the kid a brave and remarkable kid, and attacking him for it. Tomas Rios, you are the most out of touch and least responsible journalist in the business. You don't even get jokes let alone when somebody's talking about fighting. Stop trying to take the moral highground from high atop your dirty computer chair of judgement. Nobody's impressed by your ability to "care". They'd be a lot more impressed if you took a bath.

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