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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Forrest Griffin on the Evolution of UFC and Personal Resilience | Game Set Life

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

David Meltzer and Rick Macci sit down with UFC legend Forrest Griffin to discuss UFC's journey from a backyard sport to a multibillion-dollar entertainment business, and Forrest's own path to becoming a professional fighter. They explore the role of mental toughness, visualization, and consistent practice in shaping athletes, and hint at Forrest's promising future in entertainment. They delve into Forrest's financial struggles and injuries, underscoring his perseverance and resilience. David commends Forrest for his authenticity and toughness, underlining the importance of these qualities in personal and professional success.

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this is the labor. This is one of my favorite people on earth. We became friends

0:09.9

a few years ago. Every time I'm with Forth Griffin, it is just a joy. The man is

0:17.4

as authentic as they come. He's gonna tell you tell you it as it is and he is

0:25.3

mentally, physically, spiritually, tough human being. He doesn't give himself

0:30.1

enough credit. I'll tell you that because he's much wiser than you would

0:35.7

think the UFC legend Hall of Fame fighter is. But let's bring on the

0:41.1

incredible Forth Griffin. What's happening guys? Thank you for having me.

0:46.2

Daydream is always Rick honored to meet you my friend. No, no, honor to meet you.

0:52.3

You're really a really cleaned up for this. Really, you know. Thank you. And I'm

0:58.5

coming straight off the mats. I was actually doing a little, you know,

1:01.9

staying with the young of your basketball team. I was teaching them some MMA stuff

1:06.9

this morning. So coming straight from the mats. That's sweet. Well, you're great

1:11.0

on the mats and great off the mats. Now I got a treat for you for us. The real

1:14.5

reason I wanted to come to you to come on this show because you've been on

1:17.7

every show. You're the highlight of my day. Like I said, I know that I am an expert

1:22.3

on tennis. Yeah, it's exactly. It was an ideal academy. But Rick has the best

1:29.1

introduction. So they're called the Common Threads and he mirrors you and the

1:34.4

best tennis players in the world. And of course, the Alchemelts are himself. So

1:38.8

Rick, I'm going to hand it over. Give us the Common Threads to introduce Forrest

1:42.8

Grypton to the show. All right. Forrest, here we go. Number one, the ultimate fighter,

1:47.4

crowd exciter, quick hands and feet, body parts meet, FG, hard to beat. Serena

1:55.5

Williams, ultimate Compton Street fight, day and night, out of sight, no stage

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