Griffin to face Tibau at UFC 81
According to TheFightNetwork.com, Tyson Griffin (10-1, 3-1 UFC) will face Gleison Tibau (15-4, 3-1 UFC) at UFC 81. This fight has apparently been confirmed by representatives from Xtreme Couture.
Griffin is coming off a unanimous decision victory against the previously undefeated Thiago Tavares at UFC 76. That fight was the third in succession for Griffin in which he gained “Fight of the Night” honors.
Gleison Tibau started his UFC career at welterweight where he lost by TKO to Nick Diaz in the 2nd round at UFC 65, since then he has gone on to achieve four straight victories at lightweight. The most recent of these victories being a unanimous decision over Terry Etim at UFC 75.
UFC 81 will be held on February 2nd, at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre.
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Hehe. Whoops.
Uhoh what have I done… I didn’t spell Tibau wrong did I
Nah, I just posted this like 2 seconds after you did and we had a double post for like 1 minute.
Oh right… thought I might have made a spelling mistake that usually offend the masses so much.
You should have left up the double post, just to see if those article stealing sites posted the same thing twice.
haha
I love watching Griffin fight. Still, I wish the rumored Florian bout was what we were getting though I’m pretty sure this will be entertaining.
Griffin cannot get an easy fight. He must of pissed off someone somehow.
Nothing against Tibau, but this appears to be a recent step down in competition for Griffin. I’m with Casey, I would have preferred Griffin to fight Kenny.