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Forrest Griffin has fought his last bout as a mixed martial artist.

Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White announced the former light heavyweight champion’s retirement from active competition on May 25 following UFC 160 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, revealing that Griffin will remain with the company in a front-office role, a la Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes.

“Forrest Griffin has been a huge star for us,” White said. “Anytime we’ve ever needed Forrest Griffin, he’s been there for us. He will stay with this company at least for the rest of my life.”

Griffin began his professional career in 2001, debuting with a loss to future UFC hall of famer Dan Severn. He won nine of his next 10 before joining the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter,” winning the show’s inaugural season by topping Stephan Bonnar in a highly publicized barnburner on live TV in 2005. The light heavyweight then won five of his next seven bouts, capping that stretch with an upset of Pride Fighting Championships standout...

V3FIGHTS: MAY 11 RESULTS (PRESS RELEASE) -- V3Fights did it again! Another great night of MMA action was displayed at Marathon Music Works on Saturday night. Two champions successfully defended their title and a new champion was crowned. “Fight of the Night” honors goes to Manny Trujillo and Langston Stevenson. These two fighters went back and forth...

10 Questions for Pat Healy A seven-fight winning streak has thrust the 29-year-old into the top 10 at 155 pounds, and he plans to capitalize on the opportunity.

UFC on Fox 7 Notebook: Back Where He Belongs Josh Thomson welcomes his return to the Octagon on Saturday in San Jose, Calif., nearly a decade after he last competed inside it.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HITS HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS (PRESS RELEASE) -- LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 16, 2013) –World Series of Fighting will hit The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas with a stacked world-class Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, headlined by a welterweight (170 pounds) rematch between superstars...

‘TUF 17’ Finale Salaries: Urijah Faber Tops Payroll with $110,000 Purse Former WEC bantamweight champ Urijah Faber earned $110,000 for his submission win over Scott Jorgensen....

Matches to Make After TUF 17 Finale Urijah Faber has made a healthy living on the strike-scramble-and-submit web he weaves, and Scott Jorgensen was the latest man to wander into...

By the Numbers: TUF 17 Finale Two different spellings -- two very different results. While Urijah Faber continued to show why he is among the best bantamweights in the world at “The Ultimate Fighter 17” Finale on Saturday night,...

UFC TUF 17 Finale Results: ‘Faber vs. Jorgensen’ Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com will report from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of “The Ultimate Fighter 17” Finale, which is headlined by...