Max Griffin has been around the UFC block a time or two.
Officially one of the more senior welterweights on the promotion’s roster, Griffin (20-10 MMA, 8-8 UFC) returns Dec. 7 vs. Michael Cheisa (17-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) at UFC 310. He admits this fight could be the biggest of his career – and could even lead to a title run.
“I would say the next fight is the best fight,” Griffin recently told MMA Junkie Radio. “To beat him in tremendous fashion as what’s written, someone ranked. He’s been ranked for my whole life. He’s a ranked guy to me. Just his name and he won ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ and just with who he’s beat, he’s had a rough patch, but I don’t care about that. He’s still Michael Chiesa. He still just subbed Tony Ferguson. He was on a losing streak. That doesn’t matter. We’re all dangerous. But he is that ranked fighter to me.
